Interior ABS one piece headliner.

[jmooner3]

I finally got interior into Ol Blue. Reg had sent me his pattern and I was going to copy and cover with vinyl... instead I altered it a bit when I found a sheet of 1/8” abs. I made the two door cards and the two piece back for our 5 window rigs, but given that ABS can be heated and bent I tried making top and wing panels out of one piece. Bent it and glued the corners with acetone and abs chunks melted to make a one piece head liner. I cut a small relief at back center to give it right curve in 2 dimensions. I did a small seam at back. I had to install back piece at windows first then top so not as it was from factory but it went together with some choice words. I could use a matching set of window cranks if anyone knows s source. I used rivnuts and 10-24 stainless screws with finish washers to fasten. ABS panel was black so I painted with SEM brown, snagged some arm rests from an 80s Toyota painted and voila... what d ya think?

[wallytoo]

looks pretty good to me, and likely very durable.

[kencombs]

I like it a lot!   How thick is your ABS?

[wallytoo]

13 minutes ago, kencombs said:

I like it a lot!   How thick is your ABS?

 

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 I found a sheet of 1/8” abs. 

 

[billrigsby]

 

Very Nice, I have an original, in 'decent shape', it has a seam all the way down the center?

What source did you find for the 1/8" ABS and SEM Brown paint?

The ABS looks to have a similar pattern in it, am I correct? Hard to tell in the photo.

[jmooner3]

It is a 4x8 sheet of 1/8” abs. It does have texture on one side and smooth on other. I left the textured side out. The SEM paint is at our local Napa, you prob can get it on line. It’s cordovan brown. 

[ggdad1951]

13 hours ago, billrigsby said:

 

Very Nice, I have an original, in 'decent shape', it has a seam all the way down the center?

What source did you find for the 1/8" ABS and SEM Brown paint?

The ABS looks to have a similar pattern in it, am I correct? Hard to tell in the photo.

yes stock has a seam down the center.

[NiftyFifty]

My original had no seam down the middle?  I have a 50 and a 51 parts a d neither had a seam on the headliner

[ggdad1951]

Here are my examples.  Art with what's left of the center piping and the original from FEF (front edge shown with the rear stacked on top of it) where you can see the center seam.

 

 

[bkahler]

I don't have any samples or pictures buy my 51 had the sewn seam down the middle as well.  It was also the same light tan color.

 

Brad

[billrigsby]

Here is mine (dark brown).....

 

 

 

NOT Perfect, but usable ?

[jmooner3]

The one in my 50 parts truck had a seam, it was rotted out and it was nasty. The seam was hanging open, I guess it was ventilation for the mice family living in there. I decided to try a one piece, on my 49 and it came out alright. Im happy with it, I’m always interested in what others have done. Most of what was needed done on this truck- I did research and then just winged it. Rather than several hundred dollars to buy the pre fabbed Kit, Im all in for ~$100.... saved a few bucks, it turned out ok AND I got to spend another couple days in old blue. ?