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bobh
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Joined: March 26th, 2010, 8:41 pm
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 Body Rot I replaced the body side rails on my 1963 Fourgonette Model 'A' about 4 years ago. One side I attached with steel pop rivets, the other with normal aluminium pop rivets. Oh wo is me. The steel side is OK, but the one attached with aly pops has all but fallen off.  In essence, I have made a battery (iron/aluminium/iron) add a little water and we should have about 1.2volts. The iron (steel) and rivet (aluminium) become sacrificial. I guess we should all think about the above if using a pop rivet in a semi critical positional. BobH
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| October 2nd, 2014, 8:08 pm |
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Russell
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Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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Re: Body Rot Or weld them on, like Citroen did.
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citroenboat
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Joined: November 11th, 2010, 4:19 pm
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Re: Body Rot 2nd that! Plug weld, unless u can spot them. Dissimilar metal is always a disaster, I have a steel boat, in salt water even the welds take an exception to the mild plate and start a cell!
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Chris 2cv
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Joined: February 2nd, 2009, 10:25 pm
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Location: Hampshire
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Re: Body Rot  Russell wrote: Or weld them on, like Citroen did.
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Sean
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Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm
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Location: Ecosse
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Re: Body Rot bobh wrote: .
I guess we should all think about the above if using a pop rivet in a semi critical positional.
BobH  you seem like an intelligent person from the rest of the post, why did you think that pop rivets were ok for ANY critical position ?
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samfieldhouse
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Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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Re: Body Rot I don't know of anybody else saw the post on face ache, but somebody posted about 21st century tech meeting a 1960s body shell; he'd bonded the A panels onto the A pillar in order to prevent a rust trap... 
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citroenboat
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Re: Body Rot Wunnerfull stuff cyno... Do u know when u will be down @ the gearboxes this w/e Sam? Mike
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Sean
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Re: Body Rot samfieldhouse wrote: I don't know of anybody else saw the post on face ache, but somebody posted about 21st century tech meeting a 1960s body shell; he'd bonded the A panels onto the A pillar in order to prevent a rust trap... there is a gunnable bond for car body panels , under written by the motor trade and an approved method for replacing large panels on modern cars - granted its probably for the un weldable boron steel and there is stringent prep and application process for it to be guaranteed
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samfieldhouse
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Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Re: Body Rot citroenboat wrote: :lol: Wunnerfull stuff cyno... Do u know when u will be down @ the gearboxes this w/e Sam? Mike Wont be this weekend but i'm picking an extra one up sunday... monday afternoon I'll be up there until 5.30. pop by if you like?
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citroenboat
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Re: Body Rot Wont be this weekend but i'm picking an extra one up sunday... monday afternoon I'll be up there until 5.30. pop by if you like?[/quote] Cracking; see you monday 
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