Hello just curious if anybody has used the doorskins from our vendors.If so how was the fit and finish seems like the price is good if the doorskin fits Thanks in advance
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I have a pushbutton pantera #1252 and after purchasing the car I realize the doors were badly rusted. No one stocks the original pushbutton door skins so I ordered custom made steel door skins from Hall Pantera. They gave me the option of aluminum or steel, I chose steel to keep it original. The fit was good but the body guy had to quite a lot of work to get it to align correctly. Currently the car looks great and I'm happy with the result.
Even stock "original" replacement skins need to be aligned. They aren't easy to do in that respect.
I wouldn't even know how to attach the aluminum skins to a steel frame.
They have to be crimped on but how they stay aligned where you want them is beyond me.
A lot of the current super cars are using aluminum doors and trunk and engine covers on a steel frame.
How you expect to keep those strait and not dent or ripple easily is beyond my comprehension.
On a Pantera you can probably save 75 pounds by going to the aluminum skins but you are putting them on your steel spiders.
I don't know if it's worth it on a street car. You aren't going to go any faster and you still can get corrosion on the aluminum due to galvanic action against the steel and reacting with rock salt trapped in a tight space somewhere.
Carbon fiber might be a better choice? Not a good choice, just a better one than aluminum.
I wouldn't even know how to attach the aluminum skins to a steel frame.
They have to be crimped on but how they stay aligned where you want them is beyond me.
A lot of the current super cars are using aluminum doors and trunk and engine covers on a steel frame.
How you expect to keep those strait and not dent or ripple easily is beyond my comprehension.
On a Pantera you can probably save 75 pounds by going to the aluminum skins but you are putting them on your steel spiders.
I don't know if it's worth it on a street car. You aren't going to go any faster and you still can get corrosion on the aluminum due to galvanic action against the steel and reacting with rock salt trapped in a tight space somewhere.
Carbon fiber might be a better choice? Not a good choice, just a better one than aluminum.
Thanks for your responses as far as bonding the aluminum to steel frame ,it can be done with body panel adhesive.Apply a bead on the door frame then fold the lip over before it dries.Why I ask about fitment is because I have some rust along the lower seam and the only way to fix it properly is to remove the skin sandblast and coat the frame then fold over a new skin.Patching the bottom is also an option but then you have heat distortion to deal with after welding.
sam are you starting to work on that orange one?
Yes I have started working on my orange pantera