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Unfortunately many today do not see it that way...

It's called a "weld nut", that style isn't easy to find, if you want correct you should probably plan to grab a used one off a fender... If you just want functional.... weld nut 5 16 18 - Google Search

Lowes gives 10%...

https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/06060404 .250 x .187 x 36" A few minutes on a belt sander & it would be perfect....

I'm guessing bob was looking at these gaps, & my guess is you weren't done yet... And yeah, I didn't mark every one..

Very solid car.... Being up in the foothills there's more rain than we get here, but nothing compared to places that actually get real weather... The photos were taken early in the year, by mid June things around here area dry & brown... Also the fact the car was on a slope leading into the...

How about an ad from the original selling Dealership with the car listed by VIN in the third column? $3388 Brand New.... Question is do any of the Sacramento guys remember the car from back in the day?? @hemi71x ??

And after being restored..

So, about my Buddy Bill Adams 69 Vert.... Where he found it....

If you're happy with it I'm happy... But I tore down a 340 that was wrong a few years ago... It had really unusual bearing wear & wear on the crankshaft rod throws....

Pretty Cool.. :thumbsup:

If I were gonna do it on the mill, I'd run a stud down through the front bushing to my rotary table, nail it in & hit it with a fly cutter... But I think it would be easier on the lathe... And I too am a hack...

Taking Granpa outta the picture.... I don't see any Oldman in that photo... :thumbsup:

Mill, Lathe, whatever solution the man running the machines choses, it's not a hard job... Glad you have a workable solution..

Thing is, with the weights cancelling each other out... You have no idea what the correct weight is, you know it shakes with zero... And I'm willing to bet it'll shake with the 360 weight... The correct way to sort it out would require tearing the engine down & measuring the weight of rotating...