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 8/11 |
Hey guys, I brought the Barth to the body shop today to repair my latest whiskey-blister. I am experiencing difficulty locating the 2" wide extruded aluminum trim with the 1/2" screw cover that runs down the exterior wall to trim out the upper and lower wall panels. The rivets on the rear cap appear to be closed-in rivets which no one around here stocks either. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Billy & Helen Thibodeaux Carencro (Lafayette), LA www.billyt.com Data Tag: 9404-3908-36XI-2C 1994 Sovereign 36' Widebody on Spartan MM (IC) Chassis. Powered by 300 HP 8.3L C-Cummins Banks Stinger System BD Exhaust Brake Fleetgard "Enviroclean" CCV System (No more oil on the Toad) MotoSAT HD Stationary Satellite MotoSAT F2 DataStorm Internet Dish w/ViaSat LinkStar S2 Modem Service from Horizons 1 Satellite located at 127 W TracStar SV360 In-Motion Satellite DirecTV HD-DVR Apple TV Bose Lifestyle Home Theater LG 32" 16x9 HD LED Living Room Nexus 21 TV Lift Vizio 22" HD 16 x 9 LED Bedroom Onan 12,500 Quiet Diesel Genset Statpower ProSine 3000 Inverter/Charger 900 Ahr Lifeline AGM Battery Bank 320 Watt Solar Array  | ||
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| FKA: noble97monarch 3/12 Corey and Cheri  |
Billy, The original rivets are often machine applied with a device that hammers the single rivet until it peens over on the inside. This is naturally hard to duplicate on a repair. The solution is a "closed head or shave head" rivet which can be purchased on-line and applied with a conventional rivet gun. Essentially, it is a rivet that pulls through the front like a conventional rivet, but leaves a small stub. A shaver is used to grind the stub to mach the contour of the pre-formed rivet head. The result is a rivet that looks like a one piece machine applied rivet and it is waterproof. I bought some that are gasket-ed on the application side to insure no leaks. Corey  Formerly: 1997 Barth Monarch Now: 2000 BlueBird Wanderlodge 43' LXi Millennium Edition DD Series 60 500HP 3 stage Jake, Overbuilt bike lift with R1200GS BMW, followed by 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” | |||
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| 8/11 |
Thanx Corey, Found some in my Grainger Book. Now to find the dang extrusion... Billy & Helen Thibodeaux Carencro (Lafayette), LA www.billyt.com Data Tag: 9404-3908-36XI-2C 1994 Sovereign 36' Widebody on Spartan MM (IC) Chassis. Powered by 300 HP 8.3L C-Cummins Banks Stinger System BD Exhaust Brake Fleetgard "Enviroclean" CCV System (No more oil on the Toad) MotoSAT HD Stationary Satellite MotoSAT F2 DataStorm Internet Dish w/ViaSat LinkStar S2 Modem Service from Horizons 1 Satellite located at 127 W TracStar SV360 In-Motion Satellite DirecTV HD-DVR Apple TV Bose Lifestyle Home Theater LG 32" 16x9 HD LED Living Room Nexus 21 TV Lift Vizio 22" HD 16 x 9 LED Bedroom Onan 12,500 Quiet Diesel Genset Statpower ProSine 3000 Inverter/Charger 900 Ahr Lifeline AGM Battery Bank 320 Watt Solar Array | |||
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