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I am gettin ready to put the wire wheel to the rear fenders and want to remove the fender braces to do a better job...so a couple of questions:

1.what size rivets are in there now? the only ones I am familiar with have a hole in the center of the head.
2.where can you find em...Ace, Lowes, Wally Word ?
3.can a regular rivet gun handle them?

Chuck

Hi Blue 50
This is a question I can answer because I am so old !
The rivets you are talking about with the hole in the middle are 'pop' rivets and they are installed with the tool that compresses them until the inside 'nail' like device breaks.
Is that right ?
The old style rivets were a bit like an ordinary nail.. a head that you put on an anvil or such and then flattened the other end with a hammer.
I find these rivets hard to find... and if anyone can give a source I would be really pleased. A chain store near me called 'Lowes' have a small assortment but not a lot or choice.
Good luck and nice looking truck you have !
Ter

Here's your source for automotive rivits.

http://www.bigflatsrivet.com/

Bruce

I always buy what I can find in McMaster Carr first, then the rivet people listed above, as they are often much more expensive, but have a better selection.

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Grigg

Bruce,Thanks for the link...which leads to another question: are they a brazier head or round head? Looks to be a brazier...IMO.

Grigg, forgot about McMaster....they seem to have everything!

Joe, typical East Side thinking!! never thought about a carriage bolt. How's Marge coming along?

Chuck

Hey Chuck, Just eyeball the head on you existing rivits and go for it. I don't think anybody will argue................OK, they probably will but who cares!!

Bruce