70 chevelle

[jackfrost]

nice work. what's going in the insert?

[1badchevelle]

will you be making extra sets?

[70 Chevelle]

nice work. what's going in the insert?

I think they are just going to be solid black leather like the rest of the panel. I like simple.

[70 Chevelle]

will you be making extra sets?

Doubtfull. The amount of time and money I have invested in this one panel is way more than I expected . I need to find a much less labor intensive way of making the mold.

[70 Chevelle]

Fresh out of the mold

[70 Chevelle]

I gave it a rough trim and mocked it up.

[1badchevelle]

Doubtfull. The amount of time and money I have invested in this one panel is way more than I expected . I need to find a much less labor intensive way of making the mold.

If you decide to make extra sets or change your mind let me know.

[70 Chevelle]

A little progress

[70 Chevelle]

Finally got back to the door panels. I originally wanted to use BMW handles but the handle body had curves that would not allow it to sit flat. The hunt was on. After looking through fleabay for a few days I decided to hit the local pick n pull hoping to find something I liked that was flat. I finally spotted these in a Mitsubishi Diamante. Since deciding on the handles I also decided to repop this panel so that the recess for the handle and the recess for the speaker would all be moulded as one piece versus bonding them to a finished panel. The end result would be no chance of the recess delaminating from the panel itself. Tomorrow I'll start on the recess for the speaker and grille. In the mean time this panel will serve as a mock up panel.






The white insert will be bonded into the mold I made earlier so the recess will be one piece with the new panel

recess glassed in

Had to throw it back in the car to see how it looks.

[1badchevelle]

any update?

[70 Chevelle]

I got the speaker recess figured out and a mounting system figured out. The grill cloth isn't pulled tight yet it's just laying in there


Backing panels finished and upper rails bonded

And then there were two. I'll be making a new mold for the passenger side with a much smoother finish that incorporates the door panel recess and the door handle recess so they dont have to be bonded in later. I should have molds for both front panels in the next week. Then I'll get started on the rear.

[1badchevelle]

Keep up the good work.

[70 Chevelle]

Thanks!

[Motown 454]

Nice work, they look great.

[stmeljes]

you sure you dont want to make extras, you already got the mold done, make some side money!! Id be interested

[70 Chevelle]

you sure you dont want to make extras, you already got the mold done, make some side money!! Id be interested

Quite a few people have asked. Once I get the the rest of the panels done I'll see where I stand. I just would not want to pomises I could not follow through on. I still have to make the rear panels, kick panels and package tray a center console and when all is said and done I'm going to take a good look at the dash and decide if I want to use the insert I've made for the dash or make a completely custom piece. All of this has been very time consuming so the rest of the panels will probably take me a while. If people are still interested when I'm done I may consider it.

[70 Chevelle]

Finally got around to mold 2.0

[Motown 454]

Nice work.

[CruizinKev]

wow nice!!!!

[70 Chevelle]

Pics from yesterday


PVA sprayed


Ready to roll