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07-16-2007, 10:38 AM
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custom door panels & flame headliner
Im wanting to make custom door panels for my 71. Im gonna cover them in gray tweed with billet armrests, billet door handles, chrome lights, and chrome pwr window switches. Has anybody got any ideas I could use as a base to make these out of. I just want them flat. The local upholstry shop has a waterproof cardboard but wants $50 sheet and get 1 panel from 1 sheet. Also I want to do a flame pattern headliner and need a base for that also.
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07-16-2007, 11:07 AM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
you could probably find that same stuff at a sign shop for less, or get a sheet of paneling
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07-16-2007, 04:52 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
I was going to do the same thing with mine, but just using my original metal panels as the base...
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07-16-2007, 05:34 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
go to Home Depot and ask one of the dudes wearing an orange vest for a 4' x 8' sheet (1/8" thick) of luan ...
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07-16-2007, 05:43 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
Not cheap, but we use UHMW at work, very thin and rigid
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07-16-2007, 06:43 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
How about Masonite from Home Depot...M2C
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07-16-2007, 07:16 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
masonite is pretty standard. i'd just paint it to protect from moisture. it's basically very dense cardboard.
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07-16-2007, 07:22 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
PM 70c10. He makes what you are looking for, and may be able to help you.
http://tjazcustoms.freeservers.com/index.html That is his website with pictures of his work!!
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07-16-2007, 07:23 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
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07-16-2007, 07:25 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
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07-16-2007, 08:16 PM
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Re: custom door panels & flame headliner
how long were the factory door panels? front to back
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