Can anyone advise the gauge or thickness of the material for the S Type 65 skin or panels

 

I am not sure but can tell you that the S-type fenders are crazy strong as I had to use a frame puller with two chains on each rear fender just to get a minor 1/2" bow on the rear fenders to ensure there was no tire rub when I did the body work. These cars are made like a tank.

 

Unfortunately this is not commonly published information. The various steel panel thicknesses are measure using the Standard Wire Gauge system, (SWG). The UK supplier of Jaguar panels, Martin Robey, may be able to help you.

Martin Robey

 

Is Martin Robeyy the only manufacture of jag panels world wide

 

Do you have body damage or ? What is the reason for your question?


Other than the doors, hood, trunk the rest is a one shell. You can get used parts for an S-type and for body sections that are not the above sectional parts you can find wrecking yards whom may cut out the section your are missing.

 

My car has had panel damage bogged over. The creases are to tight I think to straighten and not a lot of s type wrecks in Darwin Australia. Looking at my options ie costs to see if I can replace panels. Only need front of LH fender ans sills. The rest I can cut and paste.

 

As far as I know, Martin Robey is the only manufacturer of panels for the classic Jaguars now. I think they do ship to Oz, but bear in mind only a small subset of the original panels are made, namely those that tend to rust out.

What I do know is that the sill sections are a far thicker gauge than the other panels, 16 swg I believe.

 

Picures of damaged panels would help. There are many "panel beaters", "metal shapers" in
Australia that could be of some help possible, see All MetalShaping - Powered by vBulletin

 

clean the sides of the panel on both sides and measure with a caliper.

 

I did that on a piece of scrap from a S type door skin (I never throw anything away!)

Measured about 0.039" or 1.01mm on my calipers. According to Wiki, that equals 19SWG.

Hope this helps!

 

I think the door skins are always thinner than the rest of the body panels, because the door skins need to be "pliable" or "bendable", whereas the wings and other "permanent" panels need to be sturdy.