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Abo Bob

By Abo Bob,
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B-Man Grand Master

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Capral Aluminium - they have stores all over the place -there is one is Brookvale that I use.

They sell in very big sheets - so you may have to ask for a half one.

What do you need Bob ? I may have some left over from when I made my air filter cover for the old Skyline. (god that was a work of art)

N1GTR Grand Master

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Umm I need about 600x400 at a rough guess. Biggest piece 280x155 (2 of them), and some other bits.

I'm making a catch can. I was hoping to get a sheet cos I want to get it professionally cut and welded.

You mean a huge one? Otherwise why bother, justjap etc sell them so cheap, there's even a trader on here selling 1L ones from memory

EDIT: They're 800ml

Duncan Grand Master

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Adam we are about to buy a sheet have some catch cans to make up as well, let me know if you want some of it.

we got 1.2 for the bodywork from capral and was going to grab some 3mm for the catch cans.

Abo Bob Grand Master

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You mean a huge one? Otherwise why bother, justjap etc sell them so cheap, there's even a trader on here selling 1L ones from memory

EDIT: They're 800ml

Cos they are shit. I already have one shit catch can. I don't want another.

Mine will fit an R34 GTT perfectly.

JAS-25T Grand Master

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Yeah, coming from a background of fabrication I would say that it would only cost an extra $50 or so dollars for an off the shelf non "shit" one. The amount of time you spend on chasing things up for the fabricator (who should have access to sheet aluminium :() is probably worth the $50. So I say, unless you need one to fit a certain space in the engine bay buy one off the shelf.

edit: added bit - to answer your question. Blackwoods and Capral.

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