Finding Hollow Bolts at a local parts house?

[nullset]

Somehow I've misplaced 3 hollow bolts - 102351, and two 102343's. These are available from dmch, dpnw, and specialtauto, but I'd REALLY like to get my fuel system back together this weekend.

Does anyone know of a cross reference for these bolts that I might be able to find in stock somewhere?

Alternatively, I _could_ theoretically make them on a lathe….if I started with the right size bolt, hollowed it out, and drilled the holes…but this seems like not worth the effort!

--buddy

[sean]

I've only had success getting them from "pull-a-part" yards. My local auto stores never carried them in house but I'm also in the sticks.

[robvanderveer]

I would advise against drilling hole in bolts yourself. If you weaken the bolt you're in trouble. Remember the pressure on the fuel lines is quite big.

I shopped around for hollow fuel bolts and found them very cheap at a local hydraulics mechanic.

[nullset]

I would advise against drilling hole in bolts yourself. If you weaken the bolt you're in trouble. Remember the pressure on the fuel lines is quite big.

I shopped around for hollow fuel bolts and found them very cheap at a local hydraulics mechanic.

That was (mostly) a joke. I do have the machinery and tools necessary to make them properly. It's just not worth the time. I'd start with the strongest possible bolt, then chuck it into the lathe, center drill it, then drill the larger diameter hole, then remove it from the lathe and mount it squarely in the drill press, drill the necessary holes, then clean everything up. If I truly did this and started with the highest rated fastener I could find, there's no reason it wouldn't work and be perfectly safe.

It's just not worth the time….especially since I'd have to get someone more experienced to help me with the lathe….. :)

If there were no more available on earth, or they cost $50 each, then I'd look in to making them myself!

Thanks to Sean, I now have at least one of everything I need.

--buddy

[Bitsyncmaster]

Someday I will machine one in stainless and test it. Since we only use 7 to 12 foot/lbs of torque, I think even stainless would work.