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worthidlj	worthidlj posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 13, Visits: 1.2K	Hi Everyone, Been a while since I've posted but been enjoying reading the projects being done by others. I'm slowly (ever so!) restoring my Austin 7 chassis and will be ordering an ash frame to mount a body to the chassis. Traditionally this is covered in 20g (approx. 0.7mm) thick Aluminium panels but was wondering if anyone would recommend a resin infusion stack that would give similar strength? I'd like to think that a stack of ProFinish/Bi-Axial/Bi-Axial/Diolen would be reasonable but am certainly open to suggestions. It probably won't be ready for the body until next year but getting this information now gets those thoughts out of my head and means I can concentrate on more important things like finishing the chassis first!! Thanks in advance for any help/ advice. Cheers, David Edited 9 Years Ago by worthidlj
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worthidlj - 9 Years Ago

0.7mm is quite thin, you would be about there with one layer of 200gsm and one layer of 450gsm...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

Hi Hanaldo thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have clarified that when I mentioned that the...

worthidlj - 9 Years Ago

Want do you want these panels to be? Lighter than the ali, stronger than the ali, same as the ali?...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

I'd be looking at having a similar, if not slightly better strength than the ali. I suppose I don't...

worthidlj - 9 Years Ago

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