What type of board/card would I use to make up a new headliner for my 79? Bearing in mind I will cover it with something like leather or marine carpet.

 

i would assume the real dark brown, real hard board you get at home depot. i drawing a blank here for the name, maybe someone can help me out.

 

Unfortunately there are no home depots in the land of oz but I think the card you're referring to is masonite.

 

its a wood product, ive used it for some presentations before, but i have no idea what its called. its like a really thick, hard cardboard. something like that would work, and ive seen people pin flags up inside their trucks in that spot.

 

As long as you are intending to cover it up, I would suggest using some of that peg board stuff with all the holes in it. Even though it is just a little bit thicker than the original headliner material. It still does flex quite easily, it also conforms to shape as well!

The real bonus with using this stuff to replace your original headliner material is the fact that it will not break anywhere as easily as the stuff you're replacing. This also means that it should have no problem at all with supporting the weight of any material you may want to cover it with.

Hope this idea helps you out,

"75 SuperCab"

 

I too am looking to fabricate a headliner and I like the ideas presented here. I would add that a layer of insulation, between the headliner and roof, would cut down on noise and heat radiation (or, does this go without saying). My truck came without a headliner so I don't know if there was any form of insulation to begin with. I am thinking of things like foam padding, styrofoam, or rigid fiberglass. Anyone have an opinion on what is best to use?

 

As a first time Ford Truck owner, in my attempt to rebuild a 77 F 100, I removed some real cheap factory insulation guled to the underside of the roof after I removed my headliner which also needs replaced. I plan to add some type of insulation before I replace the headliner. I am going to use Dyanmat? or some form of that type of insulation.

 

When I redid mine I used a 1/2 inch styrofome insulation you can cut to fit the shape I also used a 1/8 inch Oak panaling and just stained it just another option

 

On my 73 my cardboard headliner was ruined. It was all there but cracked, so I took it down and duct taped over crack. It was soft enough to sew a rebel flag onto cardboard. If I did it again I'd probably go with the Home Depot stuff as suggested above, but here is how it turned out:

 

go to a auto interior shop they will have what you need it is a cardboard they build door pannels out of