Thread: Gaps & Windlace

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Originally Posted by rspears

I like the straps, too - I have dead bolt latches, but I have not gotten into the habit of latching them every time yet

Roger, here is a rather unique way of doing the same job as the straps with a more modern twist. I've thrown in a few extra pics to see a little more of the car.

Mike

Clever idea, Mike. Nice interior!!

That is a nice idea for the restraint, Mike, and it is indeed a very nice interior. Thanks for the post.

In that same area right behind the body door pillar, flowing into the flat panel beneath the window across the back my head liner panel forms a smooth curve at the top, but I have a seat belt retractor at the bottom that pushes me to a formed corner. I have a luan plywood flat panel across the back, secured with industrial velcro, but I've been pulling my hair out for two days on these curved filler panels, trying to keep them removable for access to a wiring and door light switches, but secure for upholstery. The curve is too tight for my nominal 3/32" FRP panel to bend easily, and package tray "mat board" material doesn't like the sharp corner at the bottom. 25" tall, ~18" right angle sweep at the top, and ~12" right angle at the bottom. Any thoughts on panel material for this filler panel?

Tape up some cardboard strips to shape then glass over it, Pull the glass sheet off the tape and you should have a filler panel...just a thought

Tracy,
Thanks for the idea, but I took another tack during the day.

My thanks to Lynn (Rumrumm) for his help this morning via e-mail. With his input I took a spray bottle of water, and misted the "package tray panel board" material which rendered it very much more flexible. I clamped it into place and let it dry, and as Lynn said it held the shape very well.

Here's a few shots of 1) the opportunity area, 2) the panel after drying clamped in place, 3) the angle pieces glued to the back side of the panel, 4) the panel in place, and 5) the rear panel and headliner support in place, close to being ready for covering.

The angles pieces are supports for acoustic ceiling tiles, thin but quite rigid. Those on the inside are there to stiffen the panel, and to align it with the steel structure. Those on the outside secure the panel to the door jamb, and provide a means of rolling the interior material over the edge, helping to fill the gap between the door pillar and the door panel (Thanks to Charlie Fisher for the help figuring that piece out).

There's still a lot to do, but today was a productive day after several sessions of frustration. I really appreciate the help, suggestions and direction that I get from CHR.

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

Tape up some cardboard strips to shape then glass over it, Pull the glass sheet off the tape and you should have a filler panel...just a thought

Tracy, are you suggesting to use fiberglass mat and resin over the cardboard to make the panel? If you were going to mount a stereo speaker in the panel, how thick should the finished 'glass panel be?

Mike