Request for dimensions of hell hole sheetmetal Options

[biosurfer1]

The company I work for has a sheetmetal shop at our main office and after talking to them, they will cut out whatever pieces I need to repair my hell hole.

I need to know two things...first, what gauge sheetmetal is required? also, does any one have the dimensions of the patches required for repairing the hell hole?

thanks

[dbgriffith75]

I'm using 24 gauge sheet metal to do the repair work. It's sturdy enough to stay rigid, but light enough to easily form.

One thing I'm working on right now is making a template out of 2x6 lumber. I don't have it done yet so I can't provide you with pics, but I cut about 6 lengths about 1 foot each. I made a template out of cardboard to get the angles right, then traced it on to the first piece. I used a bandsaw to make the cut, tho I'm sure a jig saw would work just as well. I only have the first piece done at this point, but I'm working from the wall toward the engine, making each new piece of lumber for that specific area of the hell hole to get as close to an original look as possible. I cut 6 lengths but I think it's only going to take 4 to reach the edge of the shelf- I planned to make mistakes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Once I have the template made, I'm just going to form the sheet metal on it. I thought this a better way to do the forming as I was leary of doing a bunch of hammering on the already existing yet falling apart hell hole. I think it will turn out pretty decent even though it won't be an exact match.

Just a thought if you want to give it a try.