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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 | hi, hi have a lot of rust behind my runningboard supports on my '49 and one is totally busted off; should i grind the pop rivets off and clean it up and rebolt it or have a profeesional re pop rivet it. How would i pop rivet it? thanks for any advice, thanks ,mike | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Mike, I don't think those rivets would be considered 'pop rivets'. Unless you are going for original, I think bolting them back on would be perfectly acceptable. I think those rivets were either hot set rivets or cold set rivets...either one would be tough to find, not to mention the grizzled old ironworker to install them.  Stuart | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 89 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 89 | How is the eaisest way to remove these "rivets"? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | I think I would grind the head off and use a burp gun to drive them out. They can be stubborn as they sometimes have a 'belly' between mating pieces which makes them tough to drive out.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 439 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 439 | After removing a couple dozen off my frame, I think the easiest way to to use a cutting torch to cut the head off flush. Put a punch in a vice grip and pound it. If it's hot, it only takes a hit or two. A grinder works, just takes a lot longer and harder to hit out I have found.
Good Luck. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 113 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 113 | 1949chev34 - You'd need to hot rivet them to replicate the originals. Easier said than done. I welded nuts to the inside of my frame rails (because I did full length boxing plates).
Remember to buy 1st quality bolts!
Everything is different now...
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I am sure the cutting torch then punch is the easiest method to remove rivets, however it has been my experience that anytime I pick up my torch and move toward my bolt bad things happen. I always heat things up too much and then have to fix the screw-up.
Grinding the head off may be a little harder but easier on the frame.
~Jim
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