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[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Here's the look I'm going for. I know it's a bit over done at the moment (like having a grey cafe racer style) but I do love the look (of both!)
Might do a custom plate for the top instead of 'Austin' or 'Morris', may be 'Desert rat'? Any ideas anyone?

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Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 13 October 2019 - 10:49 AM.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Can anyone explain to me how to do the proper rivets on rocker covers (non blind rivets, without holes in- sorry don't know the correct name), is there any special tool required?

[nicklouse]

You would need a rivet setting tool. 

[nicklouse]

Like this

 

https://youtu.be/sTmuFxEN1Mk

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Like this
 
https://youtu.be/sTmuFxEN1Mk

Looks serious, costs abit too much to do 2 rivets. I was hoping something I could hit with a hammer

[Spider]

You can get Blind Rivets or old school Rivets, that you'll need a dolly for. You'd also want to use some sealant with either of these. 

[nicklouse]

 

Like this
 
https://youtu.be/sTmuFxEN1Mk

Looks serious, costs abit too much to do 2 rivets. I was hoping something I could hit with a hammer

 

you should be able to get some both with the right sized dome in the ends. you support one side and then using a ball peen hammer peen it if and then finish with the other punch to finish off the shape.

 

i would just use a blind pop rivet like the one on the left

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

How about something like this? 

Looks neat. Wouldn't know where to get the punch tool from though

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

These?

https://www.ebay.co....3-/221049829625

[panky]

Or this

 

https://www.ebay.co....UCTCmm4E3OZiLEw

[nicklouse]

These?

https://www.ebay.co....3-/221049829625

those are solid not hollow.

 

aircraft industry still use them.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Following a conversion I had with someone at Stanford hall. I have decided to make a hardtop for winter. Collected a landrover series 2 roof today.  20191029_150953_resized.jpg   75.37K   1 downloads  20191029_150945_resized.jpg   70.52K   0 downloads
A very slim roof box!

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Will need a trim here and there!  20191029_155012_resized.jpg   104.07K   3 downloads  20191029_155149_resized.jpg   89.76K   1 downloads  20191029_155134_resized.jpg   82.04K   2 downloads

[Itsaminithing]

Well that's the hard top sorted, now how about some sliding doors?

http://bmot.jalbum.n...i-Moke-Hardtop/

[Spider]

Looking forward to seeing how this comes together, it already looks like it belongs !

 

Well that's the hard top sorted, now how about some sliding doors?

http://bmot.jalbum.n...i-Moke-Hardtop/

 

Complete Fibreglass tops are a little popular here. There's a few different designs of them, including a Factory one. Many have 'Hard' doors, that are hinged, I think there's one that has sliders, but what is the most popular is 'Soft' doors that can be completely unclipped, that way you can still kinda get the 'Moke Feel' when you want it and a mostly 'enclosed but still leaks' car when you don't feel like the Moke !