Hi
What are the reason of the fabrics and padding between the wood frame and steel body
Can I replace it with something else?
Looks like its just there to keep the door skin from vibrating against the wood. Here's what mine looks like.
Yes i was thinking that to it's very rusty under the fabrics look like they have painted afterward.
My two cents,
I believe the fabric may be used for a number of reasons:
- Noise suppression. If your car is wood framed with metal skins the wood has a tendency to expand and contract with climate. This might create vibration noise while driving.
- Buffer between dissimilar materials.
- The weaker wood frames of the 28/29 and the poor road conditions allow the wood frame to move slightly against the more rigid metal skin.
- Wood has a tendency to absorb water and this has a tendency to rust the metal. I think the material might act as a moisture barrier.
I think if you park your car in a garage and protect it from the weather the material may be much less important. Of course this is all speculation, but I think that the material allows the wood to move freely and quietly against the rigid metal skins. When I redid the wood in my car I didn't pay much attention to replacing this material. Time will tell how important it might be.