I am looking for inspiration here as some foreign motors (sweden/norway) have the rivets in the arches but i cant find any pics.

Anyone got any pics or better still has anyone done it and how? Any issues i need to be made aware of? etc

Cheers inadvance

Ran

 

i'm riveting mine on tonight

will put some pics up

 

nice one Ronnie but dont copy me - get your own fookin ideas














nah - seriosuly pics will be gggrrreeeaaatttt

 

Also - how do you do it?

Do you need to drill holes into the bodywork too?

 

not a 3dr but you get the idea

 

gus - that looks awesome

any more pics

and did you have to drill into the bodywork?

 

im doing mine on the peugeot 106 and im drilling mine with a nice pilot hole.

if that helps ya ran mate.

 

cheers mat

 

my arches are all ready drilled so you're copying me

yes you do have to drill the bodywork by the way

 

my bodyshop bloke done it when painting but im sure you would drill thro arch and kit whilst fitted

then just rivet together use ally rivets thou cos you dont want them pulling the kit in to much

no more pics really

you can have this one just cos i like it (think you can only see 1 rivit tho)

 

not to hiijack rans thread ,

but gus , where did you get to s1 side stickers in black mate ,

just im after a set for mine ,


beef

 

sticker company had them at the pod yesterday. dave got a set for he's track car

 

dmb excellent service from them aswell

 

guys - that looks sexual

beef - no worries fella

gotta say im not too keen on drilling extra holes into the bodywork

 

you have to drill through the metal work for the rivet to work, if not just cut the heads off and stick them on

 

sometimes you got to break a few eggs to make an omlette mate

 

you will laugh but thought had already crossed my mind

 

would reduce the labour costs

 

 

 

i don't get the point in reviting em on ??

 

the arches that are on the car are fibreglass and they need sorting out as they have cracked on the outside so not fussed about drilling thru them - its the bodywork i dont want to touch really

 

just drill it man !!!!!!!

nothing a blob of weld cant cure lol

id sealer the area before you rivit though , just as to protect the rivit body if your not using ally rivits , and sealer the inside of the wing after fitted

 

stuart - that looks mental

 

Got a set in black yesterday fella ,dmb Ł30 really good quality ,they went on last night ,pics soon

 

cant wait , resto thread i take it ??

 

Allows you to get rid of the metal behind that the arch would normally connect with

 

I need step by step pics of EVERY process no matter how small - lol.

Anyone got any more pics

 

Both mate this and that one

 

Stu collins wing



Our work in progress track car



And the decals

 

so to save weight then bascially??

 

Twins

is Stuarts kit bonded on then? and im assuming the reason for cutting the wing is for more clearance which would be an advantage

 

well more for wheel clearance ,and a small bit of weight

 

Basically riveted on, then a small bead of sealer on the inside

 

How you got any pictures of yours? What size rivets did you use, do they have to be any longer than normal small ones?

 

oh lol

 

can get 9in wide 15in tyres on the front now

 

gus do you not have a picture of how far you cut your metal arch back before fitting your arches, im sure i seen that ages ago, thats how id do it personally

 

Ran do you know what rivets are?
How would you possibly do it without drilling the bodywork, that is the whole point
But from what you are saying you want to do this for show?! It looks awful to me, but if thats all you want, then just stick a rivet through the kit but I have no idea why anyone would want to do that LOL :S

 

Rich, yes I know what rivets are and like the motorsport look they give but dont want to drill holes into a 25 year old Ford as it will inevitably rust

The car will defo not be a bufty queen as i cannot spend whole weekends cleaning the car again