Body Sheet Metal Thickness

The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.

Body sheet metal thickness.

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Body panel parts 1947 1959 1960 1966 1967 1972 1973 1987 1988 1998 1999 2007 1982 1993 s10 s15 1994 2004 s10 s15. There are half a dozen gauge wire and sheet steel gauge standards running around out there but automotive material is generally described by the manufacturers standard gauge for sheet steel standard. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. Chevy truck sheetmetal body panels patches parts sheet metal.

1 16 of over 2 000 results for auto body sheet metal eastwood 7 pieces 20 gauge auto body repair patch panels kit 20 gauge aluminized steel sheet metal corrosion resistant 4 0 out of 5 stars 10. Save 10 off 299 20 off 599 30 off 799 100 off 1 599 orders promo code. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. The reason i say this is that i have rebuilt two older vehicles a 55 chevy and a 67 el camino and have found the sheet metal to be in the 22 ga.

Part product price default sales. This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. 0239 range depending on the. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.

Brianstick with all due respect i find it hard to believe that sheet metal from a 1974 american made automobile has 18 ga. A final characteristic of auto body sheet metal that should be considered is its basic gauge or thickness.