floorboard

[groatd]

hey guys i have came to the point in my rebuild that i am going to weld in the new floorbords, and i was wondering what thinkness of metal should i use, or does it even matter? i messered it out and i will need a peice 21/24 inches

Edited July 21, 2009 by datzenmike

[herculesinwyoming]

i know 20 gauge is pretty common for american cars, i dont know the metric equivilent, or what thickness they used on ratsuns

[groatd]

hu........... that would work, i was thinking more like 1/4 inch

[mklotz70]

I've used 16ga. If you go with 1/4", it won't flex any and the rest of it will start cracking around the edge from stress. Find cheap hood or roof off of a scrap car.

[herculesinwyoming]

why 1/4 inch are you going over to iraq

[Papi Chulo]

lol 1/4"

 

that would weigh like 40lbs

 

I think I used 22ga or 20ga to patch my goods, but I don't remember.

[groatd]

lol iraq thats good, no i just dont want it to rust again

[whitechef]

Watcha do is go out and steal a couple of road signs cut em to size and glue em down with polyurethane adhesive then put a couple of dozen pop rivets in em. Those road signs have steel beat all to shit when it comes to thickness to weight ratio.

[Jester]

Which side do you need? I have both right now in a truck that is still in my yard.:D