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> While I'm really not sure how VW measures sheet metal thickness (I > doubt that they use AWG), most everything on our cars runs from .020 > to .080 in thickness. Pretty thin stuff as welders go. > > As an aside, has anyone else noticed that the 73s used thinner metal > than the earlier ones? I noticed this particularly on the hood. AWG is of course something uniquely american, but also an unscientific unit. Its right up there with inches, pounds, gallons, cups, stones, thimbles. All not connected through logic but still probably good for baking. The usual car bodywork sheetmetal thickness is 0.88 mm. I don't know why. Most cars are still made of this thickness (at least the german ones). When measuring you definitely have to account for the thickness of the paint. Also the paint actually increases the stiffness of large flat body panels. Another increasingly common sheetmetal thickness is 0.75 mm. Mostly used for fenders (I've measured this on a french car). On rear engined VW's I have never measured anything under 0.88, except where the metal is particulary stretched during the forming process. Martin Peitz ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe