<VV> FC Panel repair using clarks steel side patch panel

[James Davis]

They are OK.  I have used then on the ramp and the left side.  They are 
very thin, 0.032 inches thick (21 gauge) as opposed to the 0.049 thick (18 
gauge) stock panels.  That makes welding of the dissimilar panels 
tricky.   Since it is a blind weld, you can't metal work the seam.   Being 
thin it is easy to re-bend them for proper fit.  There are no drain holes 
in the bottom, but that is easy to fix with a metal stretcher.
Jim Davis

At 09:01 PM 1/5/2005, Vairbilly@aol.com wrote:
>Can anyone comment on using the steel patch panel 6-8 inches high and 4  foot
>long that clarks sells. As to how well it fits in behind the drivers side
>panel and to how it is curved at the bottom ? I have a friend that does 
>welding
>and would like to try to use Clarks repair panel if possible.
>
>                                                             Thanks for any
>info Bill Rudolph (Corvair  Atlanta)