Building Custom Door Panels

Cut the template with a utility knife.

Building custom door panels.

Be sure to mark all holes for the clips and door handles. Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens. Pairs of 6 5s and an 8. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its shape. What methods did you use. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick.

This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. How to design build custom door panels produced by national academy of mobile electronics founder michael breault of san diego ca 1994 copyright owner.

This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker. Door panels for billy s durango. 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.

Standard door widths can vary from 30 to 32 to 36. 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. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results.

The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.