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[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Sh1ine

I agree, personal experience does trump the forum, I do just want to expand on what Chris said a little bit. When we rivet our chassis together all of the parts including our rivet holes are machined on our HAAS Mill. We use a #11 drill (.191) for a slightly tighter fit. We rivet the gusset plates and chassis rails together. We then use clamps and a tape measure and compare the length from corner to corner in a X pattern and adjust the clamps as necessary to square the chassis (similar to woodworking). At that point we attach the belly pan (which is not pre-drilled.) When using rivets for structural members use High Strength Blind Rivets such as McMaster part number 98778A501 they have a much high shear strength than standard rivets.

We used to use the high strength rivets, but switched to regular a few years ago. The high strength isn't worth the extra $$$.