Rear compartment door frame
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Le Mans Master
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From: Butler Pa
Rear compartment door frame
I'm replacing the frame and drilled out the aluminum rivets holding the hinges on. What can I use to attach the hinges to the new frame? It seems that screws and nuts would stick out to far.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Butler Pa
The new frame is identicle to the old frame. The rivets that was used had very flat heads on both ends, maybe 1/16" thick. Anything thicker would interfere with the doors closing, or the frame setting in the floor recess.
Instructor
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From: Brampton, Ontario
I'm pretty sure that most rivets are no thicker than 1/16", especially in the size that you would need. I think that a 1/8" rivet should work, but to be honest it's been a while since I took out my rear compartments (resto), so 1/8" rivet is a guess........
Instructor
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From: Brampton, Ontario
Sorry if I'm ignorant here, but if a rivet was used before to attach the hinges, why not use a rivet again? When you drilled out the rivets, did they not seem like standard ones? Maybe I should shut-up now before I give you wrong info...............
Team Owner
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I scratched around at my local hardware store and came up with a box of small, flat head, chrome screws about 1/4" long. Worked fine and fit the holes in the frames prefectly. No interference.
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Racer
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From: Jacksonville FL
you should be able to get rivits like what you removed at ACE hardware. they will have a head on one end then you form a head with a ball peen hammer on the other end so that you have something like the original.
screws sounds a whole lot easier if you can find some that will work though... i would look into screws first.
screws sounds a whole lot easier if you can find some that will work though... i would look into screws first.
Burning Brakes
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From: Ville de la Baie Quebec. A winner is just a loser who tried again.
If they are not pop rivets they are solid rivets, the proper tool is a rivet gun similar to a zip gun but with a different diameter bore and snaps to accomodate the rivet head. The hammer method will work but you need a good heave bucking bar on the factory head and peen the stem with your hammer.
Drifting
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From: Spring Texas
Harbor freight has a pneumatic riveter for 29.99 plus shipping. You will still need some kind of anvil to backup the rivet.
http://da.harborfreight.com/cpisearc...eyword=riveter
http://da.harborfreight.com/cpisearc...eyword=riveter
Racer
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From: Jacksonville FL
Originally Posted by 71rdster
Harbor freight has a pneumatic riveter for 29.99 plus shipping. You will still need some kind of anvil to backup the rivet.
http://da.harborfreight.com/cpisearc...eyword=riveter
http://da.harborfreight.com/cpisearc...eyword=riveter
