Engaging the Think Tank-"cloth" headliner into a '72 Duster.
Hey all,
The perpetual 340 Duster project has yet another layer of TX9 on it and reassembly begins. I'm opting for the older style cloth headliner/bows over the single piece cardboard one because quite frankly I never cared for the cardboard one. Plus, shipping was a lot cheaper for the cloth :D
I have the headliner. The bows I picked up (from someone here I believe) are the ones that go into holes in the roof support and not the ones that fit into pockets. The roof support has square recesses in them for the bows and earlier years have either cut-outs in them for the pocket clips or a set of 3 holes drilled into them for the bows I'm using. Since they saw fit to do away with the cloth headliner in 1972 my car has neither.
Interestingly enough, my car does have the three holes in the back on both sides for the last 'long' bow that is closest to the rear window.
My big fat question goes like this: Do I really have to find out where those original 3 holes go in the recessed square 'pocket' in the roof frame and replicate those all the way down both sides? It seems I should be able to find where the bow fits in each position where it's not hitting the roof and just drill a hole that keeps them at a relatively straight height down the length of the roof. I do have the factory holes for the last one and that seems like a solid anchor point to do a "best guess" where the rest will go.
Thoughts?
Ken
Hey all,
The perpetual 340 Duster project has yet another layer of TX9 on it and reassembly begins. I'm opting for the older style cloth headliner/bows over the single piece cardboard one because quite frankly I never cared for the cardboard one. Plus, shipping was a lot cheaper for the cloth :D
I have the headliner. The bows I picked up (from someone here I believe) are the ones that go into holes in the roof support and not the ones that fit into pockets. The roof support has square recesses in them for the bows and earlier years have either cut-outs in them for the pocket clips or a set of 3 holes drilled into them for the bows I'm using. Since they saw fit to do away with the cloth headliner in 1972 my car has neither.
Interestingly enough, my car does have the three holes in the back on both sides for the last 'long' bow that is closest to the rear window.
My big fat question goes like this: Do I really have to find out where those original 3 holes go in the recessed square 'pocket' in the roof frame and replicate those all the way down both sides? It seems I should be able to find where the bow fits in each position where it's not hitting the roof and just drill a hole that keeps them at a relatively straight height down the length of the roof. I do have the factory holes for the last one and that seems like a solid anchor point to do a "best guess" where the rest will go.
Thoughts?
Ken
