Making Hot Rod Door Panels

They are vacuum molded and ready to be painted for a finished look.

Making hot rod door panels.

Door panels can be a real pain to build when you consider the types of materials available in sheet form. Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are. Upholster door panels without sewing by using this layering technique. The abs replacement door panels are offered for selected vehicles made in the mid 1970 s and newer.

Door panel kits we offer two types of door panel options for older and newer vehicles. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. This allowed the stuff to pretty much remain where it was under the false floor. 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.

The project started off with cabinet building 101. Mark any holes that will need to be put in. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels.

This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. 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. Add a logos or designs if desired.

For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.