57 door panels?
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57 door panels?
hey all my 57/60 mutt came with nothing on door at all, not even access panels,was it just painted metal? could someone point me towards a good pic of a restored door inside to see what was original, mine won't be but want to take from stock ideas
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I have never seen an original door panel for a 57-60. There are several companies who offer panels, but they can get a little pricey. I'm figuring on making one out of fiberboard and coveing it myself. I made some about ten years ago, but I used foamboard and quilt batting under some vinyl covering--it didn't work so well.
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any sites with pics? looking for ideas, planned on a fiber board panel covered in vinyl with some stitching and batting to give it a raised panel look, but unsure of design as of yet
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Here's the site for Rod Doors. This might give you an idea. If memory serves me right, these panels to all the way up the door; they don't stop where the original door panels did. http://www.roddoors.com/fordtruckdoors.html
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If you wanna see an original 57 door panel, check out my gallery, theres a pic of one in there, not completely but it's enough to show you what they were, basically what appears to be is massonite. I work at a car interior shop and i've made interior panels before, if ya have any questions, ya can ask me.
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i think i'll try to make my own first, i like the way that the line blends from door to dash in klatt_89's gallery pic, but i saved that link to roddoors, if i decide to throw money at it and be done with it, their stuff does look nice, even saw a rear panel without gastank, which is what i will eventually have.
klatt when i tackle the doors, i'll let you know if i need any tips, thank you for the offer
klatt when i tackle the doors, i'll let you know if i need any tips, thank you for the offer
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If you make your own, use a sheet of plastic and tape it up (this is also used as the splash guard) to make a template. Tape it up and use say a sharpie or a yellow chalk like pencil. Then transfer that over to the masonite/door panel board and there ya go. If you choose to get them covered with vinyl or cloth, you'll have to use a different clip too attach them. I gota go now, but i'll get back to you if you have any more questions.
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