I've bought a lot of hardware for my truck from Mcmaster Carr. Thanks for the reminder! 
Hose clamp rant.....
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Why didn't I think of them! I've bought a lot of hardware for my truck from Mcmaster Carr. Thanks for the reminder!
I've bought a lot of hardware for my truck from Mcmaster Carr. Thanks for the reminder! Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
McMaster if 'all else fails' but usually your local hydraulics distributor has quality clamps at better prices.
Fastenal also had good ones last time i was there.
cheap hose clamps aren't worth anything. i remove them and throw them away. I look for 'Breeze' or 'Ideal' I recognise the tridon name but don't see them often. Ideal are still pretty easy to find if you know where to look.
The auto parts store is not where to look, ha!
Fastenal also had good ones last time i was there.
cheap hose clamps aren't worth anything. i remove them and throw them away. I look for 'Breeze' or 'Ideal' I recognise the tridon name but don't see them often. Ideal are still pretty easy to find if you know where to look.
The auto parts store is not where to look, ha!
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Thanks mottzing! Silly me, looking for an auto part at a FLIPPIN AUTO PARTS STORE! 
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
i manage a hardware store. i can confirm this. our hoseclamps are cheap foreign garbage. not to say they all are. the ones we sell and the ones our competitors sell retail walk in to the public are pathetic quality
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
The clamps that strip out are made in China.
The clamps that don't are made in the USA, and can be bought in bulk at a farm supply house, hydraulic hose supplier, or irrigation supply house. And they're about 1/3 of the price at auto parts stores.
The clamps that don't are made in the USA, and can be bought in bulk at a farm supply house, hydraulic hose supplier, or irrigation supply house. And they're about 1/3 of the price at auto parts stores.
too many Fords, no where near 'nuff time.
or, money.
or, money.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Might consider a motorcycle repair shop/parts place for clamps. I have received some pretty nice clamps (aircraft style) with parts I have ordered for the Harleys I have owned.
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AMK Products.... http://www.amkproducts.com/default.htm
http://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/138-150.pdf <---------- 3 pages of clamps starting on page 2
A bit pricey, but they also have a lot of the odd specialty hardware.
http://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/138-150.pdf <---------- 3 pages of clamps starting on page 2
A bit pricey, but they also have a lot of the odd specialty hardware.
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'68 F250 360, 4 spd Project Thread!
Plans are for a stout 400, C6, 3.54 gears, 33" BFG AT's, bucket seats and custom console. Final assembly, nearing start up...
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~ Abraham Lincoln