0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
Im interested to know how this could be doneLook at mine -The wheel itself is fine, just the hub flanges need changing.Thinking caps on
rivets are not tapered!!the reason skyway says which direction to punch them out is that the rivet shaft does get slightly distorted on the end that is rivetedIf you were to punch that end all the way through the plastic hole it would haveten stretch or crack the plastic tuff [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
There is a much easier way of getting a convincing looking finish to the original skyway rivets without the huge outlay or machinery. Just get hold of some blind rivetsThen holding the correct size bolt in a drill, grind the desired shape for the head (this took seconds and with a bit of work with some wet or dry looked ace)Tighten the two together with decent pliers with a small bit of leather/rubber protecting the heads against the teeth and with a drop of thread lock its job done
If you want to ride it just use the replacement nut and bolt from the kits
if you used that method on the bolt (grinding) then used a dome nut - possibly ground down as well, it would look better than a standard nut and bolt.