C. Anderson

I was wanting to put a pair of overfenders on my coupe but I didn't want to rivet them on and I didn't want to mold them because of track days. I searched and came up with this idea. Nutserts! You can get them on ebay as a kit in standar threads or metric threads. I chose metric M6 threads (the same thread that most of all the 10mm bolts are on the chasis). This is how it works.

Pick where you want the nutsert with a drillbit the size of thescrew you're using.

Drill through the fiberglass and through the metal.


Now get a bit that is the size of the nutsert.

Now remove the fiberglass piece and drill out the small hole in the metal with the larger bit.


Now screw the nutsert onto the special rivet gun.


Insert the nutsert.

Now squeeze the handles just like a regular pop rivet gun.

Unscrew the threaded shaft.

Place fiberglass piece back and line up hole.

Screw into place.

Done!






I did my sideskirts also for daily driving but in track events I will remove them and just use zipties. If I didn't and snagged a cone the sidskirt would tear to pieces. In the pics the hex screws are not stainless. You need stainless so they won't rust. Also I bought this kit http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/METRI...spagenameZWDVW . This kit comes with 12 of 4 sizes.

Addicted2Kouki

hrm. so basically its like a rivet except not permanent...
or tapping a thread into the body kind thing.

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DOOK

that's cool... never seen that kind of thing before... it's like helicoil kinda deal for body work

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Do have pics of them installed without the sideskirts on? I want to see how much they stick out.

C. Anderson

I'll get some more pics up in a few hours.

Jonnie Fraz

^^^
Go to Mcmasters car http://www.mcmaster.com/ search nut serts. They have all the specs on how much they stick out, how long and such.

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Nachtmensch

wow... thats awesome! +rep

LongGrain

thats pretty cool. i'll definitely look into it when i go widebody.

Bigsyke

Awsome concept. get some anti seize because those bolts will rust quick.

C. Anderson

I'm getting stainless screws soon and the nuserts are zinc plated. Here are some more pics. They sit super flush and don't leak at all.

blueshark123

yea it will be 100% better when u get stainless steel ones for sure

ThatGuy

Steal: to take without the owner's consent

Steel: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction

Class dismissed.



95drifto, nice how-to. I use products very similar to these on our aircraft and I often wondered about using them for an automotive application. Good stuff.

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blueshark123

oops fixed now lol

C. Anderson

Thats cool, I didn't know that ThatGuy.Thanks everybody!

JVD

Cool. Thanks for the pics! My car came with things like these but they're kinda thick. These look like they fit pretty flush.

mjjstang

wow looks awful.

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ThatGuy

I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

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brian m

It'll probably look better after it's painted with stainless hardware.

Can't wait to see the finished product!!

C. Anderson

It's getting paint in two weeks. I can't wait, it's the first time I've had fresh paint.

mjjstang

I mean I like the idea, I have never heard of this stuff. I think it looks good for what it is, but I dont know, I am a fan of seamless integration ESPECIALLY in body work. I understand that it works for removal, but I guess If I were to track my car, I would not worry about body in the first place. Thanks for introducing me to these nifty pieces of hardware though.

PLEASE post pics when paint/stainless is installed, I would really like to see the final product.

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yokotas13

man i use those things for SOOOOOOOOOOO much stuff

used them to mount my diffuser and splitter, center console, and a few other things.

my aero will be held on by them as well

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floodo1

depending on the size, you might also be able to use aluminum screws, which you may be able to get in a color closer to your body work.

I dont think this will matter much for the OP, since his body work appears to be prety silverish, where stainless wont stand out much, but for other people with other colored body work, or for other applications, it may help out.

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slw240sx

i own two of these things and i never even thought to use them. I used them all over my interior for mounting my wiring harness stuff and coil packs, but now i have a new use, also you can get smaller 6mm hardware for them and use alum machine style screws.

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C. Anderson

Sorry for the late update, but here they are replaced in stainless and the car painted. The paint is 350z diamond black.

timster

That car's mean looking. +1 virtual rep.

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racepar1

Why exactly do the 1/4 panels need to be removable?

C. Anderson

Why do they have to be riveted or epoxied on? Rivets get loose over time and you have to replace them. Also if I were to break one I just paint it drill holes in it and screw it on instead of drilling 20 rivets out and re riveting.

heyitzalan

well, if anything go wrong, remove it. being permanent is not always a good thing.

Dr.Baby

have you honestly ever had a rivet come loose? i havent.

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racepar1

If it is riveted and glued (with the right glue) and done correctly the rivets will NEVER come loose. If you break the 1/4 panel it is pretty much the same amount of work to replace it. I mean it takes what, like 10 mins max to drill out the rivets? It is a good idea for the sideskirts as it would be nice to be able to remove those to jack up the car or prevent damage at a drift event. I just don't see a point to the 1/4 panels and on top of that it looks like crap IMO.