Rich,
I wanted to leave mine intact too but my chrome shop insisted that it needed
to come apart for the chrome job. I found an aircraft mechanic that installs
probably 7-8 hundred rivets each day with pneumatic tools who did a very
respectable job using some of the Nock's rivets and some of his own. It's
like everything thing else on a 40+ year old car, the same size rivets are too
small for replacements so you have to improvize a little to get the job done.
If I had it to do again I would not be in such a hurry and try to find a shop
to chrome everything all together. Now that mine is done I know of a shop
that chromed a gold level bj8 (GBM conclave, Vermont), and did an excellent
job. We all know their work now and that is where I would send mine if I had
it to do over again. Even if you find someone to replace the rivets I think
the bucking process runs a risk of causing the chrome to flake around the
rivets.
That my two cents,
George Haywood
'65 bj8
> From: richchrysler@quickclic.net
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:45:58 -0400
> Subject: [Healeys] Chroming Question
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a complete set of BJ8 windscreen frame parts that require rechroming.
I
> was able to get everything apart, but am extremely reluctant to drill out
and
> remove the rivets that fasten the left and right posts to their stainless
> steel mounting stanchions.
>
> Has anybody done this successfully, found identical rivets and reassembled
> after chroming?
>
> I would prefer to leave these assemblies intact if a chroming shop can work
> around them. Any voices of experience out there?
>
> Rich Chrysler
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