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Thanks guys! It's getting there. I think it'll be a scary ride to begin with until I get a handle on driving it.
Thanks for the suggestion Clive, I understand. I might get some 16 or 18 for the drive shaft tunnel and the tranny tunnel. The reason for the 14 gauge is because I don't have a bead roller. Otherwise I would've used 18 gauge steel. I was told I need at least 14 gauge steel, without beads, so it doesn't tin can / flop around. There's some large sections that don't have any support to keep it from tin canning such as the area behind the seats and between the rear windows. The section that's welded in behind where the seat would go I cannot get to move or tin can. It might tin can if it were 18 gauge or even 16 possibly. Also, I plan to mount my break pedal on the firewall, so I need the strength. 16 gauge might have been fine but the car could benefit from a little weight (strength and power to weight ratio wise) going with 14 gauge. The only draw back is it's not easy bending 14 gauge compared to 18.
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