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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: mikiep1986 on February 03, 2009, 15:39:08

Title: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 03, 2009, 15:39:08: im after some hollow rectangular section ive tryed everywhere all i can find on ebay is stainless steel which i dnt want .

i need it to weld on as passenger sill as ive cut the whole thing off my disco ? ive managed to get a piece to do the drivers side but now im stuck and cant finish the passanger side .

well im after ideally : 90mm x 50mm x 4mm wall and about 2mtrs long ?

but if i cant get that size : 100mm x 50mm x 3-4 mm wall should be just as good ?

does anyone have any ideas

cheers mike
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: Disco_Stu on February 03, 2009, 17:43:46: Best looking at your local suppliers to be honest. Try a google search along the lines of "steel suppliers wigan" or have a look in the yellow pages or thompson. Thats how I get mine.

Stu.
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 03, 2009, 18:13:19: yea ive tryed all that the cheapest ive seen so far is 7 mtr length for £80 delivered cant really pay that much ? local scrappers aint got nothing ?
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: clbarclay on February 03, 2009, 19:06:01: Do you have a metal supermarkets near you?
http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/MSC-storefinder.aspx?Region=UK&Map=UK

The not the cheapest, but will sell you the exact length you ask for rather than dealing in only whole lengths.
IIRC it cost £36 for 2x 1.4m lengths from them 2 years ago.

90x50 is an odd size. 100x50 is much more common size.

I used 100x50x3 to replace the sills on my RRC, which was an ideal height, but the origional sill was more like 60mm wide. I chopped out all of the rotten sill and replaced the body mounting brackets, rather than welding box into what was left of the origional sill. The one thing I would do differently though would be to weld some tree sliders onto the box section before welding it to the vehicle.
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: karlo on February 03, 2009, 19:25:30: Or http://www.metalsdirectuk.com/ (http://www.metalsdirectuk.com/) and http://www.metals4u.co.uk/products.asp?Cat_ID=56 (http://www.metals4u.co.uk/products.asp?Cat_ID=56)
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: Disco-andy on February 03, 2009, 20:01:08: I have used these in the past and had no problems not sure on what sizes though

Fred R Powell & Son Ltd
Avonside Road
Bristol
Avon BS2 0TS


Telephone:


0117 9717971 Magnify telephone number

Fax:


0117 9719864
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 03, 2009, 20:43:43: cheers guys shall have a try of these tommorow and hopefully can get my truck finished
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: hairyasswelder on February 05, 2009, 13:50:19: Quote from: mikiep1986 on February 03, 2009, 20:43:43
cheers guys shall have a try of these tommorow and hopefully can get my truck finished

Where are you ?

I can get most sizes and sometimes offcuts ;)

£80 is taking the ------ ;)

Steve
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 14:26:16: im in bristol ? and what sort of sizes can you get ?

cheers mike
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 14:30:31: Quote from: clbarclay on February 03, 2009, 19:06:01
Do you have a metal supermarkets near you?
http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/MSC-storefinder.aspx?Region=UK&Map=UK

. The one thing I would do differently though would be to weld some tree sliders onto the box section before welding it to the vehicle.

na aint got any metal supermarkets near me . . and was thinking of doing tree sliders but didnt want them in the end .
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: hairyasswelder on February 05, 2009, 17:14:49: Quote from: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 14:26:16
im in bristol ? and what sort of sizes can you get ?

cheers mike

Bristol is a bit far :(

Use steelstocks regular through work ,

90x50 is not a standard size ;) 100x50x3/4 is prob closest standard

Steve
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: Jimbo on February 05, 2009, 18:49:52: Try looking for a local fabricators place, somewhere that makes things out of steel - we've got a really friendly place (no where near you unfortunately :(), and they'll sell you the offcuts from long lengths..........normally for a 'drink'.

I got a 2m long length of 3"x4" section for a tenner...........the bloke actually cut it for me off a huge long lump !
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 19:20:01: Quote from: hairyasswelder on February 05, 2009, 17:14:49
Quote from: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 14:26:16
im in bristol ? and what sort of sizes can you get ?

cheers mike

Bristol is a bit far :(

Use steelstocks regular through work ,

90x50 is not a standard size ;) 100x50x3/4 is prob closest standard

Steve

awwwwww shame but thanxs anyway dude

and jimbo thanx for that didnt know fabrication places sell bits etc ? shall ava lil look 2morow

cheers mike
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: hairyasswelder on February 05, 2009, 20:08:14: Quote from: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 19:20:01
Quote from: hairyasswelder on February 05, 2009, 17:14:49
Quote from: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 14:26:16
im in bristol ? and what sort of sizes can you get ?

cheers mike

Bristol is a bit far :(

Use steelstocks regular through work ,

90x50 is not a standard size ;) 100x50x3/4 is prob closest standard

Steve

awwwwww shame but thanxs anyway dude

and jimbo thanx for that didnt know fabrication places sell bits etc ? shall ava lil look 2morow

cheers mike

Of course we sell off cuts....... keeps us in Tea ;) ;)
Title: Re: box section needed
Post by: mikiep1986 on February 05, 2009, 22:33:28: ahhhhh see i knew there was a reason for it . . . . .