brianm
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| posted on 24/4/03 at 10:54 PM |
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Stainless steel
I quite fancy doing the side panels, rear panel and bonnet of my Lowcost in stainless steel, buying a ready made bonnet and making the rest.How
difficult is it for a novice to fabricate stainless steel without damaging it, and what suppliers sell stainless bonnets please?
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 24/4/03 at 11:08 PM |
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From my experience, bloody hard!
With regards to a bonnet, you would have to find a specialist I think, I've never heard of one, but you never know, I could be wrong!
Chris
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 25/4/03 at 08:59 AM |
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stainless steel is an extremely hard metal.
I made most of my panels from 2mm alu and that was impossible to bend without heat treating it with a blow torch.
that technique wont work with stainless.
just get a small section of stainless and see if you can bend it. you wont.
People have problems bending the rear boot walls from 1.2mm alu - your task will be impossible.
atb
steve
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 25/4/03 at 05:19 PM |
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Robin hood engineering used to do a stainless bonnet, and sides to fit a locost, give em a ring.........may still do em, whatever else is said, and i
agree with a lot of it, there stainless products, the last time i saw them was 1st class.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 25/4/03 at 05:21 PM |
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btw, it is possible to make a "R Send" out of stainless, check mine out.......pics in archive......
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scutter
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| posted on 25/4/03 at 06:20 PM |
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Now jon thats just leaving yourself open to comments
Dan
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