52 pickup door panel (interior)

[Rickysnickers]

That's a really great write up! Thank you. A couple of questions, how are you going to attach the panel to the door? And, if you have the door release lever and a window crank, i.e. a TF truck, do you cut those hole before or after the material is laid down?

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

That's a really great write up! Thank you. A couple of questions, how are you going to attach the panel to the door? And, if you have the door release lever and a window crank, i.e. a TF truck, do you cut those hole before or after the material is laid down?

First thank you. The owner of the truck wanted to use screws with black caps to hold the panel in place. Not how I wanted to do it, but he's the boss. Said he wanted to take it off himself if needed.

I would cut the holes first to fit everything and make sure they work. You could always make the hole larger for clearance, but a small cut in material would allow the crank to come thru...Jim

[doowoppwer]

Beautiful work Jim. I double checked and I don't think you mentioned the spacing for the slats.

Roger

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by doowoppwer

Beautiful work Jim. I double checked and I don't think you mentioned the spacing for the slats.

Roger

Thanks Roger. Most of the time I use 1/4" for spacing, this allows material on both sides of the slat and looks good. Thanks for checking out the thread...Jim

[Rickysnickers]

Originally Posted by oldman3

First thank you. The owner of the truck wanted to use screws with black caps to hold the panel in place. Not how I wanted to do it, but he's the boss. Said he wanted to take it off himself if needed.

I would cut the holes first to fit everything and make sure they work. You could always make the hole larger for clearance, but a small cut in material would allow the crank to come thru...Jim

Ok, thank you for that. So, then I'm curious as to how you would hang them on your truck, if you don't mind sharing.

rick

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Ok, thank you for that. So, then I'm curious as to how you would hang them on your truck, if you don't mind sharing.

rick

Rick, don't mind at all. This is a door panel I did 4 yrs ago, it's the way I do most of my door panels. This is the link http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=662380 go to post 19 and 20, it shows how I do them. If more questions just ask away...Jim