Building Custom Door Panels

Standard door widths can vary from 30 to 32 to 36.

Building custom door panels.

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. What methods did you use. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.

For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.

Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Pairs of 6 5s and an 8.

Share pics and vid on our fb at. If you want to construct a panel without using an old one tape kraft paper to the inside of the door and trace the pattern onto the paper. How to design build custom door panels produced by national academy of mobile electronics founder michael breault of san diego ca 1994 copyright owner. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.

Stretch method and bumper repair filler. Cut the template with a utility knife. Door panels for billy s durango. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its shape.

Be sure to mark all holes for the clips and door handles.