Rivnuts - Weakening Chassis

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by robo

I am partial to a rivnut. But I cant see any reason for not using the normal rivet on the underfloor. Once bonded and riveted that floor would never come off in one piece, I also cant think of a reason to ever remove it once installed anyway.


Bob

I agree with Bob on this.

My floor is bonded & rivetted to the chassis with 182 rivets ( had biceps like popeye after that lot )

& like wylliezx9r I have done the same with the body panels.
( my rear wings are bolted to my rear tub so that the whole back end can be taken off in 1 piece ).

IMHO...1 rivnut every 8 inches apart is too much, its surprising how few rivnuts you,ll need to hold everything in place,
Theres, only 28 rivnuts in my whole car, & not all are secured into the chassis steel.

just my opinion of course .

cheers
andy