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11-11-2007, 10:22 PM

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You have good reason to worry, but the hood clasp is a spare I picked up along the way, as is the light bar. My plater will do just about any size batch for his min price ($65), so I took him just about every spare part I own -- including a sizeable collection of nuts and bolts, clamps, etc.

I've been eyeing that clasp -- how hard could it be to pop rivit in a new one...?

Not hard with the right size rivets.

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11-11-2007, 10:44 PM

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Some innards shots...

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11-12-2007, 12:19 AM

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I've been eyeing that clasp -- how hard could it be to pop rivet in a new one...?

Like Tool said, no problem on the clasp. I did it on my car.

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11-13-2007, 11:31 PM

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Like Tool said, no problem on the clasp. I did it on my car.

So do you happen to recall the size/make of the pop rivets?

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11-13-2007, 11:43 PM

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So do you happen to recall the size/make of the pop rivets?

Nice work Tom, looks great. I did a bunch of plating too including the hood clasp. 3/16" medium length rivets and nobody will ever know it's not original.

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11-14-2007, 08:56 PM

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So do you happen to recall the size/make of the pop rivets?

Tom,

I picked up a box of Stanley rivets from Home Depot. Part number PAA62-5B. These are 5mm diameter with a grip range of 3mm. They are aluminum. Worked great for me.

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11-19-2007, 10:04 PM

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Thanks! I found the same rivets and popped it right in (no pun intended). Took 15 minutes max, including drilling out the old rivets.

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11-19-2007, 11:45 PM

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Thanks! I found the same rivets and popped it right in (no pun intended). Took 15 minutes max, including drilling out the old rivets.

Now that's what I'm talking about! Might as well clean it up and make it look good while you have everything out. Looks great!!!

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11-20-2007, 04:32 AM

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Tom, looks good! What rods are you using?

Iam also a big fan for yellow zinced parts:

Some of my stuff:

Rods for my 3.0L build up:

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11-20-2007, 11:23 AM

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Thanks, mine are good 'ol Carrillo rods.

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11-21-2007, 12:16 AM

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Well, just installed the cam box and tensioned the belts. Not sure if it is the extra displacement or just new rings and bores, but the compression is noticably stronger than my tired 2.5. Getting very close to the big day...

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11-21-2007, 09:07 AM

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Completely OT but I've got to ask as I've been thinking of doing the same.
How do you like the race deck flooring now that you have had it awhile? Does it work well with jacks etc. ?
How about cleanup?

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11-21-2007, 09:22 AM

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Tom, how's the weight on the piston/rod assemblies, did you balance each or weigh each part and then fit accordingly? Looks great BTW.

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11-21-2007, 03:40 PM

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Tom, how's the weight on the piston/rod assemblies, did you balance each or weigh each part and then fit accordingly? Looks great BTW.

No, honestly, I didn't. They were new Carrillo rods with build sheet weights. (I went to the Jerry Woods 911 class a few years back and he said he runs Mahles and Carrillos straight from the box, so I figured....) Also, Scott said the pistons were so close together, no point in trying to bore for the specific pistons....

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