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Woody-style headliner continued...

Once the wooden strips are all in place final outward tension of the vinyl material can be achieved, and material secured in place by drilling and screwing the shims in place along the window line. Material above windshield is held in place with tight fit of the wood strips in the gap between the windshield and the roof.

Headliner edges along sides above windows is concealed by a long strip of 1 x 4 hem-fir, shaved to match the 1/2 inch thickness of the ceiling strips. These long side pieces are attached with #10 wood screws into the roof supports, and tidied with finish washers. These screws need to be about 2 1/2 inches long to reach the roof supports which are curving at the outer extremes of the roofline.

Last, the cross pieces to conceal the screws of the wood strips. These too are made of the New Zealand pine, but shaved to 1/4 inch thickness to allow for the bend required. They're placed at each of the roof supports to hide the srews and butt-joints of the ceiling strips. These cross pieces are tricky to install: Measure the distance along the curve of the roof from the top of one side-trim piece to the other. Cut the cross pieces to that length and tuck their ends against the tops of the side pieces. The cross pieces will bow downward under tension, but can then be "snapped" upward against the roof strips to fit the side-to-side contour. Once snapped into place, they can be secured with #10 wood screws and finish washers. Similar cross pieces can be fitted to the rear and above the windshield, but they'll need to be carefully trimmed to fit the curvature of the metal panels at the front and rear of the roof line.

Hope that helps. It's a boatload of work, but the result is pretty pleasing. Makes me wanna hop in and drive! You can pm me with questions etc by email:

dljolley@gmail.com.

Thanks for looking!