304 VN AERO REBUILD (304 stroked to 350ci flat top pistons std 4" bore)

[Lex]

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Missed that pic. Sorry.

 

[bjf66]

Keith
can you put up a pic of your rivets
I have nothing to go by, and didn't think to save them when tearing into firewall to strip everything off

 

[keith reed]

Keith
can you put up a pic of your rivets
I have nothing to go by, and didn't think to save them when tearing into firewall to strip everything off

Keith
can you put up a pic of your rivets
I have nothing to go by, and didn't think to save them when tearing into firewall to strip everything off

Sorry can't help. My car that I have owned since 98 didn't have any build plates on it when I bought it, no idea why not. It was only in the last few years through this forum that I realised they should have one. I was referring to the standard rivet bought from somewhere like Bunnings

 

[07GTS]

are they just a normal style rivit or these style https://www.rarespares.net.au/rarespares/search/category/engine-bay/id-tag-rivets

 

[keith reed]

are they just a normal style rivit or these style https://www.rarespares.net.au/rarespares/search/category/engine-bay/id-tag-rivets

It was the normal ones. Just seemed to be very expensive for a rivet when the only job they had to do was hold on a plate.

 

[bjf66]

It was the normal ones. Just seemed to be very expensive for a rivet when the only job they had to do was hold on a plate.

I phoned up rare spares, The RV2000 is for Ford, and the other rivets were for earlier holdens

 

[bjf66]

I phoned up rare spares, The RV2000 is for Ford, and the other rivets were for earlier holdens

actually took a picture of firewall prior to rebuild and can clearly see the rosette rivets. Forgot a had picture
yes its a little pricey, however restores to original as best I can

 

[losh1971]

actually took a picture of firewall prior to rebuild and can clearly see the rosette rivets. Forgot a had picture
yes its a little pricey, however restores to original as best I can

And it's those little things IMHO that are important and do make a difference.

 

[bjf66]

Milan swap meet
not many cars for sale, plenty of parts old and new
That 1948 Dodge coupe was original was going for US$4700, was parked off road in someone yard on the way to track / swap meet

 

[bjf66]

sitting on arse in hotel room in Michigan, managed to pickup covid a week ago, bummer.
Anyway 4 doses in, and starting few days in taking anti viral tablets, apart from cold all is good
another 3 days to go and if negative will throw towel in and come home early
Just goes to show you, its still fairly ripe out there with Covid, you don't know who is walking around with it.
Unfortunately met up with 2 colleagues for a day, and looks like we all have covid
Lucky enough went shopping earlier, and picked up a aerospace vacuum pump kit from BBC, so maybe able to retrofit on holden
nice piece