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Old 10-25-2006, 07:18 PM
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You are going to need a special jig for drilling/taping the block. The bolts don't thread in perpendicular to the face of the block. I believe the jig runs about 500$ here in the US.
I know Ashenmacher sells a kit w/ the correct drill bit/tap and MB has the correct heli coils.

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