Shakerhood
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Rivet Question
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That is what I mean. Pull rivets are a pain in the @$$. I would prefer to buck rivets, and I really hate bucking rivets...
What ever size you need... I would guess 1/4" would be close
The beauty of doing custom stuff is that you get to make it up as you go...
jason
All the holes that the rivets go in, i can put carriage bolts in those holes.
I'm not putting the bolts into anything it shouldnt be right?
Also 1/4 Diameter but what about the length?
You need the nuts to go under the bolt.. u cant get your hand under where all the rivets are suppose to go. so that would'nt work.
carriage bolts are round headed bolts with a sq part just below the round head.
your using the carriage bolts in place of the rivets.
lenght should be ..material + nut + 3 threads.
the same as any other bolt.. threw the hole and nut on the bottom side.
If it isn't possible to get to the back side of the bolt, then the carriage bolts won't work.
I guess I'm not sure what rivets are being installed...
Shakerhood
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Have you already pulled the Rivets and they are still loose? You can always put a washer on the end before you pull them.
Shakerhood
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A Picture of what you are doing would help, I looked in the Service Manual on installing the Nose on an LX, they list the Rivets as P/N 388664-S 100, it calls for 17 Rivets for the install.
so you have drilled out the old rivets ............and most of the new ones fit but not all of them fit?
Shakerhood
20+ Year Stangneter
Provided that the old Rivets were drilled out with the correct size drill bit, the factory holes may be slightly larger to allow you to position the nose in the exact place you want, once you pull the Rivets its not going to move.
Shakerhood
20+ Year Stangneter
You really might want to consider trying to use some Cleko Pins to hold things in place for you while you are working, they make things much easier!
OK thanks for the advice..
Question I was looking on 50resto.com at the rivets, they sell 21 of them for 18.95 plus shipping.
I only need like 5 or so.
Could i go to any hardware store and all I need is 1/4" (Diameter???) Rivets or what?
Also for the washers, when im at the hardware store do i take the rivet and put the rivet thru the washer and see which one it goes tight/snug in?
Like for instance in this picture http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/83/ce/f9_1_b.JPG , I would take the black ended part and put that part in the washer, and just find a washer that the black ended part fits snug/tight in, correct?
Question I was looking on 50resto.com at the rivets, they sell 21 of them for 18.95 plus shipping.
I only need like 5 or so.
Could i go to any hardware store and all I need is 1/4" (Diameter???) Rivets or what?
Also for the washers, when im at the hardware store do i take the rivet and put the rivet thru the washer and see which one it goes tight/snug in?
Like for instance in this picture http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/83/ce/f9_1_b.JPG , I would take the black ended part and put that part in the washer, and just find a washer that the black ended part fits snug/tight in, correct?
Shakerhood
20+ Year Stangneter
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