Door panel project again

[Young Ed]

Finally made some progress on this. My previous thread is way old so I'm just going to start a new one with the pictures and the end result. All the materials are from JoAnn fabrics except the board itself which is hardboard from menards. I reused the bottom stainless by clamping it to my workbench and carefully reopened it with a small wonder bar. I had trouble getting the cloth to stay put so I glued it on itself so I was putting a double layer in the stainless. Now that I've been using them a bit a few spots of the vinyl have pulled out of the stainless so when I do the rear two I will double up both the vinyl and cloth before smashing the stainless back. Smashing was done with a piece of oak 1x6 and a hammer. On the first one I reattched the stainless to the board and then glued the batting on in two pieces. The second one I covered the whole board in batting and then put the stainless on. It made it harder to see the marks for the stainless but overall I am going to use that method on the other two. Thats how the OEM ones were too. After letting them dry for a day they were flipped over and pulled tight. The glued to the back. At the two bottom corners you have to make V cuts to get them to lay flat.

Edited September 6, 2010 by Young Ed

[Young Ed]

The finished product.

Edited September 6, 2010 by Young Ed

[55 Fargo]

That looks great Ed, nice color combo too........Fred

[JoelOkie]

It looks great. I'm glad to see the procedure. My wife has been saying she thought we could do ours ourselves. Joel

[P-12 Tommy]

Purdy darn good for a do-it-yourselfer.

Tom

[BobT-47P15]

Good job, Ed. Looks nice.

[Young Ed]

Update again. Now working on the rears. Had to practically gut the interior to work on these. Will probably put carpet and dynamat in the floor while I'm at it. Anyway the old panel has a 3-4 spots that look like they had screws through them holding the door panel to the side. I do see 1 screw still in its hole on one side. Anyone have a p15 club coupe with a good interior? Also thinking I need a source for some windlace. Probably a good idea to do that now while its apart.

[P-12 Tommy]

Is it me or does the right vent window on the door have a left hand lock on it? Or does it open the opposite of my P-12? Just curious. BTW... can't wait to see the others when they're done.

Tom

[Young Ed]

Tom its not just you. When I got the car one of the vent windows was missing the little knob that you push in so I put that one on the pass side. I've since replaced it with a good one but haven't gone back and swapped them side to side.

[Frank Elder]

Update again. Now working on the rears. Had to practically gut the interior to work on these. Will probably put carpet and dynamat in the floor while I'm at it. Anyway the old panel has a 3-4 spots that look like they had screws through them holding the door panel to the side. I do see 1 screw still in its hole on one side. Anyone have a p15 club coupe with a good interior? Also thinking I need a source for some windlace. Probably a good idea to do that now while its apart.

Jc whitney has windlace Ed:)

[Young Ed]

Thanks Frankie. I checked metro moulded and mac auto and at 3-4 bucks a foot I was about to go without. Now checking jcw.

[BobT-47P15]

Is it me or does the right vent window on the door have a left hand lock on it?

Tom

Tom, I thought maybe they just do things a little different up there in

Minn-e-so-ta................

[Young Ed]

That has been like that since the day I got my car and no one has ever noticed( or commented at least) until now

[jd52cranbrook]

Looks very nice.

I had no luck finding wind lace on JCW

[P-12 Tommy]

I just thought I'd bust yur chops.

Tom

[greg g]

Windlace is pretty expensive from the vendors. I had an unpholstery guy make some up for me from vinyl, and 1/2 inch foam roping. He charged me 20 bucks for 25 feet.

they can make it up from any choice of material.

[Young Ed]

Looks very nice.

I had no luck finding wind lace on JCW

Thanks me either.

[LAKOTA169]

Here's a place that has it.

http://smsautofabrics.com/products/windlace.php

[BobT-47P15]

Ed, check with these good folks in Kansas City......I got my fabric and

some other stuff from them.

National Fabric Co

901 South 7th Street Trafficway

Kansas City, KS 66105-2092

(913) 281-1833

[Plymouthy Adams]

thats a good price for the windlace Greg..it takes a special foot and presser for each size you get sewn..however I do not think you would get that good a deal in this area...unless it was maybe late Friday, shop is empty, as is the beer cooler..

[Fireball]

Great job Ed!

[BobT-47P15]

Come to think of it.......the upholstry man made my windlace.

He took some round foam rubber rope (probbly not the correct name) and

sewed my fabric around it, leaving a "tail" to attach it under the edge of

the panel. At least, that's what he did on the front and back edge of

the door. I have no headliner and no doors to go around like you do.

[Niel Hoback]

Thats how I made my weatherstrip. The round cord comes in many diameters at Joann Fabrics. It's made of cotton and is rather inexpensive. After I made it, i found that JC whitney offered it in colors to match their headliners. So I used the strips I madeas welting on the front seat covers to try to duplicate what was original.

Weatherstrip is easy to make if you want to expand you experiences to sewing.

[Frank Elder]

Thanks me either.

I'm sorry guys, they used to:(

[Frank Elder]

The only thing I could find was for GM products...might fit you never know.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/headliner-trim-kits=for-vintage/older-cars/p2002945.jcwx