More progress on Leo, 4 pix

[Jerry Forrester]

Door panel work. No sewing involved, just jigsaw, hammar, wood chisel, hole saw, sissors and 3M #08090 spray adhesive. Don't try to use the cheaper glue, it wont hold.








Glue 1/4" foam (late model GM headliner material) to the ABS plastic, glue the red vinyl to the foam, glue the white vinyl to the red vinyl.
All the stainless moldings are original to Leo with the exception of the long one on the bottom, it came off a GT panel. The brushed Stainless insert is .045 sheet.

Jerry Forrester
Douglasville, Georgia
Be sure to check out my eBay store
http://stores.ebay.com/CHROME-CHROME-CHROME_ and my EZ33 store http://tinyurl.com/2g2j88
for your shiny Stude stuff


More pix of Leo the '55 Pres HT here...http://tinyurl.com/2gj6cu

[bob40]

What?...no chrome door panels???

Looks nice,Jerry.Cant wait to see Leo in person.

[mbstude]

Now that's a nice looking door panel. Good job Jerry! [^]

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[Bredehoft]

very nice - and inspirational. where can you find the sheet abs?

--george

1963 Lark Daytona HT - 63V J8 175

[sals54]

WOW, that makes me think of actually putting interior in my car. That looks fabulous.

sals54

[Jerry Forrester]

There's probably a thousand or so different places but here's one

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/guideBrowse.shtml

quote:Originally posted by ClaymoreWW

very nice - and inspirational. where can you find the sheet abs?

--george

Jerry Forrester
Douglasville, Georgia
Be sure to check out my eBay store
http://stores.ebay.com/CHROME-CHROME-CHROME_ and my EZ33 store http://tinyurl.com/2g2j88
for your shiny Stude stuff


More pix of Leo the '55 Pres HT here...http://tinyurl.com/2gj6cu

[Doug Arnold]

Where did you find that lark "key blank"??

quote:Originally posted by ClaymoreWW

very nice - and inspirational. where can you find the sheet abs?

--george

1963 Lark Daytona HT - 63V J8 175

[gordr]

Very nice indeed! Do the stainless molding strips have pins that go through the panel?

Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands

[Jerry Forrester]

Yes. Some were broken off. But a 1 1/2" piece of .030 welding wire bent into a ell shape works just as well.

quote:Originally posted by gordr

Very nice indeed! Do the stainless molding strips have pins that go through the panel?

Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands

Jerry Forrester
Douglasville, Georgia
Be sure to check out my eBay store
http://stores.ebay.com/CHROME-CHROME-CHROME_ and my EZ33 store http://tinyurl.com/2g2j88
for your shiny Stude stuff


More pix of Leo the '55 Pres HT here...http://tinyurl.com/2gj6cu

[tyaughton]

They look great, Jerry. I used a drill bit to cut the holes for the door panel clips, drilling two holes in-line, then shaving off the ^ in the centre. I tried using spade bits for the door handle holes, but the hole saw would be far easier to deal with. Will have to add one to my arsenal of tools.

Having used the standard door panel cardboard, and luan plywood for door panels, I've come the the conclusion that using plastic for door panels is the ONLY way to go. I just replaced the panels on Peter's truck and they look great.

j

quote:Originally posted by Jerry Forrester

Door panel work. No sewing involved, just jigsaw, hammar, wood chisel, hole saw, sissors and 3M #08090 spray adhesive. Don't try to use the cheaper glue, it wont hold.


Jerry Forrester
Douglasville, Georgia
Be sure to check out my eBay store
http://stores.ebay.com/CHROME-CHROME-CHROME_ and my EZ33 store http://tinyurl.com/2g2j88
for your shiny Stude stuff