Sierra Panels
Posted: 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.
I think its around .8mm on last guess?
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Posted: 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?
I think its around .8mm on last guess?
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:58 pm
I'm happy with the thickness you just push dents out with ya palm
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:06 pm
live with the dents, Tim Hardy did for nearly 10 years
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:27 pm
What's 0.8 in gauge for us youngun's and non americans
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:34 pm
A smidgen under a millimeter?!! I'm still guessing here...
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:42 pm
Convert that to yank for me though-ZukChiK- wrote:A smidgen under a millimeter?!! I'm still guessing here...
Posted: 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!
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!
Posted: 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
Sarge
Posted: 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.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:34 am
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.Sarge wrote:If I had to guess , about 22 guage . Haven't been able to find my sheetmetal tool lately for some reason .
Sarge
Posted: 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
Sarge
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:09 am
Project sounds cool just cruizin' 
let me know what gauge/thickness sheet you end up using
let me know what gauge/thickness sheet you end up usingPosted: 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.
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:41 am
Thanks Steve
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:00 am
EDIT: I didn't see the link Steve posted.
No point having it listed twice.
No point having it listed twice.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:24 am
Bible those links/this topic 