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The Artist formerly known as Turbo84
Simple topic, but I wanted some additional input. I finally got tired of my demon-possessed Holley 850 and purchased a new Holley 850 with the aluminum construction (about 5# lighter also!). The old Holley center stud is 1/4", while the new carb stud size is 5/16". I'm not interested in drilling out the perfectly good looking OEM lid to 5/16", and I also prefer keeping the stock look of the original 1/4" wingnut. My first plan was just to weld a remnant of a 5/16" bolt to the remnant of a 1/4" bolt (the heads are sawed off both bolts), but it may or may not be a PITA to get the two different size bolts lined up to the same centerline prior to the weld. So, I thought perhaps I'd just get a 1/4" coupler nut (if that's the correct name), and then drill and tap one end for a 5/16" stud that would go into the carb, and thread in a 1/4" stud in the other end that would protrude up into the filter lid. I've got a few more days of being tied up moving stuff from the old house to our "new" place, so in the mean time I thought I'd ask if perhaps there's a simpler or more elegant way to get a 5/16" thread on one end and a 1/4" thread on the other.
Thanks for any constructive input.
Thanks for any constructive input.