Headliner

 

I know a guy who has been in the upholstery business for 35 or 40 years to come to my house to install the headliner and windlace. Before I gave him a call I bead blasted and painted the bows and tack strips. I just happen to have a pack of paint pens laying on the work bench so just for fun I add the correct color code on the support rod ends. Maybe this will freak the next person out years down the road when the headliner gets changed if the car is still around and restorable.

The grey colored cloth windlace was ordered off the internet from Albright's Supply along with cloth headliner from SMS Auto Fabrics. My interior guy had to re-sew the pockets in the headliner to get a better/snugger fit around the bows.

A layer of Peel and Seal was used for sound deadener before the insulation was glued to the roof. A couple old fan belts were cut to be used as a substitute for the welt to have a place for the windlace staples to grab ahold to and to add a back bone to the windlace. The factory clips hold the fan belt welt in place. Insulation was added to the C pillow and strips of new car headliner foam was glued around the perimeter of the roof to protect the headliner from any burr or sharp edges that it could snag.

I had my upholstery guy recover the reproduction sunvisors with a different shade grey vinyl to match the headliner. My plan is to replace these visors with the correct one year only visors later on down the road when I can find the rest of the correct parts to complete the swap.

I know a guy who does windshields to come by the next day to help install the front and back glass.

NOS coat hooks, rear view mirror and dome light finished the top end of the interior.