Help locating body part

[Stainless]

My brake servo access panel must have been removed a lot in its lifetime. The white plastic push-pin things that secure the panel down don't grip when they are pushed in place. I noticed that one of the holes in the underbody has a metal piece around the edge, but none of the other holes have this
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DSCN0371.jpg

Are these metal circles available for replacement somewhere? I am assuming that these used to be there and have now gone missing which is contributing to the inability of the push pins to secure the brake servo panel down properly. I could also use some extra pins too :) Thanks.

[sean]

Are these metal circles available for replacement somewhere?

Your favorite DMC vendor has them:
http://store.delorean.com/p-6725-rivnut-m5.aspx
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A version can also be found at your local hardware or Fastenall store.

[tgraham]

Since the fiberglass holes are stripped, you should probably look for oversized (but still M5) versions with a ribbed exterior. You can find those at Fastenal or McMaster-Carr. Also, you'll need a metric riv nut riveter or else they won't do much good!

The pins you're referring to shouldn't be plastic pins, but rather M5 truss head machine screws. You can source those at the same time you get the riv nuts.

Travis

[Stainless]

Thanks for the quick reply guys. I really appreciate it. I had no idea that these were supposed to be screws and not push-pins. Love hack-job by a previous owner. If I can't find those rivnuts with a ribbed exterior, would it work to epoxy them in place? Thanks.

[protodelorean]

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/MARSON-Rivet-Nut-Kit-5JK73

[protodelorean]

Thanks for the quick reply guys. I really appreciate it. I had no idea that these were supposed to be screws and not push-pins. Love hack-job by a previous owner. If I can't find those rivnuts with a ribbed exterior, would it work to epoxy them in place? Thanks.

If the holes are too chewed up, the best thing is to grind both sides of the fiberglass, fill the holes in with new fiberglass, then re-drill the holes to the proper size. I had to do this to damn near every rivnut in the my front trunk area.

[jawn101]

I'm just glad you weren't missing a leg or something, I totally misinterpreted your thread title :)

[Stainless]

I'm just glad you weren't missing a leg or something, I totally misinterpreted your thread title :)

I thought it sounded confusing or funny when I wrote it. I still can't think of a better way to have written it since I didn't know what the part was called. Luckily I am not missing any limbs or any human body parts :)

[Jonathan]

...Luckily I am not missing any limbs or any human body parts :)

Glad to hear. Hard to keep a leg up on the competition if you're not armed with the right tools. Keep your head in the game! (.....groan, lol)

[jawn101]

Glad to hear. Hard to keep a leg up on the competition if you're not armed with the right tools. Keep your head in the game! (.....groan, lol)

:thumbdown: booooooo