Need Opinion on Pontiac Formula Survivor

[Charley Lillard]

That looks like a great car to me and I hope you get it. Keep us posted.

[njsteve]

I second that. :-)

And don't replace the original falling headliner material. Just remove it, vacuum out the powdered foam residue, install a new layer of foam and glue the original vinyl headliner material to that. (I made that mistake on our '75 and regretted not reusing the original material ever since)

[Burd]

Originally Posted by njsteve

I second that. :-)

And don't replace the original falling headliner material. Just remove it, vacuum out the powdered foam residue, install a new layer of foam and glue the original vinyl headliner material to that. (I made that mistake on our '75 and regretted not reusing the original material ever since)

What about the holes? Wouldn’t you see the foam? Man you got me thinking I should have done that. I recently found a nOS package tray. I’m just missing the headliner

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by Burd

What about the holes? Wouldn’t you see the foam? Man you got me thinking I should have done that. I recently found a nOS package tray. I’m just missing the headliner

The factory material had a light colored foam attached. The pinholes are too small to see anything anyway.

[daleone3]

Originally Posted by njsteve

The factory material had a light colored foam attached. The pinholes are too small to see anything anyway.

NJSTeve, any thing else you can share on the headliner repair I did one on my C10 and was pretty straight forward. Used the original backing and put on new fabric, is that what you are referring to in your prior post as opposed to installing an entirely new backing?

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by daleone3

NJSTeve, any thing else you can share on the headliner repair I did one on my C10 and was pretty straight forward. Used the original backing and put on new fabric, is that what you are referring to in your prior post as opposed to installing an entirely new backing?

The 76 has a giant cardboard form that is used instead of the traditional metal rods that run across the ceiling. The factory used a black (in this case) perforated headliner fabric that was spray glued to the cardboard backing. The foam eventually turns to dust and the fabric it was attached to droops. You can purchase a large section of just the thin foam, spray glue it to the cardboard and then spray glue the original black fabric to the foam. Like a giant Oreo cookie. No need to buy new headliner fabric when the original still is OK.

[daleone3]

Originally Posted by njsteve

The 76 has a giant cardboard form that is used instead of the traditional metal rods that run across the ceiling. The factory used a black (in this case) perforated headliner fabric that was spray glued to the cardboard backing. The foam eventually turns to dust and the fabric it was attached to droops. You can purchase a large section of just the thin foam, spray glue it to the cardboard and then spray glue the original black fabric to the foam. Like a giant Oreo cookie. No need to buy new headliner fabric when the original still is OK.

Awesome, thank you Steve. Same process for my C10 though that was red and quite faded so I did get new material but used the same backing. Nice project for a hot day when you can lay it all out and let it cure nice. Appreciate the clarification