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  1. :D ok, used my dremmell with a diamond bit to make very small holes around the ez out, spend about 45 min messing around and got the thing to come out. then i got a cobault bit and a masonry bit from home depot, kept switching back and forth between the bits and used lots of cutting oil, about 1 hour later i have a hole that is 5/16" dia. x 1/2" deep.I guess i need to get a helicoil, I hope they work in such a shallow hole. I will try one Monday. Thanks for all the tips and motivation to attack it! I was just so frustraited and pissed!

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  2. Naw relax bro!  If you were Spokompton i'd go and help you with it so I will do my redneck best to walk you through it.  The reason machine shops make so much money is because we (me included) are impatient.  First of all we need to clear away, the best you can, the area around the thermostat.  Then you put the small brazing tip on a torch set.  If you dont have a torch set I actually did a similar thing using a small butane torch from Radio Shack.  Lay wet rags around the work area.  Now this is where the patience comes in.  The idea is to heat up the bolt but not damage the block.  Heat it up really hot then let it cool down slowly on its own.  Walk away, shoot guns or something.  Do this 2 or 3 times you will know when metal and the easy out is breaking down.  You will need new hardened steel bits and slow down your trigger finger on your high speed drill.   Slower is better in this case.   Try this and have a beer.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Eric

     

    Eric,

     

    I think I will give this a shot, also the masonry bit sounds interesting as they are very hard. I already have a extra intake manifold, but i really don't want to take out any more bolts! I have a map gas torch. I will try on Saturday.

     

    Thanks for the Tips...

     

    Daniel

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  3. You must be the guy my dad talked to the other day with the brat in the garage. He told me the color and I knew it was you, lol. That would explain why I haven't seen you drive down Josey in awhile. Hope you get it worked out. cheers.

     

    Yes,

     

    That's me. Were do you live? I want to see your brat some day.

     

    There are about 5 of us in Dallas now...

  4. OK. I Know you guys are going to beat me for this one. But I broke the lower thermostat housing bolt, then stupidly used an ez out which broke in hole. now I have a super hard steel ez out and a really stuck bolt end. :-(

     

     

    what should I do?

     

     

    Am I screwed?

     

    I am so pissed, I was thinking about just bolting back on with the top bolt only. but I bet it would leak!!!

     

     

    (so close , yet so far on getting the brat back running)

  5. If you look at my Brat Thread there is some info on wheels. I run 14" PUGs with a cheap tires. only problemm in going bigger is the rear suspension setup. After I go solid axle in the rear wont be a problem. Also dont go to far out from the stock offset or wheel bearings will suffer.

     

    Please update the thread as I want to see how it turns out.

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