Does anyone know the grade of aluminum Barth used on both the sides and curved roof pieces of an 85 Regal? Thanks

Alloys have advanced a great deal in the last twenty years and many are suitable to match or join with the original. Here is a discussion of various alloys you can find. The 5052 is the most common but others can be ordered from a metal supplier. http://www.autoaluminum.org/ma...secID=6&ArticleID=10
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Originally posted by Jim and Tere:
Does anyone know the grade of aluminum Barth used on both the sides and curved roof pieces of an 85 Regal?

Talk to Steve and dustyjeeper. Both have re-skinned their Barth in several places.

Rivet Replacement.

Well we wanted a queen bed......

Now I'm not swearin' this is true, but I was told a long time ago that Grumman canoes came about due to rolls of aluminum that didn't quite pass the specs for aircraft. It was good stuff but it didn't meet the exact standards for planes, so somebody at Grumman [aircraft] came up with the bright idea of making canoes out of it instead of scrapping it. [ An idea that, in todays business atmosphere, would be laughed out of the boardroom.] Of course, Grumman canoes and rowboats are considered the best there are and many 40 and 50 year old hulls are still in use today, as compared to many other brands that lasted 10 years if you were lucky.
Did Barth perhaps use some of this discarded aircraft aluminum in their coaches?

Aluminum sheets are usually marked in thin blue ink giving the four digit alloy number followed by a letter and a one or two digit number indicating the heat or strain treatment. The markings are about half an inch high, and repeat themselves every foot or two. A common number for aircraft skin is 2024 T3. It is usually only on one side.

I have not had enough of my inside paneling off to really observe any numbers, sadly.

billh, I might replace the last word,"sadly", with "thankfully".