On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Larry Alofs wrote:

> The only ones that have to be metric are the ones that
> thread into the head.  For the rest, I get 5/16" at Home Depot.  You
> might find metric SS at someplace like West Marine.

I have sometimes found metric stainless steel hardware at True Value and
Ace hardware stores.  When possible I like to keep all the hardware on a
car the same system (metric or SAE) to minimize the number of sockets I
have to carry!

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon