Recent content by 71dsp

I have some bolts on order that are M12x1.25 that should be a bit longer than what I'm using now. If these work out fine, I'm going to go the route of using threaded inserts. I'm leaning towards Timeserts, but I'm not 100% sure yet. However, I have one other question. What would be the...

I had no problems getting into an MBA program, and my degrees are BS and MS in Mathematics. I ended up leaving the MBA program and going into the MS in Quantitative Finance program (I am graduating this semester). I had to take 6 hours of leveling courses which included an introductory finance...

Very nice! Beautiful car. I'd love to step up the ladder to a purpose built race car one of these days! Actually, I was a 67-Fox Trot, spark chaser with the 2nd of the 149th in the TXARNG. I was actually quite jealous of all the 67Us that had the opportunity to turn wrenches on the...

Chinooks in an aviation unit in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. The reason why I was thinking of changing it was due to the difficulty of finding a screw that had the right dimensions while engaging more threads in the bracket. From what I've seen for steel, 0.8 to 1 times the diameter in thread...

I am just about to finish a part time MS in Quant Finance. It took me 3 years since I took one semester off, and I had to take two semesters (one class per semester, though) of "leveling" courses since my undergrad and previous grad degrees were in mathematics, not finance/business. The part...

I come from the "it's never too late" camp. I'm mid-30s, and I'm graduating with my second MS this semester in Quantitative Finance. My other two degrees are in Mathematics. I have a professor now that is actively trying to recruit me into the IE PhD program to do some work with probability...

I was a real screw off in HS. I was intelligent enough to make it through the classes without doing any studying. My saving grace is that my school used a weighted GPA and AP courses carried a heavier weight than "normal" courses. So I could make a C in an AP course and still have a decent...

Thanks again Mike! I'll have to drill the heads for safety wire. I was thinking about that. When I worked on helicopters, everything was safety wired. I did safety wire the rotor bolts on my two piece rotors, so I was thinking it would be prudent to do the same on the bracket bolts. I...

Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. It's projects like this that make me wish I went and did an ME degree instead of Mathematics and Finance! :) I was thinking that when you properly tension the bolt, there is enough frictional force between the bracket and the knuckle that the...

Thanks for the reply. I really like your suggestion, but I'm unsure if there is enough material on the mounting tabs to bore out the bolt holes. Here are a few pictures: http://www.marcuccimotorsports.com/billy/brackets/5.jpg http://www.marcuccimotorsports.com/billy/brackets/8.jpg The...

I'm installing a set of front brake calipers on my track car, and the mounting brackets are made of aluminum (7075). What is the better mounting scenario - Thread the mounting bolts directly into the aluminum, or use a through hole mounting method with a proper bolt and nut combination? The...