Looking for help with locating rivits

[s2dwagon]

I am in the middle of restoring my vent windows and runs on my Conestoga. There are quite a few rivits that hold all of the various components of the run channel together. I went down to my local fastener dealer to see what was available and he was steering me toward using pop rivits.

However, I would like to use something closer to original if possible. Has anyone had luck finding them anywhere?

Please advise,

Scott

[Guido]

Scott,

I pulled this from Gary Ash's website and it explains how he did it on his M-5 truck.

http://www.studegarage.com/reassembly.htm

Good luck!

Gary


Guido Salvage - "Where rust is beautiful"

Studebaker horse drawn buggy; 1946 M-16 fire truck; 1948 M-16 grain truck; 1949 2R16A grain truck; 1949 2R17A fire truck; 1950 2R5 pickup; 1952 2R17A grain truck; 1952 Packard 200 4 door; 1955 E-38 grain truck; 1957 3E-40 flatbed; 1961 6E-28 grain truck; 1962 7E-13D 4x4 rack truck; 1962 7E-7 Champ pickup; 1962 GT Hawk 4 speed; 1963 8E-28 flatbed; 1964 Avanti R2 4 speed; 1964 Cruiser and various other "treasures".

Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.

[Guido]

Scott,

I pulled this from Gary Ash's website and it explains how he did it on his M-5 truck.

http://www.studegarage.com/reassembly.htm

Good luck!

Gary


Guido Salvage - "Where rust is beautiful"

Studebaker horse drawn buggy; 1946 M-16 fire truck; 1948 M-16 grain truck; 1949 2R16A grain truck; 1949 2R17A fire truck; 1950 2R5 pickup; 1952 2R17A grain truck; 1952 Packard 200 4 door; 1955 E-38 grain truck; 1957 3E-40 flatbed; 1961 6E-28 grain truck; 1962 7E-13D 4x4 rack truck; 1962 7E-7 Champ pickup; 1962 GT Hawk 4 speed; 1963 8E-28 flatbed; 1964 Avanti R2 4 speed; 1964 Cruiser and various other "treasures".

Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.

[rockne10]

SI sells the vent window rivets for $1 each. I have used, and will be using, brass brake lining rivets on the vents. I do use pop rivets to attach the run to the bracket that screws to the door interior.

[rockne10]

SI sells the vent window rivets for $1 each. I have used, and will be using, brass brake lining rivets on the vents. I do use pop rivets to attach the run to the bracket that screws to the door interior.

[Roscomacaw]

I've actually shot rivets in aircraft applications. I was darned good at it. I still have various sets and bucking bars as well. Frankly, after frustrating myself over trying to go as original as possible - and I had ALL the right rivet types and sizes - I went with pop rivets except in a couple of places where I deemed they weren't ideal.
I MADE new window runs last time - using the solid core sticks of the stuff that are available. I carefully laid out and drilled the rivet holes from the backside and THEN, using appropriately-sized transfer punches and a backing block that had closely-sized holes to match the OD of whatever transfer punch I was using, I'd instill an offset from the INSIDE of the run, wherever there was a rivet hole. Man, it looks like FACTORY! And the pop rivet's head clear the glass like they oughta!

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

I've actually shot rivets in aircraft applications. I was darned good at it. I still have various sets and bucking bars as well. Frankly, after frustrating myself over trying to go as original as possible - and I had ALL the right rivet types and sizes - I went with pop rivets except in a couple of places where I deemed they weren't ideal.
I MADE new window runs last time - using the solid core sticks of the stuff that are available. I carefully laid out and drilled the rivet holes from the backside and THEN, using appropriately-sized transfer punches and a backing block that had closely-sized holes to match the OD of whatever transfer punch I was using, I'd instill an offset from the INSIDE of the run, wherever there was a rivet hole. Man, it looks like FACTORY! And the pop rivet's head clear the glass like they oughta!

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe