Making Hot Rod Door Panels

Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are.

Making hot rod door panels.

Mark any holes that will need to be put in. The project started off with cabinet building 101. Door panel kits we offer two types of door panel options for older and newer vehicles. This allowed the stuff to pretty much remain where it was under the false floor.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. 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 cardboard cut pretty easy with a few passes of a new utility knife. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. 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.

Door panels can be a real pain to build when you consider the types of materials available in sheet form. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. 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. They are vacuum molded and ready to be painted for a finished look.

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