Silly question, maybe, but if you have another shell with the bits you need in good nick, why not just build that one up?
Or is it also rotten, just in different places?
Turning into more than I expected ...
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Might be easier to look for metric. 0.9mm is 20g 1.2 is 18
http://www.clag.org.uk/swg.html
Most towns will have a steel fabricator who might sell you offcuts by scrap weight - much cheaper than buying by the sheet new.
http://www.clag.org.uk/swg.html
Most towns will have a steel fabricator who might sell you offcuts by scrap weight - much cheaper than buying by the sheet new.
Dave
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Hi
I get my sheet ally and steel from Metals4u cheap, for small quantities like 1 or 2 sheets of 8x4 and they deliver at a reasonable cost. Yes I know they are metric thicknesses. . . I must confess using the other shell as a source of bits would seem like the obvious way to go.
Best regards
Mike
I get my sheet ally and steel from Metals4u cheap, for small quantities like 1 or 2 sheets of 8x4 and they deliver at a reasonable cost. Yes I know they are metric thicknesses. . . I must confess using the other shell as a source of bits would seem like the obvious way to go.
Best regards
Mike
poppet valves rule!
I've had a proper look and I think I can do the repairs just using sheet metal. Would be a shame to hack up the other shell, not that it's worth much anyway I suppose lol. Was planning on donig a fair bit this wkend but grinded another knuckle off in a bad way saturday, so having a few days rest lol!kiwicar wrote:Hi
I get my sheet ally and steel from Metals4u cheap, for small quantities like 1 or 2 sheets of 8x4 and they deliver at a reasonable cost. Yes I know they are metric thicknesses. . . I must confess using the other shell as a source of bits would seem like the obvious way to go.
Best regards
Mike
RIP MGB V8 .... served me well as a learning curve.
R32 Skyline V8 .... this one is gonna be a monster!
R32 Skyline V8 .... this one is gonna be a monster!
As well as the Mig welder. Buy some leather gloves Olly !
Perry Stephenson
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Now looking for 8 seconds with a SBC engine
Spent this summer/autumn practicing with a mates mig welder, and so far have replaced the inner wings and wing 'trumpets'/reinforcements as well as mostly stitch weld the engine bay. Looks ok so far.
Ran out of gas a long time back and had to give the welder back, but since then I've just bought a Lincoln Electric mig with all the toys and my own gas bottle.
Just need some gas and gauntlets and It'll be weld city at mine haha.
Ran out of gas a long time back and had to give the welder back, but since then I've just bought a Lincoln Electric mig with all the toys and my own gas bottle.
Just need some gas and gauntlets and It'll be weld city at mine haha.
RIP MGB V8 .... served me well as a learning curve.
R32 Skyline V8 .... this one is gonna be a monster!
R32 Skyline V8 .... this one is gonna be a monster!