[TR] Commission Plate Rivets

[DAVE HOGYE]

This is excellent information and a detail most would overlook.  I reduced the cap diameter of an otherwise correctly sized aluminum pop rivet then glued a short length of the shaft in place to smoothly fill the hole.  It's very difficult to tell the difference from the factory rivet.  I thought this detail was important and I kept the original commission plate although it shows it's age. 
Dave H.  

>     On 06/20/2020 8:47 AM Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Yes, I think I was able to find the correct rivets for both early cars (a drive rivet, not a "pop" rivet) and late cars (a closed-end rivet).  If not exact, they're *very* close.  I probably have many dozens of them -- certainly several lifetime's supply -- because I had to order a bunch to get a few.
> 
>     Here's are details front and back of the early drive rivet.
>     https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-KX88bMw/0/a2ee6789/O/i-KX88bMw.jpg
>     https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LdxQ2BM/0/c84b7900/O/i-LdxQ2BM.jpg
> 
>     Send me a note off-list, Brian, and we'll see what we can do.
> 
>     BR,
> 
>     Don
>     Saint Louis Missouri
>     1962 TR3B TSF202L
> 
> 
>     On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 10:35 AM Brian Thomas < thomasb at queensu.ca mailto:thomasb at queensu.ca > wrote:
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>         > > Hi,
> > 
> >         I'm looking to replicate the 4 rivets used to mount the commission plate on my TR2. 
> > 
> >         Pop rivets I am familiar with have a hollow center when the rivet is installed.  The ones used to hold the plate leaves a metal cap in this opening. 
> > 
> >         Has anyone had success finding this type of rivet? 
> > 
> >         FYI, Rimmers shows "713531 - Pop Rivet - Closed End Type - 1/8 inch x 1/4 inch" for this application and TRF subs 554407 for this.  As 554407 is also used to hold down the chrome capping on the top of a TR4A windshield (which I have), I had a look and the rivets used there are also hollow ...
> > 
> >         Cheers,
> > 
> >         Brian
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