<html><body>There is a bit of interesting history here so the answer is not set in stone. When first designed as the "Hundred" Geoff Healey spece'd the various component's values on the drawings. In the floor area, he called for 18 ga. material. When the cars got into production at Longbridge, Austin's design office decided that they could save a few bucks by reducing the floor metal to .015. As production proceeded they discovered that when the cars settled to the floor, fully loaded, they could not open the doors! Quickly a solution had to be found. The floor material was removed and a "100" pattern was stamped into the panel to give it rigidity. (photo attached of my early 100, with welded in repair panel) ...all this to save a buck! That procedure became a manufacturing standard for these cars. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Harold Manifold via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "healeymanjim", "healeys@autox.team.net"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Friday April 9 2021 9:22:42AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] sheet metal<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The gauge differs in different areas or the
car. I have a completely dissembled Healey and can take
measurements if can tell me which parts.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Harold</p>
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Healeys</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 9, 2021 7:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] sheet metal</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">does anyone know what guage sheet metal used
in austin-healeys? </p>
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