I will be doing some custom ducting for my cars radiator and oil cooler here soon. I need to find out where to get some larger sheets of aluminum so i can begin to fab some stuff up. I thought someone might have an idea where i can pick some up at before i start going around to machine shops asking.

Thanks,
Austin

 

home depot might have some sheets of thin stuff, you dont need it to be real thick.

ask a local welding shop, or the yellow pages for welding or metal supplies

if you have a sheet metal place like the kind that make ducts they will have it too

 

Thorney's boy paint your whole car?! More pics fool!

 

If you know someone in printing, thats a very good source. My shop throws out a few hundred pounds of aluminum sheet metal every week.

 

try looking in hyattsville, md.

i used to work for a machine shop there, and we got every piece of material we used within a 5 minute drive. theres tons of supply shops around there.

 

Austin - home depot or lowes has like 4' x 4' sheets

 

^^i got the same from the local parts/hardware store

 

Thanks for the replies guys. i wasnt sure if home depot would carry it. I will put the car up in the air today and measure and then make some calls and stop buy home depot.

-Austin

 

Shineauto makes a nice undertray for the front airdam of the FD... I've been bugging them to make something for the FC since riveted aluminum is less then subtle. It's relatively cheap, like 115 bucks I believe.

 

I have it, but its only for their Burnout bumper, I believe.

 

Mcmaster carr

 

www.mcmaster.com and www.metalsdepot.com

that's where i get all my raw materials for test parts. to oder loads of stuff i use a different distributor, but if you're only doing one run then these are the places to check.

hope that helps,
TR

 

Hey I can help you out with the sheet metal. I have 1/8 thru 1/2 inch thick sheet metal at my job. We have tons of scrap pieces laying around so if you don not mind driving to Aberdeen to pick it up I can give it to you then. Just pm me if you want some.