04-09-2006, 04:03 PM | #1 |
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Panel thickness Q
Got a quick question about the 69-72 blazer's....I've got a '71 K5, and need to repair/fabricate a few parts on the body (Okay, a lot of parts on the body, but anyway...)
I'm looking at repair panels, a few brag about being 19 Ga steel or somewhere around there - what I'm wondering is, what is the thickness of the stock panels? I was thinking about buying some steel sheet off of ebay or a local surplus shop, to patch the flat areas under the rear bed floor and behind the front seats. So how thick are the stock panels? Also, does anyone have a link or chart of what gauge corresponds to a metric or fractional measurement of thickness? Thanks. |
04-09-2006, 07:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: Panel thickness Q
I believe 19 guage is correct!
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04-10-2006, 10:39 AM | #3 |
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Re: Panel thickness Q
Here's a link for gauge to inch comparison.
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/sc...heetmetal.html Roger
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