Tim Shephard wrote: > The missing windows appear to only have a slight curve to them. It seems > that Plexiglas should work. > That has been used in the past. Actually the window curves side to side and top to bottom. > > My main question is, do the rivets on the outside of the window trim have to > be drilled out, in order to replace these? Or can they be replaced from the > inside? Some of the early windows did allow for inside removal. Take great care to drill out the rivets holding the inside window garnish in place and see. That garnish is very brittle by now. > > If from the outside, how would I go about drilling them and replacing them? > Seems like the drill would walk all over the place. These do not appear to > be standard home depot rivets. The original rivets are aircraft style bucked rivets. It takes two people, one on each side to install them. The common field repair rivet is a 3/16" shaved head rivet commonly referred to as an Olympic rivet. To avoid drill walking you need to center punch each before drilling. If you decide to replace the window however, do not drill the rivet. Rather, knock the heads off and pull the frame. Finish prepping the opening by grinding the old buck rivet stems smooth. By doing this you will start the new window install with an edge that is not full of holes that will not match the pilot holes in the new window frame. > > Thanks > > -Tim > > http://www.telecom-pros.com/tim/airstream/images/Grab0003.JPG > > '71 Safari > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
