I am brand new to Airstreams and the idea of riveting, so PLEASE bear with me.
I have a 1976 Safari that I will need to pop out all the windows. This way I can remove the old rotted weather stripping and put new ones in. The pictures detail the areas I will be working on. Including a dent that will be repaired, though probably not this year unless I have the time to get to it.
I just received the "Airstream Buck Riveting Kit" from Vintage Trailer Supply thinking this was what I needed. Now as I look through the contents, I am not so sure. The kit does not contain any Olympic rivets only buck rivets. (Hence the name, right?)
In the service manual, on page 2-18 it states there are 2 types of Olympic rivets:
Thickness:
0.50 to .150 XA 4167-2
.151 to .250 XA 4167-5
There is also mention made for an Olympic Hook Gauge, which I do not have and cannot find anywhere online.
So the questions I have at this point are:
Did I in fact get the correct rivet kit?
Will I need a combination of buck and Olympic rivets for the job at hand?
Where can I get the Olympic Hook Gauge mentioned?
I am also realizing that I will need to probably get a shaver as well, unless told otherwise. One of the pictures shows rivets that were not shaved.
Any and all help would be appreciated on this matter. Thank you. :innocent:
Jim
I have a 1976 Safari that I will need to pop out all the windows. This way I can remove the old rotted weather stripping and put new ones in. The pictures detail the areas I will be working on. Including a dent that will be repaired, though probably not this year unless I have the time to get to it.
I just received the "Airstream Buck Riveting Kit" from Vintage Trailer Supply thinking this was what I needed. Now as I look through the contents, I am not so sure. The kit does not contain any Olympic rivets only buck rivets. (Hence the name, right?)
In the service manual, on page 2-18 it states there are 2 types of Olympic rivets:
Thickness:
0.50 to .150 XA 4167-2
.151 to .250 XA 4167-5
There is also mention made for an Olympic Hook Gauge, which I do not have and cannot find anywhere online.
So the questions I have at this point are:
Did I in fact get the correct rivet kit?
Will I need a combination of buck and Olympic rivets for the job at hand?
Where can I get the Olympic Hook Gauge mentioned?
I am also realizing that I will need to probably get a shaver as well, unless told otherwise. One of the pictures shows rivets that were not shaved.
Any and all help would be appreciated on this matter. Thank you. :innocent:
Jim
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