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Hey guys I have ben wondering this for a while  what "guage" steel should I use when plating the dash  what thickness is the original metal Any welding tips for the dash would be great too  |
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2008, 01:35:23 am » |
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20 ga is probably the closest. For a while I thought about using the skin from an scrap bug door. It is close to the right curvature.
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2008, 01:38:47 am » |
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cool cheers dude but what do you mean " curvature" which way do you mean |
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2008, 02:16:47 am » |
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welding tip#1 practice before you cut on your car.
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2008, 02:18:29 am » |
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cool cheers dude but what do you mean " curvature" which way do you mean If you look at the dash, it is curved top to bottom and side to side. Its not flat. If you don't care about keeping the stock curvature, cut it all out and make it flat. --louis |
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2008, 11:34:04 am » |
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In the metric world I would say its 1 mm thick.
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2008, 11:41:59 am » |
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if it's like the rest of the sheet metal of a bug it'll be 0.8mm
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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2008, 12:29:41 pm » |
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hey maybe get in tough with Magne to see how his orange car is done... that looked good and was pretty well done. but it was done in Canada or the states, but he'll be able to halp you out. that dash looked good and was straight.
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2008, 15:13:49 pm » |
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Hey guys I have ben wondering this for a while what "guage" steel should I use when plating the dash what thickness is the original metal Any welding tips for the dash would be great too Hi Lee If you are welding it solid I would go a hair thicker it will not warp as bad when you weld it in or if your a good mig welder stay with the standard thickness tig welding would be the best for a big area |
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2008, 15:38:18 pm » |
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I tend to use bits of old doors for making panels - the bottoms may rot out, but they're a pretty good supply of decent quality steel! |
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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2008, 18:24:36 pm » |
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hey maybe get in tough with Magne to see how his orange car is done... that looked good and was pretty well done. but it was done in Canada or the states, but he'll be able to halp you out. that dash looked good and was straight.
Magnes dash is a fiberglass thing glued on the outside of the dash. |
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2008, 02:36:52 am » |
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I just picked up a set of panel beating hammers and dollys, I need the practice before I do my dash!  |
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2008, 09:32:13 am » |
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I just picked up a set of panel beating hammers and dollys, I need the practice before I do my dash! Thats what I'm getting for christmas |
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« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2008, 12:23:00 pm » |
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I was lucky, got mine for £15!!! Sometimes ebay is great.
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