It is done cold. You can get tools to do this from www.hansonrivet.com
There are two tools involved. One is a small round concave shaped disc
that the head of the rivet sits in and you then take the other rod shaped
tool with the dish shaped tip that has a dimple in the center and hit it
with a hammer. The rod shaped tool rolls the hollow tip of the rivet out
tight against the inner side of the rocker cover permanently attaching the
plate to the cover. One look at the tools and you will understand.
Similar tools are used to install snaps to leather.
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5
linwood rose
> When installing the rivets to secure the two plates on top of the
> rocker cover do you just place the top of the cover (head of rivet)
> against something hard and then hit the hollow rivet shaft with a
> ball peen hammer on the inside of the rocker cover? No reason to heat
> one of these little hollow rivets is there?
>
> Any tips?
>
> Lin
> 1960 BT7 in restoration
> 1959 Bugeye
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