Fire wall engine side,stainless turned

["The Bat" out of hell]

I was looking around ,thinking it would be nice to add a stainless engine turned fire wall,but had a hard time finding info about anything like sheet at a low cost,tell I found this;
http://www.acitydiscount.com/AAA-Fu...Steel-30-x-30-Square-TTSS3030.0.39737.1.1.htm
Has anyone found any thing for less $$
The table top with the stainless engine turned is a lot less then just buying sheet from others? Who's found better?

 

[Youngster]

That ain't a bad price for a piece that size. I don't think you'll find much better.

ron

 

[LumenAl]

That ain't a bad price for a piece that size. I don't think you'll find much better.

ron

I agree with Ron... Looks to me like a pretty good deal... you could buy a sheet of SS then turn it yourself? Way to much work to get it done and look rights... hours!

 

[donsrods]

Yep, I've done small switch panels and things like that, and even those took forever to do. I can't imagine hand engine turning a whole firewall. Engine turning sure looks good though.

Don

 

[Lowrollerchevy]

well to have one shipped from texas to me in NY, the calculated shipping is $166.91, so the value goes right out the window really ....

and the stainless is probably something in the .050 range

metalsdepot.com says:

18 GA. (.048+/-) thick T304 Stainless Steel Sheet - Brush / Polish Finish
4 X 8 Ft.
$309.44

thats $150 / firewall :lol:

call some of the metal supply warehouses in your area, most will cut you a piece to your liking

 

[LumenAl]

Another idea since they are a restaurant supply place is to call some of them locally as well... just food for thought...

 

["The Bat" out of hell]

SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD IDEA,must be something loco,i'm in Miami.

Another idea since they are a restaurant supply place is to call some of them locally as well... just food for thought...

 

[LKE]

Another idea since they are a restaurant supply place is to call some of them locally as well... just food for thought...

Also try local cabinet and countertop wholesale suppliers. They sell thin sheets also. I think Chemtech is the manufacture.

 

[bill4u6]

i work at lowes i bought a ss back splash for a stove . $34.00 and cut it to fit.

 

[TRoadster]

This is not exactly for a firewall but... I received my new Speedway Motors catalog today and thumbed through it before heading into work. They have a 6" wide aluminum panel(four of five different lenghts) that is engine turned for a dash. Of course the prices go up and the length gets longer.

 

[EX JUNK]

That is exactly what I used on my dash during my last rebuild. I really like the look of the engine turned dash panel because it brings back a look that was in vogue when these cars were originally built.

 

[norseman]

engine turning stuff isnt difficult but it requires a great deal of patience and time to make it look right.
Ive got a jig setup for my drill press.
What it amounts to is a board that bolts to my drill press table that is all marked out in I believe 1/4 inch lines all running left to right. Then I have a metal yardstick that I clamp to those lines.
In the chuck is a 3/8ths bolt with a piece of leather glued to the head.
On the leather I lightly apply valve lapping compound.
Start up in the upper right corner of the material and work to the left moving the piece 1/4 inch at a time on the yardstick.
Do 1 line then move the yardstick back one line on the board and start on a 1/4 inch stagger from the first line.
Its a bit time consuming to figure out but Im only limited by the depth of the throat on my drillpress. If I can do it ANYONE can do it..
The nicer material you start with the nicer your end results will be. patience patience patience... Paul