Tim Baillie
04-08-2008, 01:27 PM
We finally got the door panels finished for the Camaro.
This is what we started with when we got the car.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/11small.jpg
This is the new ABS door panel base. This is what we will build off of.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/111small.jpg
We needed to build some tweeter grilles for the tweeters in the door. I actually took the arm rest and traced it out on paper, I then downsized it to the size I wanted, while keeping the general look of the arm rest. I then made a plug out of 3/4″ mdf from which I did a combination of rabbeting and flush cut to get my template. I then transfered that over to ABS, used a round over on it and then inset studs to mount the grille to the panel. Once we had the grille trim all smoothed out I textured it and gave it a couple of coats of satin black and low luster clear to protect it. THEN, I took my template again and made another piece that will be mounted to the door panel. This will give the grille a “molded up” look to it, basically it will raise the tweeter grille up and make it look like it kinda grew out of the panel.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/1small.jpg
This shows the “riser” for the tweeter grille.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/2small.jpg
We also made a riser piece for the two edges of the top sections.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/3small.jpg
This is what we started with when we got the car.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/11small.jpg
This is the new ABS door panel base. This is what we will build off of.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/111small.jpg
We needed to build some tweeter grilles for the tweeters in the door. I actually took the arm rest and traced it out on paper, I then downsized it to the size I wanted, while keeping the general look of the arm rest. I then made a plug out of 3/4″ mdf from which I did a combination of rabbeting and flush cut to get my template. I then transfered that over to ABS, used a round over on it and then inset studs to mount the grille to the panel. Once we had the grille trim all smoothed out I textured it and gave it a couple of coats of satin black and low luster clear to protect it. THEN, I took my template again and made another piece that will be mounted to the door panel. This will give the grille a “molded up” look to it, basically it will raise the tweeter grille up and make it look like it kinda grew out of the panel.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/1small.jpg
This shows the “riser” for the tweeter grille.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/2small.jpg
We also made a riser piece for the two edges of the top sections.
http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/3small.jpg