Another bunch of fiddling around that no one will ever notice No wonder I'm not back on the road yet.

Finishing the door panels (wood grain insert issues) and I was looking at them and realized that it was missing something (to me anyway)

Everything looks good



Goes along nice.... and stops



So after much screwing around I present "Deluxe Interior Kickpanels that GM forgot to put on my car" (TM)










M

 

Looks good Mooser!

 

That's a nice touch !

 

Very nice upgrade, Merry Christmas.

 

Nice....I really like the looks of this mod....What did you use for the trim....?

Brian

 

Looks really good. I thought about adding the carpet to the bottom of my door panel and make it a deluxe door panel.

 

I always thought it was weird how the carpet ended where it did. That mod looks good

 

Nice clean look also like the cross-flags in the woodgrain

 

Hi M,
Well executed!
Merry Christmas!!
Regards,
Alan

 

Really NICE work!!!!


I don't think GM forgot...I'm thinking it was the bean-counters decision!!!

 

Humm, I like it!

 

Thanks.
I'm fairly happy with how it worked out.
Now I can move onto finishing the next bits

M

 

I had another set of the chrome strips from the doors that I sectioned the two pieces for the kickers. It's hard to see until you really look at them but there is a gentle curve as it reaches the front of the doors so I used the same area from the donors to continue that curve.
The original mounting pods were cut down, bottom tapped (wow are the original holes off center) and had short studs loctited in place. Spring retainers to hold everything in place




M

 

DUB

 

I have a complete set of metal trim for both doors for the wood/rug upscale trim....came off my '72 many years ago.....if anyone interested, PM me and include a copy of this thread, so I can make damn sure all pieces are still around.....

 

At someones request, a few more details

Made some fake strips that matched the width of the trim and taped them in place to get the proper location / angle / flow so they looked right and used this as the rough height



The bottom trim needs to more or less follow the disappearing crease in the original


The bottom trim is made from some stainless sheet I had, tried aluminum but it didn't form very well. Made a cardboard template that follows the shape of the original panels and then copied in the stainless


It's held with a couple of machine bolts through the bottom of the panels cut off flush with the nuts, there's not much room back there. Tried screws first but they were too long and interfered



The carpet was first cut oversized on the height and has a edge binding sewed to the trailing edge which follows the door opening curve, bottom is pinched under the lower trim

It (the binding) sits flush with edge of the panel, we tried bringing it around the panel but there isn't enough room to tuck it in behind again




Hard part was trimming the curve out around the vent opening, it was marked from the inside, and then cut slightly bigger to clear.
There is a piece of black "door edge molding" material with the glue inside it along the curved edge of the vent


Hope this helps
M

 

Nicely done Mooser! Looks cleaner than the factory would have done.