Started making door panels for my trucks

[ranchhopper]

I am going to make custom interiors for my RS and the superliner I started the door panels yesterday these are for the RS the superliner panels will be the same material but the fluted top vinyl will go down another inch or so. The center and headliner will be the black diamond quilted fabric I am going to make the headliners out of the same pattern as the older one in the superliner they are a four piece headliner unlike the newer ones I will be able to trim both sides and the back with the red smooth vinyl and the center will be the black diamond quilt material.. I will divide the top and center material on the door panels with chrome stainless trim from a 62 oldsmobile and the center from the bottom material on the door panels with a wood grain covered aluminum strip. I had the strips sheared 3/4 at our steel shop this morning out of the many aluminum signs I get at the scrap yard. Once the divider strips are tucked into the channels for them the lumpy edges will be covered up and they will almost look like they were a factory panel.

Edited December 13, 2016 by ranchhopper

[41chevy]

Want to do my B ? They look excellent!  Paul

[Vladislav]

Don't forget to reproduce the lower corner split on the bottoms of the door panels.

Those areas are straight against the cab reinforcement plates and really tight.

I got my door unable to close with the newly fabricated panel because the upholstery guy "slacked" on the size of the "triangle" and made it less than it should be.

[ranchhopper]

I finished one set of windshield pillar covers today.

[Yoos Brothers Construction]

Great job! If your interested I have a custom red leather interior out of a truck I put a cab on for a guy that is about the same color as what your doing. I'll never use it it but it was to nice to throw away. It just needed cleaned up. I do have some pictures if your interested.

 

Josh 

Edited December 13, 2016 by Yoos Brothers Construction

[Hobert62]

7 hours ago, 41chevy said:

Want to do my B ? They look excellent!  Paul

Same offer here too!     I'll let you pratice on mine first.  

[ranchhopper]

I just finished the red material on the set for the superliner no diamond quilt yet its coming from Canada so it may be next week before I can finish them.

[Dirtymilkman]

Vlad is right about the corner triangle on the panel. The doors are a bitch to shut if that's not cut out. 

[Dirtymilkman]

5 hours ago, Yoos Brothers Construction said:

Great job! If your interested I have a custom red leather interior out of a truck I put a cab on for a guy that is about the same color as what your doing. I'll never use it it but it was to nice to throw away. It just needed cleaned up. I do have some pictures if your interested.

 

Josh 

I'd be interested in some pictures of that and condition and price

[ranchhopper]

8 hours ago, Dirtymilkman said:

Vlad is right about the corner triangle on the panel. The doors are a bitch to shut if that's not cut out. 

My doors are not pulled in that tight to have a problem with that if the doors are in that far you get squeaks and rattles from the mirror bolts hitting the steel inside edge of the cab. I have new door seals and when I put them in they were cemented in just a bit farther out so there is no need to pull the door in to far.

[ranchhopper]

One pair of panels done one to go should have them both done this weekend.

[hatcity]

very nice

please to do two doors from a CX...in blue and cray

thank you

[Mike]

I like the two colors together. Bet it's nice to have those skills under your hat. Keep up the nice work.

[ranchhopper]

6 hours ago, Mike said:

I like the two colors together. Bet it's nice to have those skills under your hat. Keep up the nice work.

Now on to the headliner and back piece this coming week.

[mowerman]

Ya looks real good.... nice work..bob

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[ranchhopper]

Not getting much done now brought another type dog home sunday he has been taking all my time now been teaching him how to use puppy pads to pee and poop on he has learned to use them in a day and he is only seven weeks old.

[Mike]

Would you like to demonstrate that for the guys on here? 

[gearhead204]

HEY.....HEY....HEY... I'm ...MAT.... trained

[Vladislav]

On 14.12.2016 at 3:59 PM, ranchhopper said:

My doors are not pulled in that tight to have a problem with that if the doors are in that far you get squeaks and rattles from the mirror bolts hitting the steel inside edge of the cab. I have new door seals and when I put them in they were cemented in just a bit farther out so there is no need to pull the door in to far.

When a door is installed properly the upper mirror bracket bolts passes the cab inside edge being a bit higher. You can see them from the inside of a cab if look into the gap right above the door top. I haven't refreshed the rubber seals on my cab so far but have the doors about 10 mm out along the rear edge relating to the cab side wall. Almost can not get them deeper regardless I would like to. Having them in that position the distance between the inner surface of the door and the cab corner reinforsment is less than 10 mm. I'd say something between 1/4 and 3/8 talking with SAE lexicone.

When I got the door panel from the upholstery shop the first thing I did was just put it into the door opening and than a try to close the door. After an hour of tinkering and suffering the panel went back to the shop together with a additional piece of material to be done totaly new once again..  

[Vladislav]

Interesting that the diamond quilt stuff you used on your doors is the same as I have on my sleeper interior panels. With the only exception mine is blue. Nothing of a surprize with that fact since my sleepers are Canadian built.

I like the way your door panels look. Hope you will not get the issue with the cab skird as I did.

[ranchhopper]

1 hour ago, Vladislav said:

Interesting that the diamond quilt stuff you used on your doors is the same as I have on my sleeper interior panels. With the only exception mine is blue. Nothing of a surprize with that fact since my sleepers are Canadian built.

I like the way your door panels look. Hope you will not get the issue with the cab skird as I did.

If I run into problems with the corner of the door panel I can peel the vinyl back and remove the foam backing from the corner.

[Vladislav]

That's what I originally said to the guys, to not put foam into the triangle. But they made that triangle a bit less than required (they didn't have the cab, the old panel only as a sample). And when I put the panel in place the seam which connected triangle to the main panel area appeared thick enough to not allow the door to close.

[ranchhopper]

Started on back panels this week between getting our new puppy healthy 350 dollars in vet bills during a winter lay off isn't setting well with me but here is one finished panel and one ready to be glued up ready for fabric later today.

[keg1]

Looking good. Is that your original cardboard material, if not where did you get it and also where did you get the diamond material?

[ranchhopper]

http://www.perfectfit.com/15347/154532/Chipboard-Car-Panelboard/Kraft-Tan-Waterproof-Panelboard.html Heres where I bought the cardboard I got the diamond quilted vinyl came from two vendors on ebay. I took a back panel apart for a pattern and now I use it to trace out the new ones as I did with the door panels and headliners.