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[rotorwrench]

It seems like you are on the right track. Most of my tooling is hand made and I still use a stump and a thick steel top table for forming most stuff. Plywood for forms works good for one time forms. 16 gauge would be near .060" so that's kind of thick unless it's for reinforcement parts. Most floor & rocker stuff is 18 gauge at around .048" thick by US standard gauge. I can get deep draw steel down here but it's not easy to get. I imagine it is real difficult up there. Steel salvaged from an old car can be used but the thick stuff is harder to find anywhere now days. Being around or even near to a salt water coastal region is hard on old steel.

Happy Hunting!

[36coupe]

Originally Posted by rotorwrench

It seems like you are on the right track. Most of my tooling is hand made and I still use a stump and a thick steel top table for forming most stuff. Plywood for forms works good for one time forms. 16 gauge would be near .060" so that's kind of thick unless it's for reinforcement parts. Most floor & rocker stuff is 18 gauge at around .048" thick by US standard gauge. I can get deep draw steel down here but it's not easy to get. I imagine it is real difficult up there. Steel salvaged from an old car can be used but the thick stuff is harder to find anywhere now days. Being around or even near to a salt water coastal region is hard on old steel.

Happy Hunting!

I alway remember that 16 gauge is close to 1/16", I cannot imagine forming that is very easy.
I have a friend in NH who was showing me deep drawn steel and explaining all the advantages when forming and wheeling. I think it can obtained up here or at least special ordered.
I was planning on trying a plywood form to fabricate the patch I need for the trunk area.
This cowl area is a tough fix as the door fit is all tied into it.