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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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while attempting TB mod.....

i stripped the bolts to the butterflies.. yep,leave it up to me. anyways i just left it alone until a later day and reinstalled it. now i also managed to strip the bolts to the vacumm thing or whatever the plates are hooked to. so my question is.. how do i go about getting these bolts. would it be safe enough to cut the head off the bolts to the butterflies and drill them out? and the same for the others.. im just looking for another opinion.

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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Drill and tap. Its proven to work if you can do it right.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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maybe i should. i just thought since i already had a dremel i could go about that way. but your probably right. itll prob. be easier that way anyhow, thanks!!
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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i stripped the screws that attach the plates to the bar ...

they are very pliable, which sucks ..

i just used a friends drill to drill thru the screws ... took like 10 mins ....

thats your best bet i would assume ...
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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I don't even try to unscrew those anymore. Needle nose vice grips and a drill will do the job faster then a screwdriver ever will.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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try to get a dremel in there with a cutoff wheel and make deep groove flatheads out of those phillips screws.It works for me every time!
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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The screws on the butter flys stick out a bit, I just took a vice grip to it. and twisted them off.
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