Making Hot Rod Door Panels

This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels.

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. Add a logos or designs if desired. 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 abs replacement door panels are offered for selected vehicles made in the mid 1970 s and newer.

A false floor with a hinged door was constructed. They are vacuum molded and ready to be painted for a finished look. Door panel kits we offer two types of door panel options for older and newer vehicles. Cowl boards are a compressed waterproof cardboard primarily used in older vehicle applications.

This allowed the stuff to pretty much remain where it was under the false floor. Upholster door panels without sewing by using this layering technique. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. 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.

Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto 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. The project started off with cabinet building 101.

For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. The cardboard cut pretty easy with a few passes of a new utility knife.