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enjenjo

January 04, 2006, 05:23:56 PM
What type of aluminum are you using to make hoods? how thick? TIA
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January 04, 2006, 06:53:34 PM
Quote from: "enjenjo"What type of aluminum are you using to make hoods? how thick? TIA

Geeze I made one for my old model a many years ago but i couldnt tell you now what thickness it was. I do know it was thicker than the steel hoods.
If I had all my old rod action and street rod mags id have the article that got me makin my own hood out of aluminum.
Dave

enjenjo

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January 04, 2006, 07:01:43 PM
Well, I have some 062 here, but it seems too thin to please me. I'm thinking 083 may be better. this is for a real old sprint car resoration.
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January 04, 2006, 07:06:21 PM
H-14 half hard, .050" thick. Got a half sheet from Ron Covell for the hood top on the track roadster. It's UPS-able I think his web site is:  http://www.covel.biz

I haven't had a lot of luck with my local sheet metal guy for any thinner than .062". It's workable but tough.

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January 04, 2006, 07:24:41 PM
useta make irrigation pipe out of .050 and .064.....
can't remember the alloy,though..

H-11 make sense?
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January 04, 2006, 07:34:28 PM
What I have is 6061 T6. I bought it from http://www.allmetalsinc.com/ They're in Adrian mi. I'll do a profile and see how it comes out after bending it.
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