Re: '28-'29 open car dash reinforcement bar.
Bob,
I have a 29 phaeton and 28 roadster. Luckily both vehicles have a good "dash reinforcement bar" on them. I took a couple pictures of the ends of the roadster. I think you would need to get some countersunk head rivets to do it right. You can make a countersunk head rivet from a regular rivet with a drill and a file. I have done a lot of riveting and riveting the 2 rivets on each end don't seem very hard to do. The inside of the rivet is waffled. What I do is bolt everything together first and then remove one machine screw and replace it with a rivet. You need 2 people to do it. Use a decent buck on the outside. It looks like the rivets are 3/16" which can be set cold. It is possible they are 1/4", even though I don't think they are. I have found 1/4" rivets need heat - cherry red before setting them. A cheap air hammer will work, but a 3X or 4X rivet gun works better. Good luck.
Rusty Nelson
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