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Technical => Restoration, Preservation & Body work Forum => Topic started by: pockets on June 21, 2006, 11:34:17 AM

Title: Metel
Post by: pockets on June 21, 2006, 11:34:17 AM

What type / guage of steel should I be useing to repair my bug?

Where can I buy it in Maple Ridge?

Title: Metel
Post by: Bruce on June 21, 2006, 04:23:48 PM

What year is your car?  Early cars used thicker steel.  I have measured .9mm used on a 64 VW, and .8mm used on a 70s car.

Title: Metel
Post by: shovel80 on June 21, 2006, 07:15:19 PM

I am using some 18 g but my car is a Baja so I am not doing the outer pannel skins ,just were the heater channels have rusted through the front fender wells I got my metal from a sheet metal guy the kind that does heating duct work and such he had all guages from 16 to 24g I just looked in the phone book.  It was about 3 bucks a square foot.

Title: Metel
Post by: pockets on June 22, 2006, 01:59:07 PM

We are talking about a 1968, type 1.

Most of the rot is inside?  And one axe hole in the right rear fender.

And a bit around the engine and supports.  I think it is the A support where the door latches to needs a bit around the base.

one hole on the upright in front of the passangers feet.

Now what kind of metel do I need

Thanks