AZ HAMBers, I need some sheet metal!

I need some sheet metal, is there a good steel yard that can even cut it for me, they need to be relativly cheap? All I need are some rectangles for the sides and back for my A project. Whats better for body panels, 16 or 18ga? Thanks guys.
-Jesse

 

If you are going to make your own patch panels out of sheet metal, why wouldn't you just buy the patch panels?

They are $20 - $40 a PAIR for the sides and the rear body patch panel is about $25......

You would probably pay close to that for a sheet metal place to cut you a piece.

Now if you are just re-enforcing the inside or making interior panels, that's a different story. You did say body panels though.

 

Yes i need to make the body panels, after closer inspection today I need to build new body sides and back(it'll be a rpu when done)I'm going to start with flat sides and add the old body lines to them. Who sells the patch panels(I may need them for my cowl)?
-Jesse

 

what yr A i got some nice orginal cowl panels for a 28 29

 

Capitol metals on 48th st. south of Broadway, right by the 143 I-10 connection.

 

18 ga.

 

*****IN products just moved to prescott az , i think they have all the patch stuff and firewall etc . The bad thing is NOT cheap .Now cheap is makin your own outta some late 60s doors i have on my trash pile .Doors are Free , i have no idea what they are .Pay now or hammer and cut ALOT later .If you want cheap metal on washington DAVIS METALS .

 

Thanks guys, I was told that there's a place up by my school on Deer Valley so I'll go cheak them out. The main thing is I need them to cut it for me, cuase I don't have the tools to.
-Jesse

 

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18 ga.

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Yeeea, that's wat I use. Easier to work with and 16 is just overkill.

 

I second both Davis and Capitol....

 

there's another steel yard on dunlap, off 19th ave i think.


jerry

 

Interstate Steel is on 11th Avenue and Hatcher, friendly folks and the place is very clean and organized for a steel yard. Pricing is very good too.

 

I'll call around towmorrow to see were the best deals are. I need to buy 2 10' sticks of 2x3x.187" tubing to.
-Jesse

 

Capitol Metals!! They have pre cut small pieces...

 

Allstate Steel. Bell Road east of Cave Creek, behind WEB HVAC wholesale, and a car lot. Kinda hard to find. I'll call you tonight.

 

there is a steel yard just north of deer valley on 22nd or 23rd ave. also there is hot metal on deervalley and cave creekish.

later jim