id like to get some input on useing stainless steel bolts for the motor mounts on a 4 point (old style) aluminum mounting system.
almost all the bolts are 3/8" . the ones that go through the stringers and mounting pads(2 bolts), then the 1/2" thick aluminum plate is attached to the pads with 2 more bolts, then the plate is attached to the motor with 4, 1/2" bolts in front of the block. the rear bell housing is the same way (except use 3/8" to the block). i have a bunch of SS socket head (allen head) bolts that would look awsome, but are they strong enough? i used oil on the threads and SS nylock nuts, and tried not to do my hercules impression when torqueing them down.