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Post by Steve Simmons »

Anyone have a recommendation for a "real" hardware store where you can buy quality fittings? Here are my usual go-to places but I'd love to see where others frequent.

Allen Bolt & Industrial Supply
1711 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91506

MvMaster-Carr
http://www.mcmaster.com/

Grainger
http://www.grainger.com/

McFadden-Dale Hardware
Various locations
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Steve try King Bolt:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/king-bolt-co-covina

They had just about anything I needed for the MGB.
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True Value Store in Simi Valley is Grade 8 Heaven!
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Tampa Hardware in Reseda has some hard to find stuff.

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Industrial Bolt and Supply Ventura.
http://www.industrialboltandsupply.com
Also agree with True Value in Simi, not the cheapest but they have a very large selection if you only need a few or a specific item.
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Now that Tractor Supply opened in Simi Valley, it's another place for a decent selection of hardware, and it's better than the cheap Crown Bolt junk that Osh and Home Depot sell. You have to go a grade higher with that cheap Chinese stuff just to get the strength you want.
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T.T.T. for any newbies .

Good hardware is getting tough to find ~ I've been scavenging good OEM hardware since the 1960's, I de rust it and check threads etc. then use it at a prodigious rate, much of it is unobtanium .
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Metric Specialties in Santa Clarita has all things metric.
Www.metricspecialties.com
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