High Performance Fasteners & Plumbing: Nuts, Bolts, Lines, Hoses, Clamps, Racing Hardware, and Plumbing Techniques

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Item # HP1523  ISBN: 9781557885234




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Many racers, rodders and restorers underestimate the importance of hardware—all of the fittings, fasteners, nuts, bolts and lines that hold a vehicle and its components together and make it run at peak performance.

High Performance Fasteners & Plumbing is a comprehensive guide that offers useful, practical information to help you choose the best fastener or plumbing solution for your project.

Included are sections on types of fasteners, hose sizes, fittings, thread types and sizes, heat shielding, brake, oil, coolant and fuel lines, routing techniques, clamping loads, stress, bolt stretch and many other tips.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Threaded Fasteners
• Chemical Thread Lockers, Lubricants and Sealants
• Torquing Fasteners
• Thread Repair
• Creating Threads with Taps & Dies
• Engine Studs
• Wheel Fasteners
• Rod Ends
• Rivets & Clecos
• Clamps
• Pipe Threads
• Fluid Plumbing
• -AN Hose and -AN Hardware
• How to Make Hard Line Tubing Assemblies
• Sources

Whether you're racing, rodding, restoring, boating or building an airplane, fastener and plumbing technology is something you need to know!

High Performance Fasteners & Plumbing: Nuts, Bolts, Lines, Hoses, Clamps, Racing Hardware, and Plumbing Techniques