[Spridgets] Interior Panel straightening

[Dean Hedin]

I have not yet done the door panels.  What foam are you refering to?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey at charter.net>

What did you do about foam and how about door panels?

Tracy Drummond                  Gang Warily !
President AHCUSA              www.healey.org

-----Original Message-----
Dean Hedin
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:56 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Interior Panel straightening

I just finished making my set of interior panels.  Feel free to contact me
for more info.
Here the short version...

I bought a 4x8 sheet of masonite.  I laid the old parts down and traced them
out.
I then cut them using an assortment of different tools.  Heavy tin snips,
jig saw, razor.

The vinyl is cut about 1 inch oversize.  You then coat the vinyl and the
boards with contact cement.
The vinyl wants to curl once coated with cement so you have to place some
small weights around the perimeter 
to keep this from happening.  Let is set up for about 10 minutes and then
place them together.  

As you wrap the extra around the back (where you also put some cement)
you will have to cut notches out of the vinyl around the corners.   Any
cement that gets on the good side comes off OK.

It sounds complicated but it was pretty easy.  I did it in two or three
evenings after work.  I think i did a better job that the 
original factory worker did. 

I believe the properly textured vinyl (as original) is available from
McGregor's in Canada.
I opted to use traditional black marine grade vinyl from the local fabric
store, I figure this is something I will do again at 
some future point in time.  

Good hardware stores carry the chrome oval head phillips and dished washers
used to secure the panels.
J C Whitney also has a trim screw kit with washers.