Hi all,
I inherited my dad’s postwar Texas Special. I’ve got it running all great, but the front screw hole on the shell is chewed up pretty bad. I’m just looking to see if anybody else out there has had this problem and what they’ve done to fix it. I was thinking of filling the hole with JB Weld and drilling & tapping it for a screw. Got any better ideas? Thank you!
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That is exactly what I would do. Be sure to let the JB Weld cure thoroughly. Good luck.
That's probably your best bet.
I remember GR John guiding someone thru this process a few years ago, and he recommended the JB Weld fix, but my question is should I just buy "self-tapping" screws? I've watched a youtube vid. but was for a steel pipe and it took a particular tapping instrument...
If they're like that one is, and the only support for one end of the shell, I might consider a slightly more robust repair. I'd replace the post with a like diameter chunk of brass tubing, secure it to the shell with JB-Weld, and then fill it with JB-Weld also. Then you can drill it out, and it'll never split and require another pass. I've never gotten any of those repairs back. For shells with multiple posts, I typically repair them with something like a plastic soda straw, though I better lay in a supply before they're extinct like the dinosaurs! 
I agree with GRJ I have repaired tender shell screw holes with the straw method and quick setting epoxy but JB Weld will hold much better. The brass tube sounds like a good idea also never heard that before. Count on John to come up with these great ideas!!!
Thank you all for your tips and input! In the meantime, my Williams Texas Special F3 will be making runs around the track while I repair the postwar version. I will be missing that postwar growl sound! Lol!
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