Hello all,
So my wife and I have to move to California by the first week of
January, and we need to take our '55 overlander with us. Trouble is, it's
been sitting in the AZ desert for 10 years, and the sun and dryness have
taken their toll. The wiring harness is completely corroded and it looks
like I'll have to rewire the whole thing from inside the floor out. To do
that, I'm going to need to take the rivets from the bottom front out to free
up the belly pan and get at the wires. So this brings up some questions:
1. How do I remove rivets without damaging the skin?
2. What rivets should I use to reattach everything?
3. There is one tear in the belly pan near the section I'm detaching, how
would I patch that tear while I'm there?
Working on the lights, I realized that the rear lights do not seem to be
the original, is there anyone who makes a decent reproductions of the
original bargman taillights?
Thanks for the help, a complete set of photos of my overlander can be
seen at http://arcosanti.org/~ivan . The taillights are on page 2.
Thanks!
-Ivan