Made a little progress on the trans hump patch… First task was to find a rivet with an appropriate diameter – using this website as a reference. I ended up going with a 1/8″ x 1/4″ rivet.
Using a 1/8″ drill bit, tested things on the old shifter hump:
Now to dive into things realizing I can drill the rivets out and weld-close the hole if I messed things up… Re-studying the placement and starting with the area with the smallest space:
Getting a measurement (less than 1″).
Getting an idea of where the shifter hump will go:
Worse of the holes drilled and marked:
About as much fun as drilling out spot welds!
So after drilling all of the holes on the patch first, I started drilling and riveting the patch in. Using a rivet as each hole was drilled:
Of course, all of these rivets will have to be drilled out when I use the 3M bonding as a final step.
Getting an idea of placement. The patch will have to be massaged into place – currently not a tight fit. I have posted the link before, but this is the link I am using for the stock measurements: http://nastyz28.com/forum/threads/4-speed-hump-measurements-from-a-72.234718/
Next step will be to confirm the measurements and massage the shifter hump patch in place and also rivet in. I will also be using the center console as a reference before riveting in, Hopefully next weekend I will get that done. The marks below show roughly when it will go: