Battery Compartment ?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Kalispell MT
Battery Compartment ?
My front hold bracket has seeen better days and while I'm redoing the interior I 'bout as well replace it. I think the bracket reinforcement under the car is gone (too much undercoating to tell for sure)....inside the compartment the large headed fasteners look right. Do you just drill these things out or what to remove the bracket?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Le Mans Master
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From: McHenry Illinois
This is the kit I used for mine. Drill out the old rivits. You could use the apropriately sized pop rivits for the installation. Find some stainless ones, they are much easier to install that the original style rivits.http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...0&dept_id=1203
Drifting
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
I just installed the battery compartment reinforcements on my 73. I'm not sure if all years are the same, but in my case there were three brakets to install. In the front two brackets are riveted top and bottom and the back position had one on the bottom only. Drill out or grind the rivets from the bottom of the car and use a drift to remove them.
Corvette Central has a nice diagram of the bracket installation.
Corvette Central has a nice diagram of the bracket installation.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Kalispell MT
Easier from the inside
I found it easier to do it from the inside. Drill the heads off with a 3/8" then use a 3/16" to drill thru the rivet post, and then simply punch it out from above. Hope this helps if you need to do it too.
Burning Brakes
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Ray Y, 79SharkMan :
The best way is to take off the rivet head with a chisel (between the rivet head & the fiberglass) and hummer and then punch the rivet out with a nail, like this you don't change the hole in the fiberglass, with the drill you need to be very accurate so you don't make the hole in the fiberglass wider.
http://www.corvette-paragon.com/cata...8-1F87E8CD7AA9
Avner
The best way is to take off the rivet head with a chisel (between the rivet head & the fiberglass) and hummer and then punch the rivet out with a nail, like this you don't change the hole in the fiberglass, with the drill you need to be very accurate so you don't make the hole in the fiberglass wider.
http://www.corvette-paragon.com/cata...8-1F87E8CD7AA9
Avner
Last edited by avner; Mar 2, 2008 at 04:49 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Kalispell MT
Makes sense Ayner. It took me less than 5 minutes to drill twice and punch, and unless you go crazy with the 3/8" bit you will be fine. The large part of the head seperates from the rivet post if you don't drill too fast. There was no hole enlargement the way I did it.
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