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ampsyco · 04-29-2008, 08:55 PM

i want to change my vent window seals. i see in all the catalogs some rivets and a tool to install them.

has anyone done this themselves ??? are they regular rivets ??? and can a regular punch be used to install them ???

i just dont want to get it apart and not have something i need to finish the job.

slug · 04-29-2008, 09:12 PM

no, they are special rivets

61hawk · 04-29-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by slug

no, they are special rivets

They use a special "punch" to seat them, but I bet you could do the same thing with a punch ground to a point to flare the rivet and a flat punch to flatten it. There are a couple rivets that are fun to do even with the right tool. The top ones where there's not a lot of room to get the tool in there.

SeanPaintsFlames · 04-30-2008, 01:09 AM

I did it with a regular rivet tool. It was a little tricky to get it in the corners without scratching the fresh paint on the frames, but it seems to have worked fine.

brawley · 08-27-2010, 02:34 PM

what kind of rivet tool works for these rivets?

**dean jendro** · 08-27-2010, 03:44 PM

Take a look here:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=351471

ljackson · 08-28-2010, 08:02 AM

The special rivits I got from truckandcarshop were too short. I used regular pop rivits

04-29-2008, 08:55 PM	#1
ampsyco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: florida Posts: 142	vent window seals i want to change my vent window seals. i see in all the catalogs some rivets and a tool to install them. has anyone done this themselves ??? are they regular rivets ??? and can a regular punch be used to install them ??? i just dont want to get it apart and not have something i need to finish the job.

04-29-2008, 09:12 PM	#2
slug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Groves,TX Posts: 483	Re: vent window seals no, they are special rivets __________________ there is nothing better than cutting metal with fire.......except cutting metal with electricity!!!

04-30-2008, 01:09 AM	#4
SeanPaintsFlames Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buford, Ga. Posts: 339	Re: vent window seals I did it with a regular rivet tool. It was a little tricky to get it in the corners without scratching the fresh paint on the frames, but it seems to have worked fine. __________________ My 68 cougar restomod build:HERE

08-27-2010, 02:34 PM	#5
brawley Easy Does It Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dirdy Mo , North Carolina Posts: 450	Re: vent window seals what kind of rivet tool works for these rivets?

08-27-2010, 03:44 PM	#6
dean jendro Old and crusty Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 462	Re: vent window seals Take a look here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=351471

08-28-2010, 08:02 AM	#7
ljackson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 636	Re: vent window seals The special rivits I got from truckandcarshop were too short. I used regular pop rivits __________________ Father and son built. Driven daily since 2012. 283, 3 speed. Mostly original. '81 PS and disk front. Fuel tank relocate. Maintenance, repairs and upgrades on his dime now. http://zacks64longfleet.shutterfly.com/ Higher res. photos in my gallery.



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