Quickie....

What size/type/style do I need to fit a whole new side panel and back panels to the rear tub, to hold it securely, but not too in your conspqiuous(sp? ) size wise

anything else I need to get ready to do it at the weeked....old one already off

Ta !

Just ordinary blind rivets Les. 5mm drill bit and lazy tongs/rivet gun to attach them. A box of 500 is only about £12. There are more types of rivet than you can shake a stick at though. If the inside of the panel is going to be visible, then the rivet end might be important. Some tear and flare out - leaving a jagged mess on the inside. A blind rivet just forms a ball and doesn't look bad or have sharp edges.

This type splits as the mandrell is pulled and leaves a 4-legged spider on the inside of the metal

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.js...=18223&ts=47587

Sometimes the entire centre of this rivet comes out which then leaves a hole right through the panel.

I use aircraft type rivets, which have the end of the mandrell inside the alloy which is cup-shaped rather than a tube, so there is no possibility of it leaking once fixed.


Les.

Quick guide to rivets here

I used Machine Mart 5mm rivets to hold my tub together (about 150 of them )

Remember to use lots and lots and lots of sealant, I didn't use enough

That's a good link MOG, Might be worth putting in the Tech Archive? The Closed end or sealed blind rivet is the type I normally use as the whole thing is sealed and tidy when fitted.


Les.

I usually use the closed end ones as well and also like the countersunk ones and used some yesterday to refix the aluminium trim strips on the roof of the 130.

cor blimey, thats a bit posh!!!!!!!

Too right. Amazing how you can become insanely jealous and hate someone from a single picture!


Les.

Right of shopping then......

that should build up my right hand...