Fiberglass headliner

[airemdwn]

Im thinking about making a headliner for the 74, kinda like a meat locker in there. I was thinking about making a border and just using glue to attach it to the top but im not sure thats going to work very well.
Has anyone done something similar to their fiberglass tops? I m leaning towards epoxy and some sort of wood blocking just so i can screw the trim piece into, with more traditional material for the headliner. Think that would hold up well?

 

[Blue85]

What are your goals? Better heat or noise insulation? Better looks?

The factory front headliners are cardboard with vinyl or fabric glued on. You could do the same thing in the back, with 3 sections of cardboard held up by wood trim pieces around the border and spanning those little divider things up there. You can get nice automotive headliner material at a local fabric shop like Jo-Ann fabrics. There are usually many colors with a nice foam backing. It's durable and reasonably priced. To hold it up, use the "heavy duty" headliner adhesive - it used to come in an orange can. You might be able to 'glass some brass inserts into the topper to take machine screws that hold all of your trim up.

On a related topic - if I was redoing the inside of the topper, I would try to run some wiring from the driver's side to the passenger's side to add a second dome light back there. You might even be able to put 2 on each side or something if you want. The wiring would be more than up to the task if you go with LEDs.

 

[Cucv_M1008]

I like how spartan my interior is on my M1008, I have thought about finding a trashed truck and putting the interior in mine but i am not sure if i want to. I like my OD Green headliner lol.

 

[meanboyjr]

I once saw a full topper that had the inside sprayed full of 3M Body Schutz.

Probably didn't do much to make it warmer, but it might have helped a little with road noise and vibration. Ugly as sin, though.

 

[dyeager535]

I don't think anything will hold up well if you are dealing with the fiberglass sweating. It will just drop into and mold whatever material you use.

I got some "paint" that is a thermal barrier I plan to try. Based on it's properties it sounds like it should work to at least slow down the temperature change which leads to condensation. If it doesn't work no biggie, didn't cost that much.

I'm going to keep mine parked in the garage to prevent most of it though.