C Series Headliners

[Corpy]

I was curious if anyone out there has photos of an original or homemade headliner for a C series style roof ('61-68). Both trucks I own haven't had one since I've owned them. I'm looking to make one myself and it would be a great help to know how the originals were constructed.

[Paul "Misterfixit" Schulz]

In my 69 C1200 kingcab i managed to trim up a head liner from an 84 caddy and tuck it up over the edges, i mounted the caddy interior lamp too. It sat up well due to the thick foam used between the cardboard backing and the cloth.

[stefaan-c1200]

he cory at moment y gathering all the stuf a need tho do the same for my travellette planning tho glue 2Cm of foam to the top and them glue some leather or fony leather tho the foam y did the same for mine scout 80 and it workt very well .
stefaan

[Carl Howard]

Hey guys, There is an interesting solution in a thread by Bill Worden. the thread is titled "1967 Travelall headliner replaced" it has some pictures of the results. I would think the same aproach would work in the Travelette's.

Regards, Carl

[Stan Lazeski]

My buddy took a 3 piece headliner out of a Fleetstar in a scrapyard and trimmed the pieces to fit his 68 1200, looks nice. Soon after he did that we did find out that someone is reproducing your headliners, I do not recall who that was. Stan

[Corpy]

My buddy took a 3 piece headliner out of a Fleetstar in a scrapyard and trimmed the pieces to fit his 68 1200, looks nice. Soon after he did that we did find out that someone is reproducing your headliners, I do not recall who that was. Stan


Was it Travelallparts? I was just googling headliners and saw that they produce one for pickups (http://www.travelallparts.com/products/?view=product&product_id=16357). I'm seriously thinking about buying it - it's only $50 bucks. It would probably cost me that much in materials to get a sheet of 1/8" plywood or melamine, glue and fabric cover, not to mention the hours of labor and mistakes I'd be certain to make. The one thing I'm not sure about with theirs is how it will be supported. Was there a system of ribs originally in the trucks or were the headliners just glued to the ceiling?

[Jim Grammer]

I was curious if anyone out there has photos of an original or homemade headliner for a C series style roof ('61-68). Both trucks I own haven't had one since I've owned them. I'm looking to make one myself and it would be a great help to know how the originals were constructed.

Originals are a relatively heavy perforated masonite. To the best of my knowlege this material(which was not exclusive to IH) has not been produced for many years. The sheets were self supporting for the most part, with 'garnish' strips in between the sections.

Was it Travelallparts? I was just googling headliners and saw that they produce one for pickups (http://www.travelallparts.com/products/?view=product&product_id=16357). I'm seriously thinking about buying it - it's only $50 bucks.

$46.95(plus shipping) for what appears to be nothing like the originals and looks like colored cardboard in the pic? OK... :rolleyes:

If I wasn't concerned about originality and didn't want to do one myself I would probably just have a 'budget' upholstery shop stitch up a 'bow in' version.

Keep in mind that the base interior just used a sheet of textured vinyl glued to the inside of the roof. *That* would be pretty simple! :)

[Corpy]

$46.95(plus shipping) for what appears to be nothing like the originals and looks like colored cardboard in the pic? OK... :rolleyes:

If I wasn't concerned about originality and didn't want to do one myself I would probably just have a 'budget' upholstery shop stitch up a 'bow in' version.

Keep in mind that the base interior just used a sheet of textured vinyl glued to the inside of the roof. *That* would be pretty simple! :)

Haha, you're right - the picture they feature doesn't look very impressive. I'm going to call them on Monday and ask what they're made of and if they could send some higher res photos. If it really is just some lame repro made of high density cardboard I probably will just get a sheet of luan plywood and some fabric to cover it with. I don't think any of the interior shops around would even look at it for less than $50. Might be worth making some calls though...
As for that textured vinyl, that's exactly what I have in my '61! I always figured it was some cheezy attempt at repair by my dad or grandfather (the PO and PPO ;) ) but I guess that was what passed for a quality interior for IH :hammer:.

[Corpy]

Ah, one more thing. What exactly do you mean by a 'bow-in' headliner?

[Rob Peterson]

Headliner "Bows" are often 1/8" or 3/16" rod that follow the interior contour of the roof. Fabric headliners are sewn with a channel for the bow to pass thru. The ends of the bow are usually clipped in some fashion to the interior sheetmetal above the door and windows, and the headliner fabric is suspended from within by the bow. This has been a common approach for headliners in autos for a long time.

I made my own headliners in this fashion for an air-cooled VW and an F-100 using some generic headliner fabric - the kind with lots of little holes. It wasn't too hard to sew up, even with my nominal sewing skills. I would think you could use this approach for just about any vehicle.

[Corpy]

Headliner "Bows" are often 1/8" or 3/16" rod that follow the interior contour of the roof. Fabric headliners are sewn with a channel for the bow to pass thru. The ends of the bow are usually clipped in some fashion to the interior sheetmetal above the door and windows, and the headliner fabric is suspended from within by the bow. This has been a common approach for headliners in autos for a long time.

I made my own headliners in this fashion for an air-cooled VW and an F-100 using some generic headliner fabric - the kind with lots of little holes. It wasn't too hard to sew up, even with my nominal sewing skills. I would think you could use this approach for just about any vehicle.

Alright - Thanks for the clarification on that. Sounds like a good approach to me.

[Clinton King]

Try Class-Tech-Cars. I believe they have them. They are 59.95. Phone# is 540-896-5758, or email at jackjilli@aol.com. I believe they might have an ebay store also but not sure.