Car Door Sheet Metal Thickness

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Car door sheet metal thickness.

Custom car door formed entirely from 16 gauge aluminum. Transmission tunnel street car sheet metal tools. 20 gauge became common in more recent times and this meant 0 0359 inch thick metal still a lot to work with in bumping and metal finishing. Tin kits sheet metal.

Automotive sheet metal once ran in the range of 18 gauge which was 48 thousandths of an inch thick actually 0 0478 inch. As for the thickness of an impervious door panel on a mercedes benz the automaker said the door panel thickness on one of its new e class sedans is 0 8 millimeters. Copying lines like this takes real talent and refined skill. How thick is 0 8 mm.

Brianstick with all due respect i find it hard to believe that sheet metal from a 1974 american made automobile has 18 ga. These kits come in aluminum or steel and can be cut to fit most. Notice how the cut line of the fender follows through the door. Door quarter panels.

Curt oliver used an english wheel and hammer forming techniques to make this part. The thickness weight per sq ft of each is as follows. To the best of what i know the scale of gauge normally used in cars today differ from 20 16 maybe the range is more but i m not sure it can go lower than 20. Chassisworks has tin kits that give you everything you need to go from the front firewall to the rear bumper.

Tech 916 388 0288 sales 888 388 0297. Gauge thickness weight per sq ft. 0239 range depending on the panel.