62 belair ciadella seat cover pics

[409 lever]

my custom made aluminum door panels,, I am saving for a set of ciadella door panels. these work fine for now. a 9 '' ford swap and disc brakes all around are going to be my next projec t.

 

[1961BelAir427]

Man those door panels look great! (Rest of it all looks good too.) I bet you could make some extra cash to put towards your new resto panels by making selling more of those aluminum ones. Door & side panels are one of the last things I need for my interior also, but I would love to have a set of those.

 

[409 lever]

thanks for the props. the door panels were a pretty simple project. layed out the outside profile on a sheet of .050 3003 h14 aluminum, bent the top radius with a series of slight bends 1/8'' apart then I took a DA sander with 180grit and blended the brakes into a smooth radius. used my original stainless trim pieces, cleaned up the factory medalions and gave them a fresh paintjob, used some chrome pinstripe tape for the vertical chrome. I could not find any 1/8'' so I had to cut 1/2'' down to 1/8'' wide took a couple of different trys to come up with a system to get a nice straight cut.
paint is automotive base without clear so it has a nice satin finish.
piece of cake... right?

 

[blkblk63ss]

So why change them ....? I like it!!!

 

[409 lever]

yea I probably will keep them for a while, door panels are something like $700.00.

 

[1961BelAir427]

yea I probably will keep them for a while, door panels are something like $700.00.

61 Bel Air panels are a good bit more than that. I guess we shouldn't complain....I remember when you couldn't get Bel Air or Biscayne panels for either year.

 

[jim_ss409]

The seats came out great!
The door panels look really good too,,, they would look especially good on a race car.

 

[boxerdog]

Great and the door panels are priceless. As Jason said, and I know well, 61 Belair door panels are tough to find.

 

[409 lever]

are 61 door panels anything like 62's? any pics? I might bang out a couple of sets if there is any interest.

 

[yellow wagon]

I agree those door panels would be killer for the race car crowd. Looks really good

 

[1961BelAir427]

As far as size & shape, the two door sedans would be identical to yours. Two door hardtops would be slightly different. Design and trim is also different, but I have the chrome trim......just having the bare panels to paint and finish would be good. Other interior colors are two toned similar to 62's, but my red panels would be all the same shade. The 3 horizontal lines would be simple with pin striping.

 

[real61ss]

thanks for the props. the door panels were a pretty simple project. layed out the outside profile on a sheet of .050 3003 h14 aluminum, bent the top radius with a series of slight bends 1/8'' apart then I took a DA sander with 180grit and blended the brakes into a smooth radius. used my original stainless trim pieces, cleaned up the factory medalions and gave them a fresh paintjob, used some chrome pinstripe tape for the vertical chrome. I could not find any 1/8'' so I had to cut 1/2'' down to 1/8'' wide took a couple of different trys to come up with a system to get a nice straight cut.
paint is automotive base without clear so it has a nice satin finish.
piece of cake... right?

Those door panels look great but one suggestion, you might shoot them with a low gloss or satin clear, base coat isn't going to hold up long without a clear over it.

 

[blkblk63ss]

There are many option's on those panel's . You could cover in your material choice and glue to aluminum panel and install all the trim .