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Well the first rivet is out. Wasnt near as bad as I expected. Only 40 more to go

On a ranger what Ive done is grind off heads, drill holes in the center, and then knock rivets out with a punch. Then ream the hole out to the next size up with a bridge reamer and replace rivet with grade 5 bolt. Obviously on an M35 thats going to suck way more because the frame is way thicker..

Thanks for the advice all. I already have the truck down to the frame so seriously considering going the extra mile and pulling the tandems. Just really dont want to drill those rivets.

Yeah thats what freaked me out. Its bulged out like 1/2" and I dont want it eating at the frame in there. Good idea on hammering it to get the rust out. Might give that a shot first and see if it comes back in a few months.

So it looks like my M35 developed a pretty bad case of rust under the plate that attaches the tandem assembly to the frame. Im thinking that my only option is to cut off the rivets, make a new plate, and bolt everything back together. Any thoughts or suggestions before I start cutting pieces off?