It is a fair project and will require some care not to damage the upholstery since you are going to be removing some and doing some stretches with it in place. The area above the doors may be a challenge since the headliner will probably be very delicate. The old windlace has be removed and new squeeze in with it in place. On the sides of the dash will also take some effort to get the old out and new in and fastened securely with the dash in -- although I have seen some where the contour and space will allow the new to stay in without clips as long as it is inserted well and not stretched tightly.
The windlace is held by a combination of tacks or staples, sharp toothed prongs, and finish moldings. On the prongs, it either has to hook over or be embedded in them or prongs have to be lifted up and the new windlace held under them as they're hammered back down.
Packard had a unique pattern to complement their fabric upholstery--kind of a rough square knobby texture as I recall. Modern stuff does not come close--or at least it didn't when I did mine. SMS
smsautofabrics.com/products/windlace.php says a typical sedan needs 13 yards and they do have a decent selection of new and some NOS. You might have luck finding the correct one there. If you don't, or if yours has really faded, I would expect you would have to do all 4 doors to avoid a glaring mismatch. You might also send to Kanter & some of the other fabric supply places for samples and see if they have something close that you like.
On another subject, did the stars align and your AC install finally work out?
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