hi, had my car chassis repowdercated and im trying to figuire out what or how to go around where the old rivets used to be i need to put new ones in what the best way to get the bits of the old ones out?

here is a pic of what is left

sorry for crap pic

Rivets or Rivnuts?

If they're rivets, drill them out. If that doesn't work (they spin), there are specialized bits that hold the rivet from spinning while it's drilled.

I think I would probably have removed them before it was powder coated if possible.

As mentioned drill them out, you will lose part of the rivet into the box section.

Davie

As they are now powdercoated why not just leave them in?

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Originally posted by russbost
As they are now powdercoated why not just leave them in?

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Use the same size drill as the rivet, drill them out, the only problem is the back half will fall in the chassis and rattle around, take it slow so the rivet doesn't spin.
If that wasn't new powder coat you could use the ugly grinder then a small punch to knock them back into the chassis.

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Originally posted by Canada EH!
the back half will fall in the chassis and rattle around, take it slow so the rivet doesn't spin.

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