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ute chop ?

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ute chop ?

Post by sheriff »

hi guys just wonder what size sheet metal thickness wise you guys are using for the rear walls of the cab and is it hot rolled or zinc


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Post by nerida67 »

the rear wall im makin for my ute is made from the roof left overs and braced agordingly
hope that helps
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Post by nastytroll »

I use 1.6mm zink.
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Post by beast of a GQ »

The smallest thickness i've seen was 1.2mm and had good results. I had a mate use 2mm but he reckons that was overkill. Personally i would go 1.6mm
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Post by mattsluxtruck »

Im using 1.2mm cold rolled in mine. Should be ok.
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Post by dazgq1 »

i also used roof material for bottom half and 1.2 mm zinc sheet for the top i have pics how do i post em on here or [IMG]http:i774.photobucket.com/au :)
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Post by smurf »

Was told by the engineer it had to be the same thickness as the car, 1.6 mm, I used what was left of the roof for the bottom half and 1.6 mm for the rest
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Post by nastytroll »

I did one with 2mm, because I had some, it was too hard to work with.
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Post by sheriff »

thanks guys i done the chop a while back and i used hot rolled 1.6mm and wasn't happy with it and the way the chopped turned out the extra cab part was to big for my liking so ive given it abit of a hair cut and shortern it so the way i like it and now going to use the zinc 1.2 or 1.6 sheet depends what they have down at the shop on the day
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Post by dazgq1 »

my dual cab
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Post by matsgrit »

i have done approx 20 cruisers and i make them from 2mm zinc anneal but we have dies to bend them over and make them one piece
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