Hood Welting Rivets

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Hood Welting Rivets

Post by dpcd67 » Thu May 11, 2017 2:32 pm

My 51 M38 Hood/Grill welting rivets are pop rivets. Put there a long time ago as all the fabric is rotted away. Are these original?
I see that the SNL calls for Rivet, Split.
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Re: Hood Welting Rivets

Post by David » Thu May 11, 2017 3:28 pm

WW2 vehicles used this type of rivet. I think this is what the manual refers to?

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Re: Hood Welting Rivets

Post by dpcd67 » Thu May 11, 2017 5:07 pm

Yes, I have installed many sets of it on WW2 Jeeps and Dodges, and CJs. This M38 I have used Pop Rivets instead of the usual split rivets. My question is, is this original for an M38?
Your picture shows no rivets.
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Re: Hood Welting Rivets

Post by g.keating » Thu May 11, 2017 7:05 pm

pop rivets are not correct. M38 uses split rivets like those pictured. That are available from most vendors in kits with the webbing.

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Re: Hood Welting Rivets

Post by dpcd67 » Thu May 11, 2017 7:19 pm

I have a new welting kit with split rivets. And I have a tool to install them. I guess sometime in the distant past someone put pop rivets in it. I read somewhere that 151s used pop rivets so it might be a motor pool installation.
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