Originally Posted by DougPEX5

Took it over to my friend. He refinished Triumph TR4 and TR6 and some Spitfires. I thought who better to retap a rusted on bolt! 1 hour later one thread came out. So he drilled it out with an O size index. Threaded it 3/8" coarse thread. Put the bolt on with an impact...."it's either going to hold or not. Let's see!" It held and it was done. I'll be getting new tires and back on the road.... can't wait.