So I was checking out the Incredible welds thread. If you haven't already, check it out. There's some cool stuff in there. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299587 And it got me thinking, there has to be some equally cool riveting that has been done out there. We've all seen some of the fighter planes from the '40s that had some extensive riveting work on them. I'm sure some of you have adapted that to body, interior and everything in between. So lets see what you got.
Maybe not so incredible but I did a lot of rivets in my interior and on my firewall on the panels I made for my coupe.
Very cool skirv... I think riveting looks cool in the sense that its there in the open, you can see where the joints are what direction was taken to get there. It's just another part of the craft that if done right looks great and isn't done by just any joe.
That's bitchin work Tinman and Skirv. Thanks for the plug on Back Seat Betty! Here is the article from Rod and Custom with a bunch of pics. http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/featuredvehicles/0805rc_31_ford_model_a_coupe/index.html It was a fun project for sure! :lol: If you're not bored yet, go HEREFOR VIDEO
Is there a tech floating around on how to make the aircraft style flush fit riveting? I love rivets myself, but can't figure out if there's some special tooling to get that effect... anybody want to enlighten me?
For some really outstanding rivet work you need to check the seats, interiors and miscellaneous parts made by Frank Wallic. [email protected] He sells seats and parts that are really neat. I have his seats in my roadster and they generate comments wherever I go. 32 Spitfire has a Wallic bomber bench in his roadster here on the HAMB check it out.
Good stuff guys ,how about a play by play on a how to on them Rivets also were to buy and what to buy?
Obviously Backseat Betty and a bunch of others are beautiful and look awesome but I'm sucker for the Ones that Ionia Hot Rod's use because they are necessary and functional as well as looking like Henry put them there.
x2 on the Ionia Hot Rod Shop. Was at a local show on Saturday and saw a sweet little frame that they had there. Some good looking rivet work. Like they are supposed to be there. Scott
Riviting is not as difficult as some would make it however the right tools are essential. First you will need a rivet gun NOT A AIR HAMMER & I would recomend a 4x gun. At the gun you will need to install a regulator (dial type). & YOU WILL NEED A SET OF RIVET SETS. Along with these tools there is a group of bits & pieces . Specific size drill bits,countersinks, Cleco sheet holders. bucking bars, & layout tools & spring retainer, etc. One of the best sources is Brown Aviation Tool Supply in Oaklahoma City see www.browntool/com anyone that I can help with this just pm me- bill wallace
I have wanted to learn to use the aircraft style rivets. I am gonna have to read up and get some equipment and start learning. Theres some nice work on here.
I used to work at Valley ice in Omaha. Every so often some aircraft technicians would come in for dry Ice to chill the rivets. They claimed when working with blind rivets where you couldn't get to the backside that pop rivets were not adequate. They would chill the rivets, drive them into a hole that was too small for a room temp rivet and when the temp of the rivet equalled the temp of the metal parts it would be tight and never back out, more like a metal nail of sorts. Another dry ice trick was to lay a-arms in the sun chill(not freeze) balljoints and suspension bushings then pop them in without a press. Fuel tank technicians would come in for some when they had a fuel tank to weld on. The C02 displaces oxygen, damping ignition/explosion.
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