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On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 20:53, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > Dave Hall wrote: > >I'd go for metal getting on for 1mm thick - scrap Square roof section is a > >wonderful material, which can be shaped well, costs nothing if you've one to > >scrap and with care holds onto its original paint protection apart from where > >you fold or weld it. > > You found that out too? That roof metal is some of the thickest steel I've > seen in a car in a long time ( I just got me some more too). But what you're > looking for is something either 18 to 22 gauge steel. This IS thicker than > most cars are today, but about normal for our cars. The bumper box part was > probably built out of 16 gauge steel, so this will be thicker than the wall > its being welded to. > A good source for metal to make patches, is your friendly local body shop. They throw a lot of damaged body panels into the dumpster every day. Just ask, and they will probably save you a piece more than big enough than you need. (Such as the hood off of my truck after I hit the deer.) -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org