Ian Maycock

Ian Maycock

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Hi all, its getting to the stage on my rebuild were I'm starting to think about interior bits , and the roof lining is not good its saggy, dirty and the cardboard backing is floppy. My question is has anybody on here repaired one ? I know I can buy one off internet but would rather save 600 quid if I can repair it myself. I can get some cloth to cover it , but need some ideas on how to stiffen the backing up and the fixing holes ? Any help would be welcome
cheers Ian
 
Can't remember where I saw it (either on here or on a FB group) but somebody used thin ply - they used the existing headlining as a template and then covered it with automotive stretch carpet I think. You should also think about putting insulation between the roof and headlining to improve the thermal and acoustic properties.
 
I remember seeing a company that did fibreglass headlinings, i think it was around £250 for a 90 front and rear.

When I did mine last summer I cleaned the headling up, removed the LR finishing material and covered with faux alcantara. Looks good plus its water resistant!

To combat the sagging I drilled a couple extra holes in the central roof support beams and fitted some extra retaining pegs. No more sagging all done for around £50.

I also covered the interior of the roof with Fatmat sound deadening then some acoustic foam on top. Makes for much better insulation and sound proofing.
 
On mine, I cleaned it up, shampoo etc because the material was OK, , I then smeared fibreglass paste over the weak floppy bits and used extra 'fir tree' fixings as mentioned above.
 
Cheers all like the idea of the fibreglass paste Flossie was thinking along those lines but didn't know if it would bond but I will give it a go now,
cheers Ian
 
I used it because it was on my shelf and it goes off.
If I was doing it again I would use glass tissue and resin I think.
The other important thing is to use extra fittings especially where the panels overlap.
 
Kwakerman said:
Key the surface with some really rough sandpaper so that the resin can be absorbed.
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If his is like mine there is just crumbly papery cardboard stuff with no body to it. In all honesty, mine was scrap if you looked at the back, just floppy weak paper mashai , but the paste beefed it up enough to make it useable.
The point I'm getting to is he probably has nothing to key up lol!
The worst part on mine was the windscreen area for the decay and most of the rest for sagging.
Laselle? I think, made the fibreglass linings , based in Wales iirc, I had the cab bit off them for my old 109 years ago, cost a fortune and was out of the question for the 110 restoration which went massively over budget hence patching up what I had.
 
This is on my list to do, front is saggy and ripped etc. (extra complication for me is sunroof). Think i'll make this my next project, will keep an eye on thread for tips and tricks :)
 
huffhuff said:
This is on my list to do, front is saggy and ripped etc. (extra complication for me is sunroof). Think i'll make this my next project, will keep an eye on thread for tips and tricks :)
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I did the front and back of mine (a CSW) and yes it was 'fun' trying to get the sunroof rubber trim strip back in place - good luck (it can be done)
 
Mines not to crumbly, it just wants beefing up a bit and recovering and the fixing holes are ripped a bit have been thinking of beefing them up with eyelets when I've recovered it. That's why I'm looking at repairing mine the budget on my rebuild went along while ago, so am looking at saving were I can
 
Kwakerman said:
I did the front and back of mine (a CSW) and yes it was 'fun' trying to get the sunroof rubber trim strip back in place - good luck (it can be done)
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Fills me with confidence :) I have an ally type lip on mine, so may drill and pop-rivet. Who knows, no doubt it will all change :)

Whilst on the subject, my rear has no lining at all. Anybody done a DIY job and made something up? If so, what materials and pics if possible :) I was thinking some thin ply/board strengthened with fibreglass and covered?!?
 
huffhuff said:
Fills me with confidence :) I have an ally type lip on mine, so may drill and pop-rivet. Who knows, no doubt it will all change :)

Whilst on the subject, my rear has no lining at all. Anybody done a DIY job and made something up? If so, what materials and pics if possible :) I was thinking some thin ply/board strengthened with fibreglass and covered?!?
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I didn't need to remove the ally strip to remove the headlining just the rubberised trim strip which goes into the ally strip.
 
Ian Maycock said:
Mines not to crumbly, it just wants beefing up a bit and recovering and the fixing holes are ripped a bit have been thinking of beefing them up with eyelets when I've recovered it. That's why I'm looking at repairing mine the budget on my rebuild went along while ago, so am looking at saving were I can
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Ahh, you've jogged my memory a bit with that post. I also had torn fixing holes and I used stainless steel penny washers over the fir trees to sort that.
 
Also wondered about getting rid of the fir tree rivets and putting riv nuts in the roof and using small button head bolts to fix it up. There's quite a few used ones come up on ebay Huffhuff for not a lot of money but most need work, some quite a lot. I've not bothered looking because there not any better than what I've already got
 
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