dt21jb
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:05 AM |
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what guage steel
hi
i'm waiting for my haynes book to come from amazon but want to order my steel for the chassis.
do you use 25x25x 1.6 mm wall or 2mm wall.
[Edited on 20/3/10 by dt21jb]
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dogwood
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:12 AM |
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1.6 will make a lighter chassis.
2mm is easier to work with.
Personaly I used 2mm.
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dt21jb
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:17 AM |
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want it light so going to get 1.6
i'm going to tig weld it so thinner guage wont be a problem.
dan
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dogwood
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:20 AM |
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Tiging it, should make a nice chassis.
Good luck with ya build.
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:20 AM |
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I used 2mm 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Miks15
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:29 AM |
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i used 2 mm aswell, im sure youll get some lovely welds with the tig,but its gunna take you a while!
good luck with it mate
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smart51
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 08:34 AM |
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You could go thinner than 1.6mm if your welding's good. MNR do. The use even thinner than that for the chassis made from T45.
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 20/3/10 at 09:09 AM |
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I have used a mixture of the 2 for my haynes. the bits that take the most load in 2mm and the others in 1.6
but i am being fanatical about weight on this build.
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