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<blockquote data-quote="Gary Gittleson" data-source="post: 129694" data-attributes="member: 3625"><p>I wanted to mount a British-style plate with the original UK registration numbers and mount the US plate on top but be easily removable for special occasions. There were two holes in the mounting plate which (of course) didn't line up with the US plate. The holes in the US plate were too far apart for the UK one. I took two 1/4" bolts pointed in opposite directions and welded the heads together to create an offset. One end then fit into the existing holes in the Series D number plate, leaving the other end pointing outward. In this way, I was able to mount the UK plate with the inward-pointing bolts and the US plate with the outward ones. The offset allowed me to adjust for the different widths by small rotations. </p><p></p><p>I realize that this isn't exactly the problem mentioned here, but something similar could work. An inward-facing bolt could be welded to a small steel bar which in turn would be welded to an outward-facing one; the bars of appropriate length to line up with the US plate holes on one side and the existing holes on the other.</p><p></p><p>Crazy, right? What we put ourselves through when we could just drill a pair of small holes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gary Gittleson, post: 129694, member: 3625"] I wanted to mount a British-style plate with the original UK registration numbers and mount the US plate on top but be easily removable for special occasions. There were two holes in the mounting plate which (of course) didn't line up with the US plate. The holes in the US plate were too far apart for the UK one. I took two 1/4" bolts pointed in opposite directions and welded the heads together to create an offset. One end then fit into the existing holes in the Series D number plate, leaving the other end pointing outward. In this way, I was able to mount the UK plate with the inward-pointing bolts and the US plate with the outward ones. The offset allowed me to adjust for the different widths by small rotations. I realize that this isn't exactly the problem mentioned here, but something similar could work. An inward-facing bolt could be welded to a small steel bar which in turn would be welded to an outward-facing one; the bars of appropriate length to line up with the US plate holes on one side and the existing holes on the other. Crazy, right? What we put ourselves through when we could just drill a pair of small holes. [/QUOTE]
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