where to find nuts and bolts?
 

Does anyone have a good source for original nuts and bolts for 356's
I am having a hell of a time trying to find correct lengths and size nuts and bolts for my restoration.

Thanks in advance

Kelly

For your engine Harry Pellows has all of the original scews. For the rest of the car, go to swap meets, or find 356 parts cars. There is no parts supplier that I know of that makes or sells the original nuts and bolts for the car. But, if you find one email me!

------------------
Joshua Harrison
Porsche owner at heart

Thanks for the info Josh, there is a big shortage of 356's here in Salt Lake City and virtually no Porsche swap meets so maybe Ill have to make a trip out to the west coast to hit some of the swap meets this summer.

BTW, sorry to here about your car, but Im glad you walked away safely.

Kelly

For nuts and bolts on a 356:

Most of these fastners are available. The
key is getting the right one, and the right
quality/strength. The factory parts book lists all of the fastners, together with specifications. You can use those specs at a good auto parts store, or go on line (fasteners) to find like size/quality fasteners. For example, one of the bolts that holds down the generator stand is shown as part #900.074.037.02. The descriptions is:
Hexagon bolt M8x35 DIN 931-8G Gal Zn9. The
M I beleve is or "metric", 8 x 35 is size
in milimeters, the DIN describes quality,
and the rest I'm not clear on, but you get
the idea.

Regards,

Charlie White
Scottsdale, Arizona
derwhite@aol.com

Thanks for the info derwhite


Kelly

Hello

The Porsche order number: 900.074.037.02. says:
900 = regular normpart
999 = modified normpart ( Porsche only )

The .02 shows the revision or say the part is not the same like the 00 but a direkt replacment.

The descriptions is:
Hexagon bolt M8x35 DIN 931-8G Gal Zn9.

Now DIN stands for Deutsche Industrie Norm and was the german counterpart to SAE, BSP or BSA yet DIN isn´t direkt existing anymore as ISO took over. But DIN and ISO run parrallele as long still DIN parts are in existance.

M descripes Metric Standard Thread in form and tolerance M according to DIN 4579.

8 is the nominal Diameter
35 is the nominal lenght. On DIN 931 parts the length is without head.

DIN - 931 ( today ISO 4014 )stands for the Parts descrition. 931 is a hexagonal head bolt with partial threat on the shaft ( DIN 933 is same screw but threads up to the Head )
-8G is old for 8.8 witch gives the strenght from the bolt. ( In SAE you would have a pentagon or five star head ). This is descriped in DIN 20484.

Gal Zn9 is galvanic zinc coatet according to DIN 50960. The coating is minimal 0,009 mm on the worst spot ( corners & edges ).

The DIN 931 changed over the years. One example is that the spannersize went down from 15 mm to 14mm in 2WW and in mid 60´s to 13mm. Since 5 years the 12mmm head would be effective.

http://www.din.de/
DIN parts Searchengine :
http://www.boellhoff.de/D/aktuell/index.html
http://wueko.wuerth.com/
http://www.berner.de/www/html/home/home_index.html


Grüsse,
Roland

Thanks for the info Roland and its a good thing that there are sites out there that decode your native tongue cause my German is very poor.
Thank you all for the info it has proved to be very helpful.

Kelly

Hello

Maybe helpfull as fast oversight. The Böllhof page needs more time.
This is just a row from the typical DIN' and there german description. Think i will find it in english somewhere as well.

http://www.screws.de/inhalt/isnorm2.htm

nuts
 

I believe that the 14mm (wrench size) nuts are being made again. I think by 'International Mercantile'. P.O. Box 2818, Del Mar, Ca. 92014-5818. 1-800-356-0012.

There is a place in San Jose Ca called Mr. Metric. I just checked their phone # and it is good. 1-800-944-1897. They have a catalog that lists all hardware by the DIN number and then the size. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the DIN # from the Porsche parts manuals readily transfers and got much needed item from them.

Good luck.

Steve

Plated Nuts and Bolts
 

Kelly:

Send me a detailed list of what you need.

Hank Tarbell

SmileWavy