Sierra Panels

Post by **just cruizin'** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:43 pm

What gauge would the Sierra panels be? I know they're only a Fly's thicker then foil wrap.

Post by **-ZukChiK-** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:52 pm

LOL... Come on!! its a little thicker than foil, just

I think its around .8mm on last guess?

Post by **ofr57** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:58 pm

I'm happy with the thickness you just push dents out with ya palm

Post by **mugginsmoo** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:06 pm

live with the dents, Tim Hardy did for nearly 10 years

Post by **just cruizin'** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:27 pm

What's 0.8 in gauge for us youngun's and non americans

Post by **-ZukChiK-** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:34 pm

A smidgen under a millimeter?!! I'm still guessing here...

Post by **just cruizin'** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:42 pm

-ZukChiK- wrote:A smidgen under a millimeter?!! I'm still guessing here...

Convert that to yank for me though

Post by **-ZukChiK-** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:10 am

Hmmm... a very very small fraction of a yard? LMAO

Seriously though... what are you fixing, welding, matching?

I have the whole rear section of my zook to custom 're'build soon (well, a mate is doing the fab work come March) and I think the thickness of the sheet metal we'll be using will be around .8 or 1mm. I don't know what that converts to in any other terms... its just bloody thin metal thats all I know!

Post by **Sarge** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:28 am

If I had to guess , about 22 guage . Haven't been able to find my sheetmetal tool lately for some reason .
Sarge

Post by **just cruizin'** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:30 am

I hatching my grand plan of a hardtop cut down into an extra cab on a LWB chassis. i want to use the rear section/door as the rear so it will be a cut and shut. I'm looking at getting a Flange tool to profile the roof and side paneling so that I can overlay the sections to together and do small plug/spot welds and sealer rather then try and butt weld the cigarette paper panels or risk warping the panels. Not sure how I'll handle the rear door gap yet as I don't want to create a rust trap in that area. May be just as easy to use a flat sheet but this has no strength.

Post by **just cruizin'** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:34 am

Sarge wrote:If I had to guess , about 22 guage . Haven't been able to find my sheetmetal tool lately for some reason .
Sarge

What is gauge? is it like a fraction 22 gauge = 1/22 inch therefore the bigger the number the thinner the material? If so 0.8mm would be about 32 gauge ie 1/32 of an inch.

Post by **Sarge** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:05 am

Guage is the measurement used in wiring and sheetmetal , standard English stuff that makes no real sense in the world . The higher the number, the thinner the material/wire .
Sarge

Post by **-ZukChiK-** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:09 am

Project sounds cool just cruizin'

let me know what gauge/thickness sheet you end up using

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:05 am

http://www.onlineconversion.com/gauge_sheet_metal.htm

I'm getting 0.7-0.8mm on exterior panels. Floor, inner guards etc seem to be 1.0mm,

So to compare to gauge - around #21 - #22 for panels and #19 for structural stuff.

Steve.

Post by **just cruizin'** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:41 am

Thanks Steve

Post by **want33s** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:00 am

EDIT: I didn't see the link Steve posted.
No point having it listed twice.

Post by **-ZukChiK-** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:24 am

Bible those links/this topic

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