ok i ssee the tool but cant figure out how it would work?
cant you just get a drill bit thats about 1mm small then the outter diameter of the rivets and just push/pound/hammer them in? confused :hustler: |
Originally Posted by railz
(Post 491822)
ok i ssee the tool but cant figure out how it would work?
cant you just get a drill bit thats about 1mm small then the outter diameter of the rivets and just push/pound/hammer them in? confused :hustler: heres what happens, the little riv nut has treads inside of it. you drill a hole to put slide the riv nut in, now you take the tool and put it up to the riv nut and tread the bolt thats in the tool into the riv nut. you hold the tool so that it doesnt move while turning the bold to suck up the riv nut till its tight in it hole and doesnt spin! same thing that happens with a rivet, except for a rivet has a lil rod that sticks out that the tool grabs onto to pull it up into place! |
this is done with a Pnuematic tool! the one Cspence is useing is manual! ;)
i used these things alot when i used to work for Yamaha, there neat as hell. and a PITA sometimes if you drill your hole too big or over do it when pinching them in place! :bigtu: |
Originally Posted by slutz4
(Post 491793)
flares + hardtop + wheels/tires, should make this car look incredibly sexy
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Originally Posted by WonTon
(Post 491848)
its basically the same as a rivet gun.......
heres what happens, the little riv nut has treads inside of it. you drill a hole to put slide the riv nut in, now you take the tool and put it up to the riv nut and tread the bolt thats in the tool into the riv nut. you hold the tool so that it doesnt move while turning the bold to suck up the riv nut till its tight in it hole and doesnt spin! same thing that happens with a rivet, except for a rivet has a lil rod that sticks out that the tool grabs onto to pull it up into place!
Originally Posted by WonTon
(Post 491850)
i used these things alot when i used to work for Yamaha, there neat as hell. and a PITA sometimes if you drill your hole too big or over do it when pinching them in place! :bigtu:
The carbon top should be here next week if all goes well!!!!! |
WonTon thanks for the visual example! got it now! =)
cspence - you find out what wheels to go with yet? |
Originally Posted by Cspence
(Post 491958)
Exactly...We did have the pneumatic guns at work for a while but they have since been moved which is why I had to either pony up the doe to buy the tool or improvise...
The carbon top should be here next week if all goes well!!!!! how did your improvision work? and did you base it off a tool already made or did you come up with it out of ya head?
Originally Posted by railz
(Post 492067)
WonTon thanks for the visual example! got it now! =)
cspence - you find out what wheels to go with yet? |
oh and Cspence, you will be posting up some photos of the carbon top right?
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rivnuts are smart, you can quickly take off your fender when wrenching to prevent your fat ass from cracking them...
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Originally Posted by WonTon
(Post 492071)
how did your improvision work? and did you base it off a tool already made or did you come up with it out of ya head?
I just came up with it...I mean I knew the principles behind it so I knew how the tool needed to be made, not much to it! Here is another home brew tool for those of you with limited resources and money (This will work, the tool I made is just easier to work with, I personally think): http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/f...ad.php?t=15647
Originally Posted by WonTon
(Post 492075)
oh and Cspence, you will be posting up some photos of the carbon top right?
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 492079)
rivnuts are smart, you can quickly take off your fender when wrenching to prevent your fat ass from cracking them...
Originally Posted by railz
(Post 492067)
cspence - you find out what wheels to go with yet?
Im not dead set on that combo, but its the only I have found that: A) Is of a reasonable price ($250 ea.) B) Is of a reasonable weight (16 lbs) C) Comes in the width and offset I am looking for (Custom made, so I can specify offset) D) Looks decent while meeting all of the above criteria Not planning on purchasing wheels until the springtime, so I still have time yet to make the "Right" choice....you guys need to help a brutha out! http://sccaforums.com/forums/storage...7/IMG_2401.JPG http://album.hybridz.org/data/936/IMG_0576.jpg http://album.hybridz.org/data/936/IMG_0569.jpg |
id much rather use a tool like yours cspence! when it comes time for me to get flared i will gladly pay you to make one of your creations for me! :D
+1 on the spinwerks BTW are you getting them in that finish or different? |
Originally Posted by WonTon
(Post 492110)
id much rather use a tool like yours cspence! when it comes time for me to get flared i will gladly pay you to make one of your creations for me! :D
+1 on the spinwerks BTW are you getting them in that finish or different? I think the spinwerks only come in the polished/chrome finish.....so thats how it'll be at first. I may paint/powdercoat/anodized them later on. |
Originally Posted by Cspence
(Post 492114)
Let me know when your ready....I'll see if I can sneak another one through the shop...I'd make a boat load of them, but my work keeps an eagle eye out for "Government" jobs :giggle:.
I think the spinwerks only come in the polished/chrome finish.....so thats how it'll be at first. I may paint/powdercoat/anodized them later on. i like the look of the spinwerks just not the finish! Paint FTW! |
I'm not a big chrome person myself...I wouldn't mind scuffing them up so they have a brushed aluminum look and then clear over them...
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Originally Posted by Cspence
(Post 492122)
I'm not a big chrome person myself...I wouldn't mind scuffing them up so they have a brushed aluminum look and then clear over them...
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Nice work!
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Originally Posted by Cspence
(Post 492093)
My thoughts exactly....how you know I was fat?:giggle:
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Quick question about your projector setup.
Did you have to cut holes in the frame/body to mount those where they are? Also, do you have any adjustability/aiming with them there? |
Originally Posted by mx-p5
(Post 495349)
Quick question about your projector setup.
Did you have to cut holes in the frame/body to mount those where they are? Also, do you have any adjustability/aiming with them there? |
Where did you pick up that hood vent? What is it off of?
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