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  • William B.
    Very Frequent User
    • April 30, 1975
    • 939

    65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?

    I have attached a photo of a 65 coupe body mount, right side in front of rear wheel. The 2 pop rivets shown, what could they be for, there is 2 on the left side also?
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  • Peter M.
    Very Frequent User
    • May 30, 2013
    • 358

    #2
    Re: 65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?

    Bill,
    I don't have a 65 A.I.M., but the 67 A.I.M. has a illustration on UPC 1,sheet B5. The title is underbody-shield-splash & panel filler.
    Kind regards

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    • Michael J.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • January 27, 2009
      • 7073

      #3
      Re: 65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?

      My '66 has those too, as do my '64s, I have no idea what they are for.
      Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico

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      • Alan D.
        Extremely Frequent Poster
        • January 1, 2005
        • 2027

        #4
        Re: 65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?

        Just to confirm, my 64 has them also. That area has never been touched.

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        • Jim D.
          Extremely Frequent Poster
          • June 30, 1985
          • 2882

          #5
          Re: 65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?

          There should be 2 rivets on each side of the car. There are used to secure the luggage stop panel that's behind the seats. My A.O.Smith 65 had pop-rivets. My St.Louis 65 had solid aluminum rivets.

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          • William B.
            Very Frequent User
            • April 30, 1975
            • 939

            #6
            Re: 65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?


            This picture is with the rear fender removed, showing the other side of the rivets. I think the rivets were intended to be attached to the green birdcage structure, but most of the cars I have observed the factory guys missed there mark? Any other answers?
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            • Jim D.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • June 30, 1985
              • 2882

              #7
              Re: 65 vette, extra rivets by body mount?

              Originally posted by Jim Durham (8797)
              There should be 2 rivets on each side of the car. There are used to secure the luggage stop panel that's behind the seats. My A.O.Smith 65 had pop-rivets. My St.Louis 65 had solid aluminum rivets.

              I stand corrected. The rivets I was referring to are to the inside of the body mount. After re-examining the O.P.'s pic. I see he's referring to the ones to the outside of the mount.

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