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"ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability" (italianjobr53) 04/15/2019 at 20:25 • Filed to: None

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Does the Vette have SAE bolts? I have metric everything and was wondering if I would need SAE.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:26

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Betcha it has a mix of both because anything else would make your life too easy

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/15/2019 at 20:27

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Noooo :(

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:30

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I’m pretty sure GM went metric in the late 90's.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/15/2019 at 20:33

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Well the C5 was released in 97 so it could go either ways then?

Hey Julie > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:37

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I would assume the great majority would be metric and a few standard here and there 

AestheticsInMotion > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:37

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Torx and JIS too because f*** you

jimz > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:38

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no.  the auto industry was fully metric by then.

jimz > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/15/2019 at 20:38

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only in the sense of 13mm being “close enough” to 1/2".

Boxer_4 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/15/2019 at 20:41

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The ‘88 Camaro I’ve been helping with has been completely metric, which surprised me.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jimz 04/15/2019 at 20:41

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Or bolts so corroded that they’re in between sizes.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > jimz 04/15/2019 at 20:46

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Aah good to know! Thanks.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > AestheticsInMotion 04/15/2019 at 20:46

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:(((

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Hey Julie 04/15/2019 at 20:47

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That would be a pita.

Shift24 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:48

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I have a 96 c/k 1500 (Silverado) and a 98 Camaro. Both designed in 88 and 93 respectively and I have only had to break out standard twice because the small block had standard distributor, probably designed in the 70s.

I almost guarentee it's all metric. Other than the spark plugs 

XJDano > jimz 04/15/2019 at 20:50

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As well

19mm is 3/4

13/16 is 21mm

random001 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:51

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Ca n confirm it’s almost entirely metric.  The ones that aren’t metric are only that way because they match an SAE size.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 20:58

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ENJOY YOUR COMMUNIST FASTENERS! #MURICA!

shop-teacher > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 21:35

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Should be fully communist ... I mean metric ;)

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Shift24 04/15/2019 at 21:36

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Thanks! I was worried I would use metric and round off a SAE head.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > random001 04/15/2019 at 21:36

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Gotcha. Thanks!

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 21:37

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No, a C5 will be fully metric. The C4 on the other hand was a mixed bag. On my former 93 LT1 6-speed car, anything on the engine was SAE, anything on the suspension or brakes was metric, and any  a faste ner on the body or the rest of the drivetrain could be either.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Snuze: Needs another Swede 04/15/2019 at 21:37

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ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > shop-teacher 04/15/2019 at 21:38

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I mean Rickers

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/15/2019 at 21:39

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Damn, thats a recipe for disaster

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/15/2019 at 22:18

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Depending on what you were doing, you certainly got in the habit of double checking that your tool fully fit the fastener before putting much force on anything.

Actually, I got that wrong. Anything on the body was SAE, it was the engine that could be either. For example, when changing the water pump, the fastener s on the pump we re all SAE (which is important for chasing the treads that go all the wa y through the block casting into the water jacket and have to have sealant applied to the threads on reassembly) but the s erpentine belt system in front of the pump was all  metric.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/15/2019 at 22:28

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Oof!