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Offline Katfish

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Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« on: July 12, 2009 - 09:03:58 AM »
Any tips on removing the rivets from a 70 Challenger grill.  I've been saving an old grill, the egg-crate section is nice, but the rest is trashed.

In order to save some space, I'd like to go ahead and remove the good part.




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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2009 - 09:44:05 AM »
Go slow with a drill bit, that's what I did. You need to use a bit large enough to wear away at the ridge of the rivet.

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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2009 - 10:01:03 AM »
Did you support it with anything?  Remember what size bit?

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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2009 - 10:14:09 AM »
I didn't supposrt it with anything. Sorry, I don't recall what size bit I used.

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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2009 - 09:25:28 PM »
NOT TO STEAL THE THREAD BUT WHAT WILL U USE TO REATTACH IT BECAUSE MINE IS REMOVED BUT HOW CAN I ATTACH IT TO THE ONTHER GRILL
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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2009 - 05:09:24 PM »
Be sure to go back with aluminum rivets.  You can get a rivet gun from harbor freight.

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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2009 - 10:31:48 PM »
What's  harbor Freight? And where can I get one..? 

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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2009 - 10:45:08 PM »
http://www.harborfreight.com/

You can also get a rivet gun at Sears or Home Depot.  :2thumbs:
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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2009 - 11:37:53 PM »
COol thanks... Is this something a body shop might have on hand? My grill is missing about 4 rivets and maybe I could have them put them on
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Re: Removing rivets from 70 Challenger grill help
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2009 - 11:11:26 PM »
Any body shop would (should) have a rivet gun handy.

I would think so anyway.

Where do you live?