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...
so you have drilled out the old rivets ............and most of the new ones fit but not all of them fit?
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?