Ive searched through this forum and many others but cannot find the info i need...
I am trying to get my short block onto the engine stand BUT its not working out so well. The moron who pickup up the bolts, picked up the WRONG size bolts. Now I am unsure of the bolt size as its now questionable... anyone know the exact size bolt the block will need (like the transmissions bell housing bolts)? Any help would be appreciated as I would like to get this build started asap.

The kid brought back (from Lowes), m12x1.75x80mm
they for one, are not long enough, and two they dont thread in.
B18A short block btw with a pep boys engine stand.

 

anyone?

 

anyone????

 

anyone out there have the slightest clue??

 

im trying to think i just bought the correct tap my matco kit didn't have for the trans bolts, i believe 12x1.25 thread not sure on length though.

 

yea, thats what i found a while ago, m12x1.25x80mm. but this kid must have been high when he went to get them today because they are 1.75 and the length is too short for my stand. now im stuck and cant pickup the correct bolts until wednesday (everything is closed on christmas). I really wanted to start dissassembling it tonight but i guess im beat now.

 

thats the only time a holiday sucks, when you need something but everything is closed.

 

yep... its alright though. I can take some pieces off with it not on the stand, but im not going to remove the pistons/rods until i get it on the stand. My ACL Race bearings came in earlier today, as well as my ARP Moly Lube. Still need ARP rod bolts (cant find em cheap anywhere), and the stock bore ctr pistons.
im not even touching the crank at all. putting a stock 1st gen b16 head on it and assembling it all. I am going to fully build a gsr short block in a couple months with a longer stroke. cant afford to do it right now and the b16 is a sled compared to my old setups.

 

I searched the Archives and found out that the size bolt i need for it to fit my stand is as follows: 12x1.25x90

thanks

 

as long as the bolts fits 1/2 of an inch or more ,its ok