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MBB Larry
03-20-2019, 11:58 AM
Looking for Advise and Options for installing the Body to the Frame. Rivnuts?? I have a Gen. 2 Frame and Body. Was thinking Rivnuts would be better for removing and installing multiple times.
CVOBill
03-20-2019, 12:58 PM
Rivnuts would work at the firewall, I drilled and tapped the frame along the side at the door sills and used a speed nut / clip on the rear where the bolt goes through from the outside of the rear wheel well.
Arrowhead
03-25-2019, 11:17 AM
Drill and tap works fine for multiple uses on the hot rod tubing. Trust me, I think i have the forum record for the most assembly / disassembly cycles on the same car (except for the build school mule).
If you use rivenuts on the fiberglass use the type designed for plastics, no other rivnut holds anywhere near as good as these. I get mine from McMaster-Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/97217A376
For drilling and tapping into the tubing I like 10-32 as you get a bit more thread engagement on the thin wall tubing. Remember, if using SS fasteners you need some form of lube or better yet, never-seize.