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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 299 | I found the correct rivets to use in drivers door pillar to attach the vin tag on. But where can you get the tool to attach them with?
Thanks in advance.
Elmo | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,696 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,696 | If you google " rivet tool"......... I like the Harbor freight one.
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | Simply place the rivets in the plate holes, then put the plate into position with the rivets all of the way in the holes in the hinges pillar.
Now place a drift punch into the rivet and hammer the punch to push all the way through the rivet. The end of the rivet will expand and hold the plate in place.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,003 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,003 | Are you sure the punch is suppose to perforate the rivet?
I thought I saw in my trucks that the rivet bottom is usually still intact and the bottom is driven sorta flat and flush but not broken open to expand the rivet back side
These are fancy pants rivets with a special shape to make them expand when their bottoms are driven sorta flat.
-s | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 | I just did this. Any punch that fits in the rivet will "set" it. The act of pushing the dimpled end of the rivet expands the ends behind the hole. There's no need to beat the heck out of the punch, just a tap will do the trick. The dished end will "snap" to its other stable position to expand the end of the rivet. If you drive the punch all the way through the rivet, you will have ruined it.
The original rivets I removed still had the dished end intact, indicating that they were originally "set" with just a tap on the punch.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 299 | I appreciate this information, it is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much
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