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02-23-2010 08:57 AM #1
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Door panels?
I'm working on my friend's rambler and she has this terrible particle board that needs to be replaced. We're discussing what to replace it with.
What do you guys use for door panels? 1/8th plywood or plastic or something else maybe?
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02-23-2010 09:26 AM #2
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most of my friends use Luan 1/4 inch but they all have older cars where the panels are straight.
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02-23-2010 01:15 PM #3
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Excellent advice Here!
Click on this link:http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/54...oorpanels.html I used this in my '54 Ford budget build,all 4 panels only $120.
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03-06-2010 10:54 AM #4
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We use .040 aluminum,It is strong and can bend in to place
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03-07-2010 08:17 AM #5
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Here's a thread on door panels ran a few months back.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41468
Good luck,
Jim
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03-08-2010 06:23 PM #6
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aluminum and fiberglass was used to make this panel
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03-08-2010 06:26 PM #7
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again aluminum with 1/8 hard foam and a 1/4 inch detail panel sanded to shape
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03-08-2010 08:41 PM #8
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[QUOTE=RECOVERY ROOM;
again aluminum with 1/8 hard foam and a 1/4 inch detail panel sanded to shape[/QUOTE]
These are beautiful! Excellent work! How did you fasten them to the door?"It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out." - H.G. Wells
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03-09-2010 04:49 AM #9
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Recovery Room your works looks great and it's always clean with nice lines just how I like my interiors to look. I think sometimes people just do way to much and they forget that the car is suppose to be the main focal point and then the interior.
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03-10-2010 10:02 AM #10
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That is a very clean look.
Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM
aluminum and fiberglass was used to make this panel
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04-22-2010 08:14 PM #11
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04-22-2010 08:16 PM #12
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04-27-2010 06:54 AM #13
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What I'd like to see is what's under all that nicely stitched leather. How It's all put together. I'm wanting to do my 41 which has flat panels but I'd like to add designs to it. I prefer a "no sew" method. I've seen just about every net posted DIY and most are pretty bland. I like your style but you are light years ahead of most beginners because of sewing/stitching. Show us some simplified "cut and paste" that most could accomplish. Thanks and I really like your work. =robert=
Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM
aluminum and fiberglass was used to make this panelKeep on cuttin and gluein.. No needles required... ~robert
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04-27-2010 04:02 PM #14
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All of our stuff takes more than a "cut and paste" approach,Thanks for looking at the work!
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04-27-2010 06:42 PM #15
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That is a HUGE understatement! Your work is incredible, you are one of the 'Elite' interior craftsman. Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM
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