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Offline lowbrowbsa

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base gasket
« on: 25.07. 2012 13:38 »
just woundering does anyone know what type of gasket papper the base gasket is or another alternative ????
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Re: base gasket
« Reply #1 on: 25.07. 2012 13:50 »
Just about any automotive place will sell gasket paper, you can buy it in sheets or rolls depending on how much you need. It comes in varying thicknesses but I usually use .4mm which is about .016".
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Re: base gasket
« Reply #2 on: 25.07. 2012 14:00 »
cheers brian ill get me sum is this size good for all top end  *smile*
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Re: base gasket
« Reply #3 on: 25.07. 2012 20:08 »
A couple of trade names for the material I use are Klingersil and Novus45
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Re: base gasket
« Reply #4 on: 25.07. 2012 21:10 »
 I make all my own gaskets, 0.4 & 0.8mm are the two thicknesses I use. 0.8 on that one.
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