Roadster Pickup Upholstery
Well, I'm off and running. Yesterday morning I made cardboard patterns for the kick panels. Tonight I made cardboard patterns for the doors. Today when I had to go down street, I stopped at the Audio Shop, and determined that I can mount a 6" diameter speaker in my door panel, and the magnet on the back side will clear the inside of the metal door skin by about 5/8". (this is great, because when I built the glass 27 roadster 10 years ago, I had to put a spacer ring about 3/4' thick on the outside side of the door panel to get clearance for the speaker magnet, and the speaker cover always interfered with my left knee) My upholstery guy says "do not use the plastic christmas tree type fastners on a steel car"---the sharp edges of the drilled holes in the steel door will quickly destroy the plastic". He recomends Chrysler panel clips---they are a steel wire type thing, (which I haven't seen yet). I am still undecided as to what material I will use for the panels. The 1/8" mahogany door skins that I have always used are relatively cheap, easy to work with, and it won't hurt if they get a bit wet---(the marine vinyl upholstery is waterproof anyways, so it keeps the wood dry).
you do just fine brian...
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Originally posted by brianrupnow
Stu---Sometimes I wonder if I post too many things of little consequence. Pretty well all of the stuff I post, I have done many times before, and I am sure that most of the senior members of this forum have also. I have never posted before building this rod, because up untill 8 years ago I didn't know how to run a computer. I just like to show some of the younger guys that you don't have to pay to have everything done professionally. It is mostly easy stuff, and once you try it yourself and see how easy it really is, you feel wonderfull about yourself. ----the other thing is, no matter how many times I have done something, I am always interested in seeing how other people do it, and I'm sure that works both ways. ----Brian
Hey, I 4 1... having not done the hot rod thing b4...have really enjoyed your posts Brian. Don't change a thing ;)