Pop rivets for floor repair!

gt crazy · 05-08-2009

Used about 100 pop rivets and bending a sheet of metal to make a nice new passenger floorboard for my Gt. Very sturdy and can hold as much weight as you want it to.

Maybe thought a few people would think this is useful.

BQS4 · 05-08-2009

You still need the seal where the two pieces of metal come together, as well as the rivets.

guyopel · 05-08-2009

Eastwood has some good products for sealing the seams .HTH
John

Rionart · 05-09-2009

I hope you used steel rivets and not the soft aluminum ones....

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gt crazy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: st.louis Posts: 327	Unanswered: Pop rivets for floor repair! Used about 100 pop rivets and bending a sheet of metal to make a nice new passenger floorboard for my Gt. Very sturdy and can hold as much weight as you want it to. Maybe thought a few people would think this is useful. __________________ I can't wait to finish my 1972 Opel Gt.... So I can buy another one and start all over again!

05-08-2009	#2 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	You still need the seal where the two pieces of metal come together, as well as the rivets. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

05-08-2009	#3 (permalink)
guyopel Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Duluth,Ga. Posts: 649 Real Name: John Provided Answers: 2	Eastwood has some good products for sealing the seams .HTH John __________________ Guyopel I have not failed - I've merely found 10,000 ways that won't work." ---Thomas Edison It's amazing what God lets man get away with when lightning is so cheap. Mark Twain

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Rionart Manta Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,186 Provided Answers: 3	I hope you used steel rivets and not the soft aluminum ones.... __________________ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.
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