Trying to re***emble some rechromed vent windows for a friends daughters Edsel Hard top. Cant find the rivets to reinstall the top of the gl*** runner to the frame. Pop rivets wont work. Need to be about 9/64 or .140 x .6 long. Any ideas?
If you only need a couple, have someone turn a couple on a lathe. Saves you buying a box for only a couple.
The Ford places like Mac's sell those rivets, they're br***. You line them up, clamp a punch in a vice and set it on there so the head is on the punch, then mushroom it over from the other side with another punch. Helps to have a second set of hands. Surprised the weatherstrip kit didn't come with them.
You can also buy them on ebay. hollow rivets for repairing tonka trucks. There is a C clamp device that are cheap for setting them.
I thank you for the replies. But I have searched Macs catalog, called Dennis Carpenter, Looked at the Tonka rivets and searched on Google. I find nothing that matches what I am looking for. If you have a link than that would be great. I ordered some for Mc Master Carr and waiting for them but dont think they will work either.
Last year I had the Vent windows for my 57 Ford hardtop re chromed. I have a retired friend that did S.S. and Pot metal for years handle them for me. He says he gets his odd rivets at Winks Hardware in Portland Ore. in there ba*****t of Old Obsolete stuff. He didn't have a item number for me but did give me a Ph # 503-227-5536. He thought if you were patient and knew exactly what you needed and very discriptive they would go dig them out and ship you some. The rivets were Br*** and he had the heads Chromed for mine, you can't tell they were ever apart. Good Luck. The Wizzard
My Ace hardware had a clearance sale and sold out of there whole rivet selection a week before I went looking. Went to Lowes, Menards in two towns also. May have found something today in England on ebay.
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