DesertRatliff
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- Mar 29, 2017
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Hi all,
I'm in the process of retrofitting the lift panels on my 97 Grandby to composite (panels hopefully sold to me tomorrow by a member here who fabricated them himself).
After reading as many of the threads as I can, my prevailing question is on rivets and riveting.
I'm concerned with the process of pounding the back of the pop rivet flat and still getting a good rivet hold. Has anybody tried pull-thru rivets? Are there any other products which leave a flush finish on both sides? I'm even tossing the idea of nutserts or T-nuts as I truly hate pop rivets and have never had good results by pounding the back flush.
Also can anyone tell me why you can't just use sheet metal screws to attach the hinges to the top and bottom frames. I see sheet metal screws attached to the bottom hinge but not the top/roof hinge. Any reason nut to run the hinges in with sheet metal screws?
Thanks for the help!
I'm in the process of retrofitting the lift panels on my 97 Grandby to composite (panels hopefully sold to me tomorrow by a member here who fabricated them himself).
After reading as many of the threads as I can, my prevailing question is on rivets and riveting.
I'm concerned with the process of pounding the back of the pop rivet flat and still getting a good rivet hold. Has anybody tried pull-thru rivets? Are there any other products which leave a flush finish on both sides? I'm even tossing the idea of nutserts or T-nuts as I truly hate pop rivets and have never had good results by pounding the back flush.
Also can anyone tell me why you can't just use sheet metal screws to attach the hinges to the top and bottom frames. I see sheet metal screws attached to the bottom hinge but not the top/roof hinge. Any reason nut to run the hinges in with sheet metal screws?
Thanks for the help!