Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/9/28 11:44:17

Roof insulation:
Check some modern cars. 89 Caprice sedan uses a FULL PIECE styrafoam headliner. Styraphome about 3/32" thick. I can measure it for verification on request.

The 'fabric' is extremely thinn maube only .006" thick and cemented someway to the styraphome. There is NO cross bow supports whatsoever.

Maybe a modern stationwagon or Cadillac etc large car headliner could be cut to fit. OR just use the styraphome over the cross braces.

NOTE: AS PER FACTORY service maual, the caprice headliner is R&R'ed by carefully folding into a tube like form and removed thru the rite front door. I've done it that way myself.

So a modern headliner as such mite be the answer.