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08-25-2016, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
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Blind rivets
Replacing window regulator and weather striping and seals, have vent window apart to replace rubber but can't find anyone local that sells the rivets so I can get it back together (pop rivets won't work). Have truck about ready to paint but window is holding me up...is there something else I can use or where can rivets be found, not that I know how they are crimped.
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08-25-2016, 01:24 PM
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Re: Blind rivets
Ah,
The fun with Tubular rivets. Contact WES at classic heartbeat (888) 338-2502. and here is a good tool to install them, they are a pain..... http://www.zr1netregistry.com/Market...Rivett-II.aspx Smitty
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08-25-2016, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Tucson AZ by way of WI & CA
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Re: Blind rivets
I have no clue where to get the rivets, but in the past if i needed something like that i would take a piece of tubing (brake line) that fit into the hole, then peen both ends. Ain't pretty but it does the job. If you are after pretty, then grind some mandrels and slowly work them down. If possible heat them, or preheat, then shove in hole and peen. Just like building a bridge.
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08-25-2016, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Blind rivets
Thanks and finding out the correct name also helps.
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08-25-2016, 01:35 PM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Blind rivets
My kind of thinking My67c20, like that idea a lot.
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08-25-2016, 01:36 PM
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Re: Blind rivets
Quote:
Smitty
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08-25-2016, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Blind rivets
That job is finished...got lucky and was able to use 1/8" pop rivets to hold everything together...was going to remove nail from rivets and smash over the end but they worked as is and ended up being flush. New regulator in, window glass in, vent window in, new window channel in, new whiskers on...yea!
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08-30-2016, 03:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Blind rivets
Both doors now finished now I can move on to the paint part.
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