Head bolts

[ermete trismegisto]

Good morning everyone. I'm having the head gasket change, and for safety I want to change the bolts too. Can anyone tell me where I can find them at a reasonable price?

[HJ2]

Why change?

They are re-usable

[ermete trismegisto]

Why change?

They are re-usable

I prefer to change them. I had other experiences where, to save money, they were not changed. And I had to redo the job by spending a lot more.

[Saltire]

SJ Sportscars have them, at a price, as do Kelvedon Lotus. I can’t see any at Rock Auto, following a quick scan, although I usually get my engine parts from them.

[HJ2]

They don’t stretch, don’t rust, don’t get damaged and Lotus does not specify them to be replaced.
I’ve done 7 m100 heads so far, never a problem

But if it helps sleeping, replacement does not hurt either (besides the wallet…)
Good luck

[Fredjohn]

Different engine designs use different types of bolt. Some stretch, some do not. Some are re-usable, some are not.

It is possible your bad experience was an engine that used bolts that must be replaced.

The Elan bolts are re-usable.

[ermete trismegisto]

Alla fine li ho comprati da SJ. Ho cercato di fare l’ordine sul sito di Kelvedon, ma non appariva la pagina per i pagamenti. Non capisco perché.
Rockauto, dove ho preso la guarnizione, non ha i bulloni. Penso li abbiano terminati.
Ora aspetto che arrivino dall’ U.K. , e finalmente potrò andare a spasso tranquillamente con mELANie. Finalmente!
Grazie a tutti per le risposte. E chissà che non ci si trovi a qualche raduno!

[Fredjohn]

For those like me who only do restaurant Italian, here's a translation:

Eventually I bought them from SJ. I tried to place the order on the Kelvedon website, but the payment page did not appear. I do not understand why.
Rockauto, where I got the gasket, has no bolts. I think they finished them.
Now I wait for them to arrive from the U.K. , and finally I can go for a walk safely with mELANie. Finally!
Thanks everyone for the answers. And who knows if you are not at some gathering!

[ermete trismegisto]

For those like me who only do restaurant Italian, here's a translation:

Eventually I bought them from SJ. I tried to place the order on the Kelvedon website, but the payment page did not appear. I do not understand why.
Rockauto, where I got the gasket, has no bolts. I think they finished them.
Now I wait for them to arrive from the U.K. , and finally I can go for a walk safely with mELANie. Finally!
Thanks everyone for the answers. And who knows if you are not at some gathering!

Coorrect!