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Hogy

New Member

• Aug 26, 2007

• #1

Hi, I am a new member and of the type of person who bought a Landy on Ebay whilst drinking a bottle of wine. Any how I'm enjoying doing up the 'the old bird' (109) and all my problems seems to revolve around replacing bleedin' rivets which I have never attempted before. Help!

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Aug 26, 2007

• #2

How do lad at least you've got an excuse, I was stone cold sober when I bought mine. Anyhow yer link don't work.

 

dirty hands

New Member

• Aug 26, 2007

• #3

I'd probable use a drill. I'd probably use the wrong kind of bit and probably bugger it up.

Remember..it say at the bottom, I know feck all.....

 

bustersbus

Well-Known Member

• Aug 26, 2007

• #4

Wot do ye want tae know? BTW welcome

 

DK17

Banned

• Aug 26, 2007

• #5

measure the head of the rivet and use a drill bit at least 2 mm -2.5 mm smaller, and buy a hand rivet gun from the local pound shop/market.
I think you can get a good one for around £10

The ideal size would be around 3.5 to 4mm drill bit, i use a 3.5 on computer cases when i drill rivets so a landy might use a slightly bigger rivet but it can still be done.

 

Take5

New Member

• Aug 27, 2007

• #6

Aye, welcome lad. I use a 4mm HSS drill to remove rivets, I picked up a cheap po riveter from Focus along with a load of rivets of different sizes. Box of 100 rivets (get 3.2mm x 6mm for bodywork) for about a fiver.

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Aug 27, 2007

• #7

Buy "Blind Rivets" as they don't let water in. They look like a minature top hat instead of having a small ball on the top of the rivet.

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Aug 27, 2007

• #8

and buy a hand rivet gun from the local pound shop/market.
I think you can get a good one for around £10

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I thought the whole idea of the pound shop was that things cost a pound.

Box of 100 rivets (get 3.2mm x 6mm for bodywork) for about a fiver.

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There cheaper at industrial fastener nut and bolt stockist type ironmonger thingy place five quid for 500 they wouldn't split the boxes so had to get 500.

 

Neil66

New Member

• Aug 27, 2007

• #9

The drill size for a 3.2mm (1/8in) rivet should be 3.5mm or 9/64 HSS bit. The one that looks liked a top hat where you cant see the end of the stem poking out of the shell is normally known as a sealed rivet.

Neil

 

The Mad Hat Man

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Aug 27, 2007

• #10

its a number 30 drill.

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Aug 27, 2007

• #11

Or get a smaller drill cos all the right size ones are knackered an waggle it around in the 'ole to make it bigger then ammer the rivet into the 'ole.