Making Hot Rod Door Panels

The project started off with cabinet building 101.

Making hot rod door panels.

They are vacuum molded and ready to be painted for a finished look. The abs replacement door panels are offered for selected vehicles made in the mid 1970 s and newer. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Upholster door panels without sewing by using this layering technique.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. 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. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. A false floor with a hinged door was constructed.

Add a logos or designs if desired. Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are. 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. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.

Cowl boards are a compressed waterproof cardboard primarily used in older vehicle applications. Mark any holes that will need to be put in. Door panels can be a real pain to build when you consider the types of materials available in sheet form. Door panel kits we offer two types of door panel options for older and newer vehicles.

This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.