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  1. 02-11-2013, 01:28 AM #1
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    Fan Restoration - Rivits?

    Hi All

    Hoping for some advice from the collective...

    I'm tackling my fan restoration, I have the magnesium looking nice and it has been treated with Gibbs. I'm doing a yellow zinc run on some final engine parts (carby linkages) including the fan pulley, but I want to do the steel centre of the fan which appears to be held in using a rivit of some kind. What is the process of removing these rivits and replacing them after electroplating the centre?

    Any advice appreciated.
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  2. 02-11-2013, 04:39 AM #2
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    They are aluminium alloy rivets which we buy from a specialist manufacturer in Birmingham that have the style as a standard item.

    The minimum order quantity is 100 pieces and I will re-order in the next few days.

    They are easy to drill out with a little care and the fan will only fit in one location so there is generally no reason to rebalance and any re-finishing will have little effect.
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    rivits

    Are you going to re-sell them? Do they have a tool to peen them? Prices

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  4. 02-11-2013, 06:34 AM #4
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    Mike,

    I had never considered selling them but would be happy to pass them along.

    They cost me about $35 per hundred with postsgae but if I bought more I would think that the price would reduce.

    I would be happy to send someone a bagful and let them pass them along in the US as it would probably be more cost effective than pposting them out from the UK.

    We have a suitable tool to set them with and I am sure I could make a batch of these very easily at a sensible cost.
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    We ended up just making them and also a tool to put the dome heads on the inside. Buying them is clearly cheaper. In case it helps we have also just made a batch of brand new centres. I will find a pic in case it helps.

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  6. 02-11-2013, 11:42 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan.uk View Post
    We ended up just making them and also a tool to put the dome heads on the inside. Buying them is clearly cheaper. In case it helps we have also just made a batch of brand new centres. I will find a pic in case it helps.

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    Alan do you have new 250 fans (fan blades) as well?

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    John,

    Paul Girt just had his done.

    Give him a call he might be able to help you in oz
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    Marco, do they look like the originals? Any idea what the part number is?

    Thanks,
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    We have the rivets , a fixture, and the tool to head them. Contact me at tremotorsports@gmail.com for details and price. We typically get the fan riveted and back out the door within a week
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  10. 02-11-2013, 08:06 PM #10
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    Cool...

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    1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
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