TK 4813[TK] Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Hello all, Whats the correct placement for the six split rivets between the ab and kidney plates? Meaning the measurements down from the top, how far away from the joint where the two plates butt up to one another, and how far apart do they need to be. Just want to do it right before I make a mistake. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Check these and other images from the archive pics Edited June 5, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photos updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Trinidad Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks Gazmosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkav Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 My RS has the holes marked out so when I get back home I'll measure them and let you know. As they are taken from the original suits I'm sure they'll be pretty accurate. In fact maybe I'll just pm you a pic too, for clarity. Nothing worse that trying to interpret, "10mm down from the higher front ridge when you're looking at it from the eastward return edge, crossways" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 The marks may be from the original suit but unless you trim your parts just like the originals the marks will be off from their intended positions. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkav Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) The measurements from the top down on the ab piece are key here as the return edge is a fixed starting point. The rest is easy to work out from there as you just 'mirror' the spacing in the kidney plate. Bear in mind this will only be 'identical' if you're measuring another RS ab but if you take my ab measurements and compare to yours then you can scale up or down accordingly. The hole is 4mm, when the 8mm rivet is inserted there are exactly 10mm from the edge of the rivet to the side of the ab piece. Hope this helps Sent from my iPadmabob using Tapatalk Edited June 5, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photos updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 The 10mm measurement is supposed to be from the seam between the ab and kidney. I have always done that measurement from the rivet center. You have left a little more return edge on your ab, but not as much as I have seen on other RS builds. Yours looks ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkav Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'm sure I can lose a few more mm from the an and kidney and still maintain a gap. I still need to bend both to shape as I'm a 32" waist and they're a little too 'oval' when they meet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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