Absolutely riveting!
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Cargo Master
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From: Alberta Canada
Absolutely riveting!
I got my vent window frames and posts back from powder coat; now need to rivet hardware into position.
Did those of you that restored these pieces use pop rivets or split rivets ? I guess the concern with pot rivets is whether they will possibly leave too much material for the proper glass and rubber seal clearance.
Also, does anyone with 48 or 49 F1 have picture of what the stock red pin stripe on window frame looks like ?
Tom
Did those of you that restored these pieces use pop rivets or split rivets ? I guess the concern with pot rivets is whether they will possibly leave too much material for the proper glass and rubber seal clearance.
Also, does anyone with 48 or 49 F1 have picture of what the stock red pin stripe on window frame looks like ?
Tom
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Cargo Master
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From: Alberta Canada
Jeez, I thought my title would get interest
So......
Should get my glass seal today; will rivet hardware back on frames and hope to have vent windows assembled this weekend.
Any pics of the red detail stripe for early BB trucks ?
Later
Tom
Should get my glass seal today; will rivet hardware back on frames and hope to have vent windows assembled this weekend.
Any pics of the red detail stripe for early BB trucks ?
Later
Tom
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Here's a source for you, I think I got this link from someone on the site.
Rivets - rivet guns - copper rivets - rivet tools - rivet nuts - Jay Cee Sales and Rivet Inc
Don't know if they have what you need or not though
Rivets - rivet guns - copper rivets - rivet tools - rivet nuts - Jay Cee Sales and Rivet Inc
Don't know if they have what you need or not though
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Cargo Master
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From: Alberta Canada
Thanks for the source info
I'll try the interweb if I can't source locally, good reference material, thanks
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Cargo Master
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McMaster Carr carries all sorts of rivets and rivet tools and their online catalog is excellent. You might want to give them a look too.
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Bobby,
I just got off the phone with McMaster-Carr and they have no problem shipping to Canada.
I'd second Joe's suggestion of checking McMaster-Carr.
www.mcmaster.com
McMaster is the place to go not so much because they have everything known to mankind, but their catalog has extremely detailed descriptions of each item and includes tutorial-like discussions of the different materials and coatings and their applications. With even a little understanding of the job (which you have), McMaster supplies the rest of the info you need to get exactly the right item.
I just got off the phone with McMaster-Carr and they have no problem shipping to Canada.
I'd second Joe's suggestion of checking McMaster-Carr.
www.mcmaster.com
McMaster is the place to go not so much because they have everything known to mankind, but their catalog has extremely detailed descriptions of each item and includes tutorial-like discussions of the different materials and coatings and their applications. With even a little understanding of the job (which you have), McMaster supplies the rest of the info you need to get exactly the right item.
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George,
Excellent news. It might not have been McMaster-Carr, but there was some company that I've suggested several times that had some kind of shipping issue with Canada (which just seemed weird to me)
I hate it when the rectal-cranial inversion kicks in and I can't remember things
Bobby
Excellent news. It might not have been McMaster-Carr, but there was some company that I've suggested several times that had some kind of shipping issue with Canada (which just seemed weird to me)
I hate it when the rectal-cranial inversion kicks in and I can't remember things
Bobby
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I used pop rivets on mine, the hand squeeze kind, with the gun, and it worked great. I would run out to the garage and tell you what size I used but I'm at work, so that will a have to wait until I get home tonight. But I can tell you none of my local parts stores carried the right size. They had the right diameter but not the right length, everything was too long. So used a grinder, to grind down each one before popping them into place. Another thing to mention was the gun. I had to force the tip of the gun into the channel, in a couple of areas. Rubbed the felt off, only about an 1/8in, not enough to be an issue. But if you were to take your time I'm sure you could avoid this problem. Other then that, pop rivets worked great, much easier then taking everything apart to use the hammer in kind.
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I used pop rivets on mine, the hand squeeze kind, with the gun, and it worked great. I would run out to the garage and tell you what size I used but I'm at work, so that will a have to wait until I get home tonight. But I can tell you none of my local parts stores carried the right size. They had the right diameter but not the right length, everything was too long. So used a grinder, to grind down each one before popping them into place. Another thing to mention was the gun. I had to force the tip of the gun into the channel, in a couple of areas. Rubbed the felt off, only about an 1/8in, not enough to be an issue. But if you were to take your time I'm sure you could avoid this problem. Other then that, pop rivets worked great, much easier then taking everything apart to use the hammer in kind.
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