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28/29 Brookville Roadster Doorskins..opinions?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Flop, Jan 17, 2012.

  1. Flop
    Joined: Jun 8, 2006
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    Any one have any experience using these? fit? quality? I have a set of roadster doors for a customer and i think these would be the best route instead of trying to save the rusty and dented orig skin.


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  2. onekoolkat1950
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    good replacement for factory skin.might require some body work to get it straight and i like to weld and file the front and back top edge for a nice clean look.better than a patch panel in my opinion.
     
  3. Why would you buy them. You can make these in about 20 min
     
  4. bobscogin
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    A Model A roadster door skin in 10 minutes? Would you please share your secret with us?

    Bob
     
  5. fab32
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    RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!! Your signature is speaking loud and clear.

    Frank
     
  6. Don's Hot Rods
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    from florida

    I built a whole body in an hour one time. I am also married to Morgan Fairchild.......yeah, that's the ticket ! :D

    Don
     
  7. ok sorry. its more like 30 mins with a beer brake in the middle.
     
  8. uncle buck
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    So,you are saing the beer helped the rough and dirty quality look good enough ?
     
  9. onekoolkat1950
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    the outside of the skin could be made with a bead roller and some dies.the inside top flange would be difficult to recreate and the side curtain pocket hole would also be tough.@ around $80 a pop i think it's worth buying the real thing.i got mine through Tam's out of mass.he's a real good guy and he ships quick.
     
  10. Flop
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    thanks onekoolcat! good info . i dont have a step die that deep that would make the reveal . and the side curtain circle would be really rough!!!

    i wish i could make em in 20 mins hell even 30 !


    would like to hear from anyone else that used them as well!!!
     
  11. Carter
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    I got some cheapo pos door skin with my roadster project that would have been easy to make how it was. I had to run it thru the shrinker on the top flange to put the correct arch in it and also made up a little die to make the curtain rod pocket.
    Wasn't too bad.
    Still would probably be easier to buy the Brookville ones, but I'm always flat broke so I used what I had.
     
  12. 3 beers, squint your eyes and leave the light off, any woman or bodywork will look good
     
  13. the metalsurgeon
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    @ $80 i would definitely buy!. 20 mins!? i think you had a skin full before you wrote that statement!

    my weekly metal work blog www.themetalsurgeon.com
     
  14. Ghost of ElMirage
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    All the Brookville sheet metal I have seen and some that i have purchased for my own use has been great ESPECIALLY for a hotrot project who the hell is gonna know? It's not like you're building a points car.
     
  15. Pensive Scribe
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    I have a skin and an inner door peeled, would you be interested in a photo of how well they go together?

    Doug.
     
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  16. Hitchhiker
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    He may not, but I am. How's it fit?
     
  17. onekoolkat1950
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    fits real nice.i had to open the hinge pockets a little but thats easy with a dremel with a wiz wheel.i don't think anyone could tell the difference from stock.on the other hand i bought a complete brookville door for the pass. side and that took alot of work to fit up.i think if the inner door is good i'd try to reuse/save it vs. a total door.
     
  18. Flop
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    thanks everyone for the replies looks like im def gonna skin the doors! gonna go pick a set up today actually if snyders has the in stock .

    post those pics pensive scribe !
     
  19. bobscogin
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    Of course! The "secret" is the brake you use -- -a beer brake!. I'm using a conventional sheet metal brake. Did you buy the beer brake at Harbor Freight?:D

    Bob
     
  20. Pensive Scribe
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    Sure. Here they are. I think it's a match made in heaven, considering I haven't done any repair on the inner skin yet. This is the first time I tried them for fit, and am delighted. I should be able to use the new skin as a guide when I repair the old inner skin. Cool! thanks for asking me to do this. Now I've learned something.

    Doug.

    Edit: My doors are made in Canada even.

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  21. Flop
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    they are really nice!

    proof that they are really nice. picked em up ay snyders in ohio today and had to try the skin out as soon as i got to the shop and about 2 hours later its like a brand new door!!


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  22. HomemadeHardtop57
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    They fit nice and are good quality.
     
  23. onekoolkat1950
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    told ya so!!!!good job.
     
  24. michaelmoore
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    you guys have talked me into a set of them skins too.sounds good
     

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