Tuesday, March 10, 2009

A competitor for AD Inc.

What on earth is this piece of sheet metal ?
Is it a reproduction panel which can be obtained from NPD for $18.95, manufactured by American Designer Inc. in Canada ?

You guessed right ! It's not.
I made it out of 0.9 mm sheet metal plate using cardboard as a pattern and a hammer as a tool. There is no repair panel available for this part of the floor unless you want to buy the full center transition floorpan which is both expensive and difficult to replace.

There is a small flange in the transition crossmember that was suitable for seam-welding.

The darning on the left side is made by the Swede, not by me.
I might consider establishing a sheet metal workshop and competing against American Designer Inc. with higher quality and lower prices. The is a huge demand in the market for this product.

Or maybe I should just settle down and replace the driver side as well.

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