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Oct 14, 2017 10:07 am
Oct 14, 2017 10:07 am
Subject: Re: chassis painting
On my V12, which thank goodness has survived largely unmolested, the original bolts are generally plain on top, or have a small "C" (I wonder who the manufacturer was?) embossed top centre.
Your M45 is two models away and several years earlier, so knowing Lagonda's (often debt prompted!) propensity for changing suppliers, would not be too concerned at the difference.
GKN are undoubtedly a quality manufacturer, and prolific...so many garages etc would have had stocks of GKN fastenings. That means there is a possibility that they are later replacements. Easiest answer I think is, are ALL the chassis bolts GKN? Unlikely someone would have changed all of them...unless your car has previously had a "nut and bolt restoration"...which could sadly infer that, indeed, every fastening has (often completely unnecessarily) been renewed.
Laurence
On my V12, which thank goodness has survived largely unmolested, the original bolts are generally plain on top, or have a small "C" (I wonder who the manufacturer was?) embossed top centre.
Your M45 is two models away and several years earlier, so knowing Lagonda's (often debt prompted!) propensity for changing suppliers, would not be too concerned at the difference.
GKN are undoubtedly a quality manufacturer, and prolific...so many garages etc would have had stocks of GKN fastenings. That means there is a possibility that they are later replacements. Easiest answer I think is, are ALL the chassis bolts GKN? Unlikely someone would have changed all of them...unless your car has previously had a "nut and bolt restoration"...which could sadly infer that, indeed, every fastening has (often completely unnecessarily) been renewed.
Laurence