girdles ??

[Oldschool]

(We need another word other than "girdle". Reminds me of fat old ladies! We need a macho name!)

Girders?           

[nivvy]

how about

"BLOCK PLATE"   

[cudabob496]

Stud Brace, Cap Brace, Stud Bridge?  (Stud has a macho sound)

[hemiken]

What about "Cap Walk Terminator"

[go-fish]

"Nover-trunions", "Lower Wainshaft Conducer", "Latteral Dingle Arm Plane" ?

[cudabob496]

"Nover-trunions", "Lower Wainshaft Conducer", "Latteral Dingle Arm Plane" ?

Latteral Dingle Arm Plane?   Bathe thyself, thou mammering unchin-snouted milk-livered miscreant!

 

[go-fish]

At least you didn't call me a Cottonheaded Ninny-muggins!

[common 27]

  I don't mind the name girdle,do they still even make them for fat women? I think we should come up with a better name for fat women,....Any way I wasn't planning to use studs either.Figured on just using ARP bolts. Do studs make a difference in strength? Seems like they would be the same as far as that goes if they are made of the same material. Also would a "GIRDLE" 3/16 of an inch effect the bolt lenght enough to make it unuseable?

[Chryco Psycho]

the bolts sit far below/ above the girdle , you cannot tie the main caps to the girdle without using studs , so you need a set of extra long studs , nuts to hold the cap into place & then washers to shim to the girdle & a second set of nuts to hold the girdle onto the studs , the extra long studs is what I am having problems sourcing 

[hemiken]

Hi C/P,
I think 440 source will sell you the longer studs seperatly if you contact them.

[Chryco Psycho]

Thanks I can check it out
 I have 5 girdles sitting

[cudabob496]

Strength wise, studs, instead of bolts, are the way to go for Main Caps, so I have been told. When building my Cuda, I was told to use studs instead of bolts, so the big block could handle the power.

[nivvy]

agreed!! I was running studs before having the lower block main protection stud plate shock inihilator installed!