I have a Ramcharger air box assembly from a 1970 Coronet R/T. I would like to replace the rivets (flower/mushroom) that hold the two halves of the air box together. Unfortunately, I do not have a pic at the moment of the underside of the air box assembly that shows the rivets flower/mushroom flare. Anyone know who sells the rivets?

Try Air Grabber Restorations in Cincinnati Ohio, 513 528 7922

Do they look like these?

Snowmobile shops used to have tons of those rivets in stock if you can't find an easier source.

Sheldon

Like early Fox-body Mustang bumper cover rivets.

I am doing the same thing to an Air Grabber. After talking to suppliers it appears that the rivet isn't special, it is the die that is used to flair it. It apparently has sharp edges that cut the tube end of the rivet as they roll over. Working on getting the dies for my "squeezer" as we speak.

Thank you for the info... Unfortunately, they will not sell the hardware alone. They want to restore the air box.

Attached is a pic (not so clear) of the opposite side of the rivet used to retain the two halves of the air box. Flower style rivet.

Update on the Air Grabber restoration.

A friend and local Moparts member, Mike Modarski (user name: 1970_EK2AAR), successfully located the correct rivets (same supplier that the company in Cincinnati purchases hardware from). Mike drilled out all the old rivets, cleaned the inside of the assembly and completely restored the air grabber. The assembly turned out really nice! This was Mike's first air grabber restoration. Mike is very detailed with his work, so I was confident the project would turn out well. The completed air grabber assembly was shown locally to a well known Mopar restorer/enthusiast where is was perceived as NOS.

When I picked up the air grabber from Mike, he had the entire assembly bolted to sturdy cardboard and wrapped in plastic for easy transport.

Attached are some photos for your review.

Please contact Mike, if you are interested in having your air grabber restored. I have additional photos of the restoration, if you would like to learn more.

A photo showing the Air Grabber installed in the 70 Coronet R/T.

Looks great!!

Nice freaking work!

Nice Work.

Any chance of sharing the name of the rivet supplier? Some of us are financially challenged when it comes to our projects and would prefer to do the work ourselves.

The Coronet is looking GOOD!