Posted for "sqpilot@earthlink" <sqpilot@earthlink.net>:

Hi, Rusty....I was in Lowe's hardware the other day, purchasing a piece of 11/2" x 1/8 aluminum strap to mount my radiator.  I noticed that they also have steel pieces in similar sizes.  They have it in narrow strips, something like 3/4" wide up to and including 3 inches wide, with thickness in the neighborhood of 1/16 and 1/8 inch, in lengths of 2 feet, 4 feet, and 8 feet.  I think it is considerably less expensive than Aircraft Spruce, and there are no shipping charges.  I have used steel strips similar to this to secure the mufflers on the tractor-trailer rigs I repair.  Hope this is of some use?  Paul Conner