Need Headliner help

[hogfarm]

After a long cold winter I got my 54 out of storage.I only have a few things to finish.I bought a card board headliner and was planing to have it covered in vinyl and have it installed was taking truck over Saturday.Well I got an email last night from the upholstery lady,tell me after looking thing over she could not do it with vinyl,she would just go ahead and install the card board.I don't want just the card board install,does anyone have some ideas? maybe cloth?

[MARTINSR]

I did a regular vinyl headliner in mine with metal rods just like most cars from the fifties and sixties.

I have seen people cover that cardboard in vinyl I think. The hard part is the cardboard needs to slide into metal piece that goes across the roof. I would think with vinyl over the fit would be VERY tight in there.

Brian

[mongocanfly]

Look into the one piece abs.http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-55-1st-...v3ZiMQ&vxp=mtr

[DPete]

I bought a headliner blank that was composite material, upholstery guy covered it with the same material as the seat. Classic Industries I think.

[hogfarm]

I had a tough week
So this is what i decided,last year my truck was in the paint shop for almost a year,I did not get it running till late august.I went to and talked to interior lady and am going to have her just install what I have,then next winter change things around.I wanted to drive the truck and go to a couple shows,but did not start good.Last Saturday I went and got my friend,so we could go to The Dalles Oregon show,just as we got there he had a massiave heart attack,so I had to get him on the ground and did CPR, will be OK just decided can't waste another summer

[mongocanfly]

Good thing you were there to help him...life is short so enjoy every day

[1project2many]

Wow! Glad to hear he'll be ok. It's really amazing that you were there. If anyone ever needed a sign that we should make the best of the time we have...