I am interested in restoring an original 1967 fuel filler door, but to do so I need to drill out the six rivets that hold the backing plate on. Is there an established method for reassembling the door with something that looks like the original rivets?
As I understand it, the factory rivet material is actually part of the chrome ring casting, so re-creating the factory appearance after the rivets have been drilled out will require a clever solution.
I tried searching the Tech Board archives on this topic, but did not find any suggestions about how to replicate the appearance of the factory rivets. I did find two previous instances where other people had asked the same question about the rivets and had received no answer. Surely someone must have solved this problem by now.
I'd be happy to use an accurate reproduction of the entire door assembly, but as I understand it, the current reproductions differ slightly from the original design, particularly with respect to the size of the dimple in the center of the backing plate.
Any advice would be appreciated.
As I understand it, the factory rivet material is actually part of the chrome ring casting, so re-creating the factory appearance after the rivets have been drilled out will require a clever solution.
I tried searching the Tech Board archives on this topic, but did not find any suggestions about how to replicate the appearance of the factory rivets. I did find two previous instances where other people had asked the same question about the rivets and had received no answer. Surely someone must have solved this problem by now.
I'd be happy to use an accurate reproduction of the entire door assembly, but as I understand it, the current reproductions differ slightly from the original design, particularly with respect to the size of the dimple in the center of the backing plate.
Any advice would be appreciated.