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Old 5th March 2010, 12:56 PM
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Default what mm ali to use?

what mm ali is acceptable for, floor/transmission tunnel/ and back seat part. 1.2mm or 2mm?
using the fiberglass pannels for the rest
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Old 5th March 2010, 01:41 PM
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i think i used 1.6 for the floor and 0.9 every were elce

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Old 5th March 2010, 01:45 PM
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cheers mate
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Old 5th March 2010, 01:53 PM
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also i think iv used 1/8th pop rivets on a 2 inch pitch

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Old 5th March 2010, 02:49 PM
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Remember that aluminium comes in many strengths and grades and you can get a 1.2mm sheet that is harder than a 2mm sheet

For rivet spacing, 10 times the rivet width is a reasonable rule of thumb.
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Old 5th March 2010, 03:37 PM
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Remember that aluminium comes in many strengths and grades and you can get a 1.2mm sheet that is harder than a 2mm sheet

For rivet spacing, 10 times the rivet width is a reasonable rule of thumb.
what grade and mm, would you recomend for floor and rear seat section? im just gona do it with the same alli saves buying different sheets?
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