rear storage compartment questions....
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St. Jude Donor '14
rear storage compartment questions....
i ordered a new rear storage compartment frame and door bezels for my 74 and got them today :cheers: it appears that the old doors will have to be screwed into the new door bezels, which isn't a problem, my question is about the main frame itself....the old hinges are workable, however, it looks like they are rivited to the old main frame....how should i attach the hinges to the new frame? thanks in advance :cheers:
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Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (Air980)
Why don't you drill the rivets out and install the hinges with rivets on the new frame??
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Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (Air980)
this is the old frame with the hinges attached...
old frame fasteners
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/dat...sideframe2.jpg
same, old frame fasteners
inside of the old frame, sorry about the bad pic
this is the new frame with the new hinge holes :cheers:
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (Air980)
i ordered a new rear storage compartment frame and door bezels for my 74 and got them today :cheers: it appears that the old doors will have to be screwed into the new door bezels, which isn't a problem, my question is about the main frame itself....the old hinges are workable, however, it looks like they are rivited to the old main frame....how should i attach the hinges to the new frame? thanks in advance :cheers:
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St. Jude Donor '14
Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (GrandSportC3)
i ordered a new rear storage compartment frame and door bezels for my 74 and got them today :cheers: it appears that the old doors will have to be screwed into the new door bezels, which isn't a problem, my question is about the main frame itself....the old hinges are workable, however, it looks like they are rivited to the old main frame....how should i attach the hinges to the new frame? thanks in advance :cheers:
Looks like your best bet would be to rivet the hinges on there... That's what I would do...
Looks like your best bet would be to rivet the hinges on there... That's what I would do...
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Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (Air980)
When I did mine last winter I tried to repace the rivets with new smash rivets and I could not get them to smash straight. They would smash to one side and I couldn't get them tight. I then used 3/16th pop rivets with some washers and I ended up with a nice job, but it was a lot of work. I also replaced the carpet at the same time. If I had it to do over I would buy the preassembled compartment door set. Craig
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Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (CF6873)
Thanks for the third pic .... after the first pic I was wondering where your other shoe was.
Sorry, not a serious post ... but I just had to.
Good luck with the job, something I have to tackle myself soon. :thumbs:
Sorry, not a serious post ... but I just had to.
Good luck with the job, something I have to tackle myself soon. :thumbs:
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Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (75Rag)
Thanks for the third pic .... after the first pic I was wondering where your other shoe was.
Sorry, not a serious post ... but I just had to.
Good luck with the job, something I have to tackle myself soon. :thumbs:
Sorry, not a serious post ... but I just had to.
Good luck with the job, something I have to tackle myself soon. :thumbs:
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Damn! You're really losing it Michael!!!
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Re: rear storage compartment questions.... (Air980)
I made my own...cut off an end from an air chisel bit , and slightly ground the middle in so it looks like a slight curve. place the flat end of the rivet on a solid piece of metal, put the modified bit in the air chisel, squeeze the trigger, and make sure the tool is square on the rivet...the rivet crushed good. Had a second set of hands holding the piece straight and steady...