[Healeys] Trunk/boot lip rivets

Fri Jan 8 05:59:15 MST 2016

Looks like one of those tools that you’d buy to do a specific job once or twice. Which is usually about as long as it would  last.

So, probably a bargain in the circs!!

Simon

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 12:18
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Trunk/boot lip rivets

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 

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
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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