RV8 head bolts..... best place to get a set??

Jono FD3 · Post by **Jono FD3** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:42 am

like the title says guys, I've got the 14bolt heads on mine, and wondering where the best place to get a fresh set is?? Can't stretch to the cost of ARP bolts..... so where would you recomend going?

Cheers
Jono

RoverP6B · Post by **RoverP6B** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:48 am

Hello Jono,

The heads bolts that you removed are high tensile and can safely be re used. Only stretch bolts are one time use only.

Ron.

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:50 am

Jono FD3 wrote:like the title says guys, I've got the 14bolt heads on mine, and wondering where the best place to get a fresh set is?? Can't stretch to the cost of ARP bolts..... so where would you recomend going?

Cheers
Jono

Are the old ones stretched?

karlos01 · Post by **karlos01** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:14 am

old ones shouldnt stretch. there is no angular tightening of them to take the stretch out.

ive reused mine and only put 10 in. lets see how long the gaskets last

Jono FD3 · Post by **Jono FD3** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:44 pm

didn't get any with the engine as the heads were off the block

along with push rods and a few other bits like waterpump....

Jono

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:03 pm

I bought cheap ones from eBay once. After a head gasket failure within 10 miles, and some testing to destruction in a jig, I binned them and bought some genuine Land Rover ones....

Chris.

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