MusPuppis Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Called around today trying to get an estimate on the steel I'm gonna need for my pans and frame rails.. Jesus.. 5ft x 5ft 18 guage sheet metal for the pans (I want atleast 2x what I will actually need. I need a LARGE margin for error) - 140$ 14ft 2x3 square tube - 120$ Having never really bought steel before, I dunno if those prices are normal or not, but I was really expecting it to be alow lower for some reason. Like 100$-120$ for both items, heh. Bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 http://www.baddogparts.com 280Z Frame Rails - These are now available for 1975-78 280Zs. These fit over the existing rails and weld right on. Twice the thickness of OEM. Sold individually for $60.00 I dont know.. but $60 for pre built frame rails are CHEAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I just went down today and bought a stick of 1x3" 14gauge 15' long tubing for $30 (brand new steel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 That does seem overpriced. I've been buying some stuff from http://www.onlinemetals.com because they're about 15 minutes from my house. They are pretty overpriced IMO, and they have the 2 x 3 square tube .083 wall for $33.75 for a 7' long stick. They didn't have 18 gauge sheet on their website, but I'd bet that is about 1/2 the cost of what you're talking about from the other place. Also a lot of places charge a LOT more if you have them cut the pieces down. You might want to check what the price is for a whole sheet of 18 gauge (probably 4' x 8'), and a whole stick of 2 x 3 (probably 20' long). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar240z Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 try checking at home depot or orchard supply hardware... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 China and India are buying every bit of steel they can lay their hands on and driving the pride up to like twice of what it was 18 months ago. The two biggest economies in the world are both superheated with expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayz Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 My sheet metal cost: -4ft x 8ft 20 guage sheet metal for the pans fo 30$ USD -20ft 2x3 square tube for 55$ USD -Channel 20 ft 4x2 for 70$. I build a 12 tons press with that!! This is in Canada, probably the same price as in the US. This is from the supplier directly, a huge Iron shop. Try to find a supplier in the yellow pages, stores like Home Depot will rip you off big time !! From a supplier steel is cheaper than you think!! Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hat1324 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 i paid $65 for a 4'x8' sheet of 14ga and $35 for 10' of 3"x1" squar tubing for my subframe connectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusPuppis Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah, Home Depo is even worse than the places I called. I basicly went into the phone book and started at the first supplier listed and worked my way down, one by one. The price I listed above was the cheapest I found. Oh well, Just gonna have to dig deep into mah pockets, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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