Clinch Nut Repair Tip?

[Farrell In Vancouver]

Helping my Dad out on re restoring his 30 Closed Cap P/U and found some boogered up D-Nits or clinch nuts in the A-Pillars. These secure the windshield escutcheons to the A pillar and someone installed the wrong thread brass screws in and of course they broke off clean. I tried to drill the brass out but just managed to screw them up even more, so replacement was the best way to go. I ground them down so they could be punched back inside and cleaned up the surface. Now, how the heck to get the new 10-32 Clinches in? No way to crimp them without building a tool for each area. I found and old original screw and drilled a 5/64ths hole through it and slid a long piece of welding rod through it. This was tacked on the end with a MIG to hold the wire in side the screw. I then threaded the D-Nut on and used the rod to fish it into the hole in the A-pillar. A set of vise grips secured to a bungee cord held the D-nut firmly in place, and the I tacked it around in three or four places. the excess weld was ground off and the threads tested with another screw. Works a treat!
Hope this helps someone with the same issues.Cheers!