Building Custom Door Panels

For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Building custom door panels.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. Standard door widths can vary from 30 to 32 to 36. Stretch method and bumper repair filler.

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. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock. Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.

Be sure to mark all holes for the clips and door handles. What methods did you use. Pairs of 6 5s and an 8. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.

Door panels for billy s durango. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its shape. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick.

Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. 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 series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Cut the template with a utility 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.