Building Custom Door Panels

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

Building custom door panels.

Stretch method and bumper repair filler. Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. 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. Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker.

Share pics and vid on our fb at. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.

What methods did you use. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its shape. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Be sure to mark all holes for the clips and door handles.

For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. Pairs of 6 5s and an 8. Standard door widths can vary from 30 to 32 to 36.

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. How to design build custom door panels produced by national academy of mobile electronics founder michael breault of san diego ca 1994 copyright owner. Cut the template with a utility knife.

Door panels for billy s durango.