[Healeys] Trunk/boot lip rivets

[Bob Spidell]

I've wondered if one of these could do it: *http://tinyurl.com/h3h7rcz*

On 1/7/2016 9:21 PM, Ron Fine wrote:
> If the solid rivets don’t work out, you might try using a pop rivet 
> that is solid on the bottom.  From the bottom they look like a solid 
> rivet.  I then put a dab of filler in the small hole on top and 
> smoothed it off with my finger. Unless you looked really hard, it 
> would be difficult to tell them from the original solid rivets after 
> painting.
> Ron
> 61BN7
> *From:* Michael <mailto:michael.salter at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2016 7:20 PM
> *To:* Andy Thorp <mailto:bce257 at yahoo.co.nz> ; healeys at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Trunk/boot lip rivets
> I have had success using a pair of Vicegrip  "C" pliers.
> They have sufficient squeeze power to set those rivers but smacking 
> the jaws with a hammer makes sure.
> Best to use a small nut and bolt in the adjacent hole to pull the the 
> parts together.
>
> Michael S
> BN1 #174
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> From: Andy Thorp <mailto:bce257 at yahoo.co.nz>
> Sent: ‎7/‎01/‎2016 10:14 p.m.
> To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Trunk/boot lip rivets
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Has anyone come up with a way of installing the original solid rivets 
> into the lip boot opening lip? The ones that you can't get anything up 
> inside the chassis frame to buck the rivets.
>
> I've seen some people using pop rivets and so on but I'd rather use 
> the correct type if there is any way to tighten them up
>
> Andy.

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