Making Hot Rod Door Panels

But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results.

Making hot rod door panels.

They are vacuum molded and ready to be painted for a finished look. The abs replacement door panels are offered for selected vehicles made in the mid 1970 s and newer. To make the holes i used a gasket punch at first and for the larger holes but for small door panel clip holes i just drilled 1 2 holes like the original had and cleaned the edge with a sharp knife. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors.

Mark any holes that will need to be put in. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think.

This allowed the stuff to pretty much remain where it was under the false floor. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. The project started off with cabinet building 101. A false floor with a hinged door was constructed.

The cardboard cut pretty easy with a few passes of a new utility knife. Add a logos or designs if desired. Door panel kits we offer two types of door panel options for older and newer vehicles. Upholster door panels without sewing by using this layering technique.

This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are.