deuce sheet metal thickness

[ah1955]

With the weather breaking soon (I hope) will be starting to do some body work on my deuce and was wondering if anyone would know what gauge sheet metal would be best to use to weld into the rocker panal area and the bottom of the door.
I could just gauge what is used from new and match but I thought I saw a post a while ago from someone who rebuilt there rocker panals(could not find what I was thinking about) Would like any suggestions about metal gauges what would be easy to work yet would match up and hold up.
I'm planning to weld in my replacment panals, so would crimp to off set the end of replacment and try to get a butt weld that could be ground flush and feathered out.
Thanks for any help and ideas.

 

[acetomatoco]

Just measure the thickness of the original with a 0-1 micrometer and buy some stock of the same thickness... I wouldn't bother trying to make it too pretty, cuz it would not emulate the real thing... take a look at some trucks as repaired by the Military while the trucks were in service...But, in the end, you only have to please yourself. ACE