Wellll, it's possible to re-peen them or replace them, but there's little
point in doing so AFAIK. They're tight - but a few are a little weepy. I
don't know what they really accomplish other than as a manufacturing step -
the seams are welded right next to the rivets - they seem to have been in
lieu of more substantial fixturing - or maybe MG thought it'd look more
old-fashioned that way ;-)
But it doesn't seem worth the investment in a rivet set and bucking bar to
make the perfect domed heads when therre's no structural advantage to
replacing them - just a few less spots on the floor.
Karl
> Is there no way to re-peen the rivets? Correctly installed the body of the
> rivet should expand slightly to fill the hole. The head would not be the
> main 'leak-proof' mechanism.
>
> (Can we use "leak proof" in the same sentence as 'MG"...?)
>
> Eric Russell
> Mebane, NC
> http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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