Making Hot Rod Door Panels

Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task.

Making hot rod door panels.

This allowed the stuff to pretty much remain where it was under the false floor. 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. The project started off with cabinet building 101.

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

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. The cardboard cut pretty easy with a few passes of a new utility knife. The abs replacement door panels are offered for selected vehicles made in the mid 1970 s and newer. Mark any holes that will need to be put in.

Cowl boards are a compressed waterproof cardboard primarily used in older vehicle applications. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Door panel kits we offer two types of door panel options for older and newer vehicles. A false floor with a hinged door was constructed.