I was just pokin' around on my '54, running wires through the door post, up over the headliner, to the new dome light I put in ... and I was surprised at how simple it looks.
The PO of my truck not only has a headliner in, but also covered the whole back (around the rear window) and rear-sides of the cab. The headliner is one piece, then the left and right rear-sides are 2 more pieces, and the back (around the window) is just glued to the metal.
The back material (glued down) is just tucked under the window rubber and looks nice! That rubber isn't easy to pull up and tuck material under, but with a couple of putty knives (one wide; one narrow) it looks manageable.
The 2 rear-side pieces really surprised me because they're made out of 1/16" cardboard ... and though they look fantastic and form a nice cupped curve in the top corners of the ceiling, it was all done with a simple 45-degree cut in the cardboard! I guess you can shape that stuff better than I thought! These two pieces form the corners behind and on the sides of the seats ... the back seam is secured with a chrome interior screw (top and bottom) and the side edge is just tucked under the door rubber.
The headliner is secured across the back seam with 4 - 6 chrome interior screws (hardly noticeable because it's thick button-tufted stuff) ... the sides are tucked under the door rubber, and the front is tucked under the windsheild rubber.
This is the first time I examined how it was all done, and it was just a quick look-see for now -- I was mostly concerned with running my wires.
I'll be replacing all the above with new designs, and when I do, I'll go into much greater detail with photos, etc. at my site. I was getting pretty excited about the whole idea though! There are some fun possibilities running through my mind -- can't wait to get to it for real.
