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motoRAT
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 Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:31 am Post subject: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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something that I've been marinating for some time (must have "need" hubcap cali style)
but riveting those sons of bitches was hard, so, first, I've try riveting some stainless pops, but was a floppy work, and I removed it all
so I needed to come to terms and fit those hard sons, but alone is difficult (don't have enough hands for it), and saw this on line, so let's get plagiary
uuuuuuuuu pretty shiny bling bling 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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KEWL! 
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:19 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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| Very cool. I dig the smoothie + hub cap look. |
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:20 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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I've waited for so long to get my hands on a set of smoothie, I should have spent my money on a good set of clamping springs to
As I fitted the hubcap I broke one spring, remove the wheel replace the spring, broke it again, did it 4 times, I gaved up, and order 4 new kits
It's a time consuming ordeal, I was extremely pissed off yesterday (this happen on the front wheel) as I'm doing one wheel at a time
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wythac
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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I use very short flathead machine screws and nuts (nuts on the hubcap side) to secure clips, making it easier to change them if they fail. The quality and brittleness factor of the clips I've gotten over the years encourages a method of attachment less permanent than a rivet.
That being said, I appreciate the ingenuity of your system no less because I do it differently...and someone insistent on a original reproduction wheel would like that a lot. |
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:06 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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| wythac wrote: |
I use very short flathead machine screws and nuts (nuts on the hubcap side) to secure clips, making it easier to change them if they fail. The quality and brittleness factor of the clips I've gotten over the years encourages a method of attachment less permanent than a rivet.
That being said, I appreciate the ingenuity of your system no less because I do it differently...and someone insistent on a original reproduction wheel would like that a lot. |
I've try the screw method, but it needs a 6mm bolt and the clips are bored to 5mm, and truing to enlarge the hole I broke the clip, again, it can be related to the cheese steel
I'll see if with the new ones I can do your method, but machining 20 head bolts is hell of a work
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wythac
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:34 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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| The machine screws I used didn't require any alteration of the clips to use them....when I get some later this summer for an additional set of rims I have I'll post the size on this thread. |
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:49 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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ok
so, something like this correct?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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| motoRAT wrote: |
I've try the screw method, but it needs a 6mm bolt and the clips are bored to 5mm, and truing to enlarge the hole I broke the clip, again, it can be related to the cheese steel
I'll see if with the new ones I can do your method, but machining 20 head bolts is hell of a work |
Why would it need to be a 6mm bolt? The hole in the rivet fits a 5mm bolt nicely and that is very close to the diameter of the rivet body (I have several clips and rivets from WW in my hand now.) A bit of a countersink on the back of the wheel should allow a 5mm or 10-32 countersink screw sit no higher than the old rivet (90 degree or 82 degree countersink angle respectively.)
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:32 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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I was stuck on the 6mm because the hole in the rim was a 5mm and was thinking in opennig a tread on it. but wythac open my eyes to the bolt thingie
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:43 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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so far
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:51 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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ok all 4 done 
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JasonSatterthwaite
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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ok all 4 done
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I love the look of your wheels and rim. Do you mind me asking what sizes they are?
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motoRAT
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:24 am Post subject: Re: one man rim spring hubcap riveting tool |
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I love the look of your wheels and rim. Do you mind me asking what sizes they are?
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Thanks Jason
Why should I mind my friend? the rims are stock wide 5 x 15 (widen back in the day), and the tires, front 205-60-15, rear 235-75-15
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