Well I am replacing the carpet interior panels of my Beaver with Kydex. I need to do the map pockets on the front doors, does anyone have any ideas or photos of a job well done?

Thanks

Do you not have the stock aluminum interior door panels? Usually just a mesh/vinyl/leather bag there with a bungee across the top

Follow this guy, Mike is pretty handy with Kydex,

supercub.org (http://www.supercub.org/forum/showthrea ... ight=kydex

I do have the original aluminum door panels with the cutout, but it was covered in carpet. I haven't found a good picture describing the bag system you are talking about so I can figure out how to attach it. to the door.

The guy with the videos is pretty cool, I already have the door panel made, I just need to figure out the pocket situation so I can finish it and hang it.

This is a leather covered Kydex panel with the pocket glued inside and a bungee secured with screws at the top

http://www.kenmoreairharbor.com/upholst ... 3787600847

You'll have to scroll thru the photos at the bottom

Halestorm wrote:This is a leather covered Kydex panel with the pocket glued inside and a bungee secured with screws at the top

http://www.kenmoreairharbor.com/upholst ... 3787600847

You'll have to scroll thru the photos at the bottom

This bad boy?

Yup, that's the one!

Originally the sides and bottom of the pocket were held on with skinny aluminum strips and a zillion little sheet-metal screws. Worked good for many decades. Pictured door above is latest and greatest in super expensive beaver rebuild doors.

I couldn't figure out how to attach the pocket into the inset, the aluminum strips make sense and the original holes are still there. It is a working aircraft and so I will leave the kydex as it is (no leather covering), durable and easy to clean. I do like the pencil holders, trying to figure out how to do that on straight kydex.

Headoutdaplane wrote:I couldn't figure out how to attach the pocket into the inset, the aluminum strips make sense and the original holes are still there. It is a working aircraft and so I will leave the kydex as it is (no leather covering), durable and easy to clean. I do like the pencil holders, trying to figure out how to do that on straight kydex.

Joe has some cool pouches displayed on the inside of his hangar door. They just attach with velcro wherever you want.

Was at my friends upholstery shop today, here's a new old stock original brand new deHavilland door pocket, pretty cool.

Also here's a standard Kenmore door

Hey what is the name of your buddy's shop? Now I am looking for the door panel with the pocket inset for the pilot side. My pax side had it but my side is flat. Trent (Tango Fox) talked me into painting the interior side of the doors that are still exposed after the Kydex. I will post pictures when I am finished.

Halestorm wrote:This is a leather covered Kydex panel with the pocket glued inside and a bungee secured with screws at the top
http://www.kenmoreairharbor.com/upholst ... 3787600847
You'll have to scroll thru the photos at the bottom

Does Jan Stroh still do interiors for Kenmore?
She did the front seats for a buddy of mine's 170B. Really nice, but spendy.
When she gave him the bill, he told her he thought he was gonna get the buddy rate. She replied that that WAS the buddy rate.

Headoutdaplane wrote:Hey what is the name of your buddy's shop? Now I am looking for the door panel with the pocket inset for the pilot side. My pax side had it but my side is flat. Trent (Tango Fox) talked me into painting the interior side of the doors that are still exposed after the Kydex. I will post pictures when I am finished.

My buddy is Clarence and he is the Kenmore Air a Harbor interior department, hardest working guy I know.

hotrod180 wrote:

Halestorm wrote:This is a leather covered Kydex panel with the pocket glued inside and a bungee secured with screws at the top
http://www.kenmoreairharbor.com/upholst ... 3787600847
You'll have to scroll thru the photos at the bottom

Does Jan Stroh still do interiors for Kenmore?
She did the front seats for a buddy of mine's 170B. Really nice, but spendy.
When she gave him the bill, he told her he thought he was gonna get the buddy rate. She replied that that WAS the buddy rate.

Jan stopped doing work for Kenmore years ago, she's still at it on her own but getting very close to retirement. Jan's shop normally charges $70 or so a hour and materials are very expensive so you can do the math. Small airplane interiors are very custom and very labor intensive, especially on the higher end.