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 Chewy
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| posted on April 17th, 2005 at 06:46 PM |
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What gage sheet metal for rust repair
Hey, starting the rust work on my bug, doing heater channel and general panel repairs.
what gage sheet do I need?
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| posted on April 17th, 2005 at 07:37 PM |
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The early beetles were 20 gauge (0.94mm) and the late ones were 22 gauge (0.8mm)
[Edited on 17-4-2005 by Che Castro]
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Chewy
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| posted on April 17th, 2005 at 07:46 PM |
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Thanks Catsro
What about for the heater channels? they're a bit thicker right?
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Chewy
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| posted on April 17th, 2005 at 07:47 PM |
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And what year did they go to the thinner gage?
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| posted on April 17th, 2005 at 08:17 PM |
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try 18 guage(1.2 mm) for the heater chanels
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| posted on April 17th, 2005 at 09:20 PM |
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cool, Ill pick it up tomorrow and start work~!
cheers
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