[tcb] Re: Sheet Metal

  • From: "mprime" <mprime6807@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:35:58 -0500

Oops...make that www.metwiz.com



-----Original Message-----
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of mprime
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:07 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Sheet Metal

I know this is a late reply, but I've heard nothing but good things =
about
the metal panels from www.metwiz.com.=20

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
Of Denis Dodson
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:49 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Sheet Metal

Ronnie , I replaced quit a bit of steel on Murray (my bus name) and I =
bought

more from Wolfsburg West than would if I had it to do over again. I =
don't=20
know where you are located, but I would say your first step should be to =

find a donor bus. Forgive me Bay owners, I don't mean this as a slam, =
but=20
there are alot more post '67 busses than pre-'67s and it should not be =
too=20
hard to let your fingers do the walking and find a boneyard or a cheap =
bus=20
to part out. Ask Dan, he was looking for a parts bus and ended up with a =

better bus. Buy a 18volt De Walt sawsall and a bunch of blades and have =
fun.

Flat steel can be bought in small sheets easily, even Home Depot has =
some=20
thicker stock. Rocker panels are sold in long full pieces and I only =
ended=20
up using a couple of feet and gave away the rest.

So, I guess my point is not to buy new until you know that you can't =
find=20
what you need used.

I hope I helped you.









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