A couple weeks back I got the chrome done on the top bows so I have been assembling them. The trouble is that these require what is called 1/4" 60 degree countersunk rivets. Nobody makes them anymore. And since this is for an early car that has the chromed top bows, the rivets need to be stainless steel. So I set up my little hand drill in the vise with a round head rivet using it like a lathe then shaped the head into a countersunk type of 60 degrees. The wrapping paper and tape is used to protect the chrome surface while I am driving the rivets into place. Big pieces are all in place with just the latches used to fasten the top bows to the windscreen still needed.Also, today I took the grill to the chromer to have the pieces polished prior to soldering and fitting to the hood.
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