Does anyone know where you can buy the original rivets that secure the Morris Mini
ID Plate?

I'd try John Smidt at Mini King. If anyone still has `em, he would. He cleaned out the factory when it closed.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

They are standard "Blind" 1/8 aluminium rivets arent they?. You can get them from any hardware.

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Thats what i was thinking

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Thanks guys, I'll have look at Bunnings or equivalent.

I just checked this on another car and the ones on it were steel rivets, not aluminium.
Can someone confirm this? I'm about to put my plate back on and want to get it correct.

Cheers.

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Now with 2 extra ports!

whats ur email i shoot u a clear pic they are not steel and not blind either

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I think you will find that the original ones are slightly different to those available today. The original ones seem to have a slight flat on them as opposed to the dome of todays ones. If you carefully remove the pin from the rivet before you use them you may be able to replicate the flat by placing them in a drill and filing the end as you spin the drill then re insert the pin and bobs your uncle.

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Here is a pic of my 4/71 Mini K ID plate rivet. This car is unrestored, original paint. Rivets might be different over the years or they may be the same. It is definitely flatter rather than rounded. Seems to be aluminium. Or is it steel?

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Now with 2 extra ports!

I thought they were a tad different too, if anyone has or knows of any original ones please let me know. Happy to purchase them.

That one looks steel to me. Probably SS as it's not rusted/pitted, or the alloy near it corroded.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

In case it helps the part number for this rivet (BMC term) is DMP0829 (was 6K9788). It doesn't appear in the BMC standard fasteners bulletin which only shows bolts, washers, nuts and other similar fasteners. Coincidentally, DMP0829 is used to hold the grille surround finisher to the wing on Sprites.

The holes for the rivets are 0.128" diameter so the rivet diameter would be a bit smaller.

I'll keep looking.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

This question has really got me searching (damn you Gezo ). Actually it's something that's been in the back of my mind for some time.

I've posted the question on a couple of UK Mini forums. I also see that Someford have recently reproduced one style of pop rivet (not the one you are after) and have many others in their catalogue.

Let's see what response I get.

http://forum.minicooper.org/showthread.php?p=137861

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... d__2738534

http://www.somerford-mini.co.uk/news-ev ... ing-rivets

http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/in ... word=rivet

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Thanks for your research would be great to unveil some genuine ones.

Couldnt someone who has an unrestored mini about to ebarkl on a resto just drill them out and take them to a metal urgest to find out what they are?

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