Fender Rivets

Topics Last Day Last Week Tree View    Getting Started Formatting Troubleshooting Program Credits    New Messages Keyword Search Contact Moderators Edit Profile Administration
Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Fender Rivets
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gavin Harris (Napier, NZ) on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 03:42 pm:

I am looking to make the fenders for my 1915 Roadster and have spent the last couple of nights removing the brackets from some very rusty fenders that I have for patterns.

The heads of the rivets (top of fender) measure 18mm (45/64") across.
Jim Dix of the "Big Flats Rivet Co" (recommended) has measured the rivets on his 1913 T as being 5/8" (16mm);

Is this a 1913/1915 difference or maybe a US/Canada difference ?

Can some of you please measure across the rivet heads for me? Please include the year and country of manufacture.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andy Clary on Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 10:26 am:

5/8" on my 1915 US roadster, hope it helps.

Andy


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andy Clary on Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 10:30 am:

Sorry, typo my roadster is a 14.

Andy


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 11:17 am:

I have found that most rivets require a little reshaping to get them exactly as they originally were. Save some of your old rivets for patterns, and turn or file the new ones to the original shape.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gavin Harris (Napier, NZ) on Monday, December 31, 2012 - 03:44 pm:

Any others able to measure their rivet heads for me?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Monday, December 31, 2012 - 06:38 pm:

You can make some nice rivets using carriage bolts.
You file and shape them as necessary to match the originals.


Posting is currently disabled in this topic. Contact your discussion moderator for more information.
Topics Last Day Last Week Tree View    Getting Started Formatting Troubleshooting Program Credits    New Messages Keyword Search Contact Moderators Edit Profile Administration