Rivet question

[Bill Rose]

ElCamino vent windows, are held to the frame with a small rivet. This is the rivet that is sold to replace the one I had to drill out to remove the glass/chrome frame. The end is hollow. Does anyone know how to install/crimp this rivet? Special tool? Certainly not any type of rivet, I've used.

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee335/wrrose/100_2098.jpg

[m22mike]

Bill
Yes they required a special die for the hollow end. Then they were squeezed. Same as a riveted brake shoe.
Sorry I can not help on th tool.
Are the rivets you bought stainless steel or plated steel ?

Mike

[WILMASBOYL78]

Bill....nice woodgrain on the furniture http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[firstgenaddict]

Does anyone have a photo of a crimped one? Then we could figure out what would be required to form the new one...
Probably something with a male die to go into the end of the rivet a short chamfer to roll the rivet...

[L78steve]

Look up (Hanson Rivet) on-line they have the rivets and the tools to crimp them .

[Bruce]

Here's a picture of what they look like, tubular rivet tool
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr145/bruwster55/tubular_set.gif

[Ls6 Ragtop]

You can also try www.rivetsinstock.com (http://www.rivetsinstock.com) That's the website for jay-cee sales and rivet co. They have just about any rivet you can think of and also stock the tubular set tool shown.
Chris

[m22mike]

Bill
These guys have the rivet sets too.

http://www.hansonrivet.com/w83.htm

There made for a rivet squeezer, but for a one time application you might insert the die into a piece of round stock and lightly form the shop head by hand with a hammer.

Mike

Dha....They also have these....

http://www.hansonrivet.com/w78.htm

Mr. Edit Guy http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[Bill Rose]

I never knew there was so much to know about rivets/rivet tools. I think I have all the info I need. Thanks for the responses.

[firstgenaddict]

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Here's a picture of what they look like, tubular rivet tool
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr145/bruwster55/tubular_set.gif

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That is the precise tool I had imagined in my head... trippy... da ding ding zzz da ding ding zzz....

[Enoch]

Bill I have installed 100's of these exact rivets (they are used on all mid year coupe vent window frames). You can do this easily with normal shop tools. I spent an hour detailling instructions on how to do it but my post got wiped. e-mail me and i'll send them to you, Rich

[Verne_Frantz]

Funny this has come up now, because I just recently found that site and am thinking about their 6000A tool for the original alum rivets used on the early Chevs... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif