67 front rocker panel retainer

[Keith B.]

is there a good way to attach this with the solid rivets with the front clip installed. or would it be best to use pop rivets

[Gene M.]

Re: 67 front rocker panel retainer

Keith,
I have a feeling they were attached with pop rivets. I've remove so many for restoration and they were held on with pop rivets. Not to say solid rivets may have been used too. Did you check the assembly manual to see what is specified?

I use pop rivets for reassembly.

[Gary B.]

Re: 67 front rocker panel retainer

Keith,

The original brackets on my '66 were attached with pop rivets, and I think that is the only way they were done on all C2s. The pop rivets that LIC sells with the brackets are too long. Correct length pop rivets are easily found, but I don't remember the correct length.

Gary

[Keith B.]

Re: 67 front rocker panel retainer

Thanks. LIC had two solid rivits in the package. I thought that would difficult to install

[Gary B.]

Re: 67 front rocker panel retainer

Thanks. LIC had two solid rivits in the package. I thought that would difficult to install

Very odd that LIC now includes solid rivets. They are wrong. Three years ago they included correct pop rivets, albeit ones that were too long. I have no idea why LIC doesn't just include the correct length pop rivets. This is one of those things that's not hard to get right.

Gary

[Gene M.]

Re: 67 front rocker panel retainer

Make sure you put the pop rivets in from correct side if you are flight judging. Also the brackets are right and left but not marked so install same as removed. They will mount reversed and still mount the rocker molding but look wrong. But realistically I would say judging would not even look at these brackets possibly feel for them. But now they might.