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Old 12-13-2010, 04:24 PM   #120 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by conehead433 View Post
I saw some plastic 4 x 8 wall panels at Lowe's that were only about $16. It's pretty thin stuff and pretty flexible. I thought it might make a good belly pan material for my 1999 Chevrolet Metro. Anyone have any experience with this or other similar materials?
The material would make great 'skin' but would require close grouping of its support structure between spans.The coroplast might offer the 'smoothness' and rigidity you need with gravity acting on it constantly, and allow further distance between support structures ( lighter weight/simpler fabrication ).
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