My 1964 Econoline is going to be painted shortly. I'm looking at options for what to do to the interior. What I took down for the headliner was a white pressboard material, like cardboard. The sides on the inside of the van dont have any covering. I had heard that they used sheet metal panels sometimes, but have never seen any.

Does anyone out there have any good ideas for headliners and wall liners? I was thinking some sort of wood panelling.

Just wondering what you guys have.

Ole Green

 

I grew up in a 62 Chevy Panel Van and it has wood paneling. Its easy to form and cut, I'd go for that Plus you can even add a layer of insulation behind that.

 

Go to your local lumber yard and ask for Bender Board. It is a cardboard/wood material that bends well, and you can glue and staple to it.

 

either bender board or masonite will work. be carefull of the insulation you use, most will hold moisture between them and the skin of the sides.


jim

 

Thanks for the replies.

I like the idea of insulation. What type of insulation would not cause the moisture problems?

I was also thinking of using a big rubber mat, cut to fit, to put on the floor throughout the van. Do any of you use such a floor covering or just go bare? I was thinking it would cut down on the noise quite a bit.

 

I was thinking maybe using spray on truck bed liner. It would insulate like crazy...and should kill 99% of the road noise. Anyone here tried it?

 

That bender board sound good. You can probally bend it the the shape of your vans corners at the back and paint it to match the vans exterior. I have not seen bender board, actually I'm not familiar with it. I presume a person could paint it to match.
I go with the rubber mat for the floor. Spray liner stuff has a rough texture and will look dirty real quick inside the van and to clean the dirty look you would have to go to a car wash or get a brush and soapy water to scrub down. In truck boxes that is ok, cause you can go to a car wash and power wash the dirt. I do not know wjere you can get a mat. I know years ago guys use to go to truck specialty places and buy the rubber mats and cut them to fit their truck boxes. Maybe a truck specialty place your way can help in that area. With a rubber mat you can roll it up and out to clean with a garden hose. Then mop the floor before putting back. I think less hassle in cleaning. It would deaden the road noise.