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MG TD TF 1500 - Fasteners Rear Quarter Panel - Wheel Arch

What fasteners attach the TF rear quarter panels / wheel arches to the body frame? My TF had a hodgepodge selection of QP fasteners.

BOLTS/SCREWS
> Hex head 1/4BSF & nut?
> Flat head countersunk 1/4BSF & nut?
> If flat head, slotted or Phillips?
> Washers?
> What fastener (head & size) and nut attached the back of the QP/Wheel Arch to the bracket on the chassis?

RIVETS
> I can't rivet the wheel arch to the rear tie bar. Any suggestions for fasteners that look like rivets on the exposed side of the arch?

Thanks for your help,

Lonnie
TF7211
LM Cook

Restoration Supply Co. stocks "screw rivets" which look like a normal round head screw, but do not have the slot, so once installed they look like a rivet. I have used them often when I need to replace the base of headlamps after I have the buckets replated. They come in various sizes.
Lew Palmer

From memory, 1/4" Slotted,flat head,countersunk BSF.
with nut. Through habit,I use a washer,spring washer and nut.

Orientation wise, if you looked through the wheel spokes from the outside, you would see the slot heads.

Cheers
Rob Grantham

Rob Grantham

Lonnie When I did dads TD/c I completely dismantled the tub. I bought new solid steel rivets for the tie bar to wheel arch mountings. Using a large hammer and a bodywork dolly as a backer, with a few mild blows it was set. No heat needed.
W A Chasser

This thread was discussed between 11/01/2022 and 12/01/2022

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