How to recreate the Bugeye Sprite's interior panels. Bugeye build Episode 122
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- The Frogeye's interior hardboard panels were not in good shape so here's how I made new ones! I was fortunate in that I had all the pieces, and that they were reasonably intact, to use as templates.
Just a quick disclaimer... this may not be the "correct" way to do this job but it's how I did it with what resources I have on hand.
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You are so creative with your parts materials and tools. Your creative mind is serving you well on this project!
Thank you!
Ian, nice job. I recall using exactly the same process and materials for my Big Healey in - are you ready for this? - 1972. Went to the local fabric store to get my vinyl, too! I did it all again in 2006.
In my experience most hardboard panels for 50's and 60's British cars are cut from oiled hard board. It tends to be far more weather resistant. During the war they were even building floating bridge pontoons out of the stuff, they were still in use for all sorts of projects around the UK coastline well into the seventies. The rough texture you mention is indicative of oiled hardboard.
The panels that came with the car had not done well over the years. I think the only ones I could have reused were the small ones on the tunnel side of the footwells and the one in front of the gear shift tower.
@@EconoboxGarage I was not commenting on the old panels which may not have been original but on the new hardboard I realize obtaining correct materials not so easy these days not sure oiled board has even been available for the last twenty years, I think you have probably made the best of a hopeless situation oiling the board yourself, good luck with the rest of the resto they are great little cars, I hope you have decent little twisty country lanes to drive on where you live that is where they excel..
Very wise to coat the (MDF?) panels with poly before covering them. Tempered hardboard may have been an alternative but what you have done should be fine. I have always thought that the margin to the inside of the doors should be covered as well rather than painted body colour - as was done with the Mk IIA's but each to their own I guess.
Thanks for your comment. I did use hardboard but not sure whether it was tempered or not. MDF that thin would probably have been too brittle. MK 1 Sprite's did not have any trim on the inside of the door other than the door pockets.
And the rear. I’ll pay for it. With respect
I'll just need your mailing address. Send it to econoboxgarage@gmail.com
Can you send me the measurements of the side panels. The ones behind the doors
Email your mailing address to econoboxgarage@gmail.com and I'll send you a template.