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enohand
05-04-2012, 09:53 AM
so i took my VC to a place & had it powder coated. the place that did it doesn't typically do automotive parts, but they are friends of the family & agreed to do a whole crap load of stuff for me...

everything came out great with 1 exception...they blasted the inside of the VC.

i put in through numerous part washes & blew it out with air a bunch of times but couldn't get all the media out.

i then grind-ed down the rivets in the VC & removed the baffle & cleaned it out...

now i need to re-attach it. 1 problem i am facing is the VC is aluminum & the baffle is steel...so i cant weld it.

has anyone ever removed a baffle & reattached it?

how?

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http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/enohand/p10/Inside%20VC/IMG_20120422_131520.jpg

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slider2828
05-04-2012, 02:09 PM
Forget the baffle, just do an external catch can mod. Its going to be really hard to reattach... I guess you can drill it out and reattach or epoxy that thing.
[email protected]
05-04-2012, 02:22 PM
Maybe using rivets? I took mine apart last week as well
Trying to figure out how to do it..
PrimeDirective
05-04-2012, 02:46 PM
Drill and tap the holes and bolt the thing back in.
green_pea
05-06-2012, 05:14 AM
your best bet will be to drill out the existing rivets and buy some new rivets (like below) and keep it as nissan intended.

http://2.imimg.com/data2/EM/UX/MY-3693278/hammer-drive-rivets-250x250.jpg
enohand
05-06-2012, 05:47 PM
^^ how do those rivets work>?

whats the name? where to buy/


i was thinking of drilling/tapping then secureing with Stainless allen bolts & swome red locktight. but i would prefer tro do it the oem way if possible
S-Nation S13
05-06-2012, 05:59 PM
why did they sand blast in the VC it self ?? no hot tank ??
green_pea
05-06-2012, 06:20 PM
^^ how do those rivets work>?

whats the name? where to buy/


i was thinking of drilling/tapping then secureing with Stainless allen bolts & swome red locktight. but i would prefer tro do it the oem way if possible

they are called "hammer drive rivets". not too sure where you can source them in the states as im from Australia. you can get them in all shapes and sizes.
enohand
05-07-2012, 09:19 PM
why did they sand blast in the VC it self ?? no hot tank ??

they didnt know any better...they never did automotive parts before