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Hi...

Can anyone tell in the Retainers for the floor board original was putted on with rivets from the back ( inside the retainer ),
or the other way. ( from inside the car ) ?. Seems like you need at quite small and long head on the rivetgun?

René

Hej René

I just made this Pics for you. In my opinion the Rivets were putted from the inside of the Car to the Floor.

One is on the Passenger side on the Front the other is a Pic from the Drivers Side rear.

The Car is a November 62 Austin Cooper and the Retainers were never removed.

Maybe you have to machine/ modify a Head for the Rivetgun...

Good Luck and let me know how you are doing it.

Regards

Fabian

Hi guys,
I managed to replace them with a regular pop rivet gun but I fitted a spacer (sleeve) over the stem of the rivet before I fed it into the gun. I also found I had to choose a rivet that seemed a bit long but as it collapsed, it was drawn in.

Regards
Al

I think René is referring to the boot board brackets.

And to answer that question, I believe the 2 'rectangular' pieces that go in the rear seat panel are done from inside the car (seat removed of course). The other 3 near the bumper are done from outside the car, bootlid removed. At least I've done mine this way as my gun also has a fat head.

Hi Ricardo,
You might be correct. If so, my '66S had them installed from the boot side of the bulkhead.

Regards
Al

ricardo wrote:I think René is referring to the boot board brackets.

And to answer that question, I believe the 2 'rectangular' pieces that go in the rear seat panel are done from inside the car (seat removed of course). The other 3 near the bumper are done from outside the car, bootlid removed. At least I've done mine this way as my gun also has a fat head.

Hi Ricardo...

Thats are the pieces i ment... And also did it that way. Got a picture from an original one where the Retainers haven´t been removed. They where also fitted from inside the car.


To the other guys. Thanks for your help

Cheers René

Fanfaniracing wrote:Hej René

I just made this Pics for you. In my opinion the Rivets were putted from the inside of the Car to the Floor.

One is on the Passenger side on the Front the other is a Pic from the Drivers Side rear.

The Car is a November 62 Austin Cooper and the Retainers were never removed.

Maybe you have to machine/ modify a Head for the Rivetgun...

Good Luck and let me know how you are doing it.

Regards

Fabian

Thanks for your help Fabian... very kind of you

Hi guys.

Sorry for my poor english... I didn't read it right the first time.

As ricardo said, my Brackets on in the boot were also fixed with the Rivets that way.

Regards

Fabian