mk1-forum.net

Could you guys recommend a nice tap set for cleaning threads after painting / powder coating?

I think I need a set that includes UNF 5/16", 3/8" and 1/4" that should cover pretty much all that I can see on the car.

Am I missing anything? Are there any more taps that would really come in handy in restoring a Mk1?

I would also like to buy a fresh set of SS nuts and bolts to adorn these freshly painted bits, is there a "complete car" set out there?

Cheers!

I managed to break my 5/16 tap which was part of a set.
Got a new one from RDG Tools, well a set of three 1st 2nd and 3rd cut.
Might be better off just buying the ones you need and a tap wrench.

another vote for RDG tools

the taps they sell are great for odd jobs and thread cleaning - i doubt they would be hard enough for constant fresh thread cutting

they are nice and cheap as well, about a fiver for a box of three (1st,2nd&plug) of each thread, so cheap enough to buy and use every so often

Get Presto, traditional british make (actually recently sold to the yanks) as a guide price paid ten quid for all 3 taps in 1/4"unf. To replace the machine mart crap that broke on first use !

Cheers for the replies.

So are the sizes I mentioned pretty much all I'll need for the job or am I missing any?

Also is there a complete car SS nut/bolt set out there?

Also I think you may require UNC!

If anyone else is looking for the same thing the sizes needed for a rebuild seem to be:

UNF 7/16, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 5/16, 1/4
UNC 5/16, 3/8