Body Metal/gage

[Tim P.]

Any body know what gage the metal used in the trucks in 1972 for minor patch work kinda dumb in that area Tim P.

[oldschoolrods]

if you have some old body metal laying around I'd just measure it with a micrometer...unless someone on here knows the guage..

[FORDification]

awdammit! I saw this post just prior to going to the shop this morning, so while I was there I snipped a piece of sheetmeal from a roof panel so I could swing it by a friend's house on the way home to mic it (I don't have a micrometer), but completely forgot about it. It's still in my pocket!

[Tim P.]

Good thing you didn't go to the Airport

[FORDification]

The piece of metal is STILL in my pocket...if nobody has responded by tomorrow, I'll go ahead and mic it and post what I find out tomorrow evening.

[FORDification]

Well, my wife grabbed my pants and sent them through the wash, so the metal got lost. Ended up going back to the shop for another piece.

It measures out at .031, which is 22-gauge steel.

Hope this helps.

[Tim P.]

Thanks Keith tho Im suprized that its that thin of gage metal for a door, for that years. Tim P.

[FORDification]

The sample piece I measured was from a roof panel. But I'm a little surprised too. I was thinking it would be heavier. Just for peace of mind, when I hit the shop next to start doing some welding on my cab, I'm going to take measurements from a hood and a door and compare them to the roof piece.

[Tim P.]

Thanks I'll probaly go with alittle heavier gage for patch work anyways. By the way your truck is turning out nice you really are putting some time into it and very though on the restro nice to see that and documented nicely some very go info on the details Thank You. Tim P.