[Healeys] Rivets for Windshield --- advice?

Jean Caron vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com
Tue May 12 13:32:11 MDT 2020


Skip,
Here is most of the answers to your question.
Use steel rivets for most and stainless steel for the ones that hold the top hooks.
You will need either a press or something that you can put the round head of the rivets in and press it or hammer it from the other side.
Any questions, just send me an email.

Jean
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From: skip saunders<mailto:tfsbj7 at gmail.com>
Sent: May 12, 2020 2:11 PM
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Subject: [Healeys] Rivets for Windshield --- advice?

The chrome pieces for the windshield on my BJ8 have returned.   The chrome shop disassembled the pieces, so now I need to rivet them back together.   I notice that Hansen Rivet & Supply Company have a gazillion different versions of rivets.


  1.   My first question: what is best material to request?   I believe I should be requesting Stainless Steel Rivets.  Does anyone know if the SS rivets can be squeezed with the HS22E hand rivet squeezer?   Perhaps Aluminum rivets would be easier to squeeze, but I’m reluctant to use aluminum since I’m afraid it would not look good against the chrome?
  2.  My second question: What type head rivets should I request?
     *   For the two hooks it appears I should be seeking 1/8” Round Head rivets
     *   For the small rivets connecting the two large pieces of the windshield side mounts, it appears I should be seeking 1/8” Truss Head rivets.
     *   For the bottom connections of the two large pieces of the windshield side mounts, it appears I need 3/16” Round Head rivets.
     *   For the rivets securing the plain steel insert into the window side mount, it appears I need 3/16” countersunk 90 degree heads.
  3.  My third question:  Can the rivets be ordered to custom lengths? Or should I request ½” rivets and just grind them down to the appropriate length before squeezing?

Alternate solutions anyone?

Thanks
-skip-


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