tubing size?

[Rustybuggy]

Ok the wife is telling me the buggy budget is running low for this month ... man that went fast, but she is real close to running... the buggy not the wife ( I hope )
I was thinking of getting the metal tubing to do the floor rails. I figure that part of the project will take me a little while to complete since i am going to have to beg steal and borrow the needed tools to do it
But the question is what size tubing should I use ? I was thinking of a 2 x 2 tubing but i don't know if that is correct. Then there is thickness 3/16 or 1/4 or whatever. Oh man just typing this has brought up more questions
I am starting to lose sleep over this project everytime I lay down to go to sleep I think of the Buggy and all the things I need to do on it

[jspbtown]

I bought all my steel for the frame (1"x2") and all the polished diamondplate for the floors from Discount Steel (internet) and it was delivered to my door for $260.00




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[Rustybuggy]

which diamond plate did you buy , 3003? 6061? 5086? and how thick? how big of a sheet? they all seem very high priced The tubing is very cheap I like that.

[jspbtown]

3/16 (.1875")
3003
I can't remember the exact size I ordered but I guessed at 2 feet wide by 4'6" long and it came up to $86 a sheet.

6' of 14 gauge rectangular tube 1"x2" was $16
6' of 11 gauge rectangular tube 1"x2" was $20 ( ican't remember which I used but I am 90% sure it was 14 gauge.

so thas $85 + $85 + $16 + $16 = $202. Then shipping. They have a location in Fort WorthTX so its probably allot cheaper to ship to you then to me in Mass. Or you can pick up.

[Rustybuggy]

MANY THANKS FOR THE HELP!! Looks like I have a good starting point

[Bryan Porter]

You can get all that at triple s steel on 59 and 610 the street name won't come to me so let your fingers do the walking they allso have drop for sale. Drop is when they cut a piece of steel what is left they sell for scrap and you can save $$$$

[ckolek]

Irvington , is the street name

[blackthree4me]

Trippel S is a fun place to go get your steel the experiance is worth the waite
candy land for fabricators
blackthree4me