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Originally Posted by REVerend View Post
Reinstalled the FabSpeed Supercup yesterday as I wasn’t particularly satisfied with the way it had gone together before with the mounting bracket.

I also used stainless bolts/nuts with nickel anti seize for the mounting bracket and flanges because I was annoyed at the oddball size copper nut bolts it came with. Then I cut them all down to min length with a Dremel.
Stainless steel bolts and nuts for this application is not the best selection. They tend to gall and make removal very difficult. Steel bolts with Silicon bronze or copper plated is the correct selection for this harsh environment.

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Originally Posted by john walker's workshop View Post
Regular old steel. SS can bind/gall on itself on removal.
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