lubucrod's insulation a little fibre gl*** cloth and resin now i have a headliner after a few adjustments
Damn!! Thats a slick idea.. I used his stuff in my truck and was very happy with it..I've been wondering how i was going to make a headliner for it...this may be a great way..... Thanks for the idea!!
The product is so easy to work with and this application may open up many more doors...hell I used it on my daughter's vintage lunchbox that was rusty on the inside...took some 3M and covered the inside and worked excellent for 2 years until she got a new one, also used it under the seat and fender of my four-wheeler for heat protection... Only limited to the imagination
I would like to see it installed, isn't it bigger making the mold from the outside? If it works I will be stealing this idea for a '40 Willy's...............
Even if you have to cut it up, and instal it in pieces, it still saves a lot of ****in' around upside down in a little cramped cab. Still an excellent idea, because it gets you close.-MIKE
^^^^^^^ I agree that with a little cutting and modifing you'll easily have a headliner mould...then just recast it again and your good to go!! Great Idea!!
Now building my '31 roadster, and used Lobo's insulation on the firewall (inside) before installing the wiring so that I had no interference from wires,etc. The stuff went on real easy using 3M spray glue as an adhesive with a coat on the insulation and a coat on the point of application. Apply gkue and apply insulation to surface instantly so that you can slide it to the place you made your template from ( you did make a template first from cardboard, didn't you ?). But as for the original poster of this thread, take note that he says, loosely quoted, "with some T******* involved" This type of use to make the inner cap from utilizing the outer contours to mold a cap for the inner side. ***uming constant wall, or shell thickness, the resut is gonna be larger than the inner side. And I expect that where the t******* comes in.. Careful fitting and installation then is needed, followed, if wanted or needed, by the tape Lobo sells Mike is an Alliance vendor, and his company site may be found, listing info on products offered, tech articles, pricing, etc. is offered on the HAMB lisiting of Alliance Vendors. IIRC, 10% discount to Alliance members. And if you ain't an Alliance member, you should be as it's a great source of ideas, both great and not so great, and info. That's where my tip of applying piece to surface immediately after applying a coat of glue to both surfaces comes in: You can move around some till you get a good fit. Haven't tried this yet, but logic says to cut each template AFTER application preceding. That way you continue to compensate for any ac***ulated error with the next template and piece of insul. cut and applied.. I think it's a great idea that, had it's disclosure here on this thread come about before it got it got finish painting done. But too late for me! Dave
ok....cut liner mould in halve to compensate for the extra width.its important to leave some overhang of the insulation with out any gl*** applied so can trim excess to fit your corners.then gl*** that when u have fitted first halve.also ,remember that the firbregl*** cloth will not stick to the insulation which is y it is perfect for moulds,so u will have to reglue insulation back to your fibregl*** mould. the pics show the rough fit of the first halve,which is by the way stayin up there with no fasteners
Myride2, Nice work on the headliner. Gotta be cheaper than buying the one. I believe Roddoors offered one for like $2-300. You could do a back panel the same way. You got anymore pics of that Stude. Also wondering what the cab mounts are. They look kinda like airbags in the pic.
got lots of pic's for the 49 stude c cab ,but the build style is not correct for here.only reason i posted partial pic's is because of the insulation.the mounts that u c are just super duty ones from construction equipment.
I'd still like to see them. I kinda have a soft spot for C-cabs. Looking at the al***ude, it kinda looks like a 4x4. Not a lot of them around (stock or otherwise). My truck is on a S10 Blazer frame so new cab mounts had to be made. I was thinking about using some latemodel engine mounts for the rear of the cab. Anyway, put up a couple of the truck (I bet you won't get flamed as bad as you think.) I'd definetly like to see how the headliner turns out.
well igot it trimed to fit and reinforced the corners with 2 extra layers of woven fibregl***,i only used 2 layers on the rest of it so it remains flexible enough to reshape to the inside contours , cut it in halve and began the fit process which was really easy.the outside contours just snapped in place perfectly and the headliner basicly held itself in.then i gl***ed the 2 halves together . nothing fancy for the covering just some average 30 buck yard stuff.well here it is getting installed and just makin some trim pieces for the inside. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj316/funseeker2008/headliner020.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj316/funseeker2008/headliner019.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj316/funseeker2008/headliner023.jpg
But will it fall apart in a few years, like the newer ones, and drop little pieces of gooey usta-be foam all over everything? Not sure I can get ac***stomed to durability in automotive trim. Seriously, neat idea well implemented. There's a wealth of knowledge and innovation on this thing. Not to mention truly stand up guys.
i doubt very much that it will fall apart in a few years like the newer ones u say.as far as the durability,u won't find too many fibregl*** headliner molds in newer units. thanks for the compliment
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