1971 Eriba Puck Restoration - Headliner Installation

Vince Ordonez

Headliner Pattern

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Since this camper did not have an existing headliner to pattern after, I will have to pattern a new headliner from scratch. The new headliner will consist of 14 seperate parts that will be sewn together and installed as a single unit. 

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I marked each section of roof with its pattern letter starting with A and ending in M. Part N is the ring around the popup opening.

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I will use Durascrim patterning material to trace each section right off the roof markings. These patterns will be used to mark and cut out the vinyl. 

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Tack Strips and Support Wires

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The front and rear headliner sections will be tacked into a tack strip I installed and the remaining sections will be supported by support wires that help form the headliner to the roof shell. The tack strip needs to be thick enough to hold a staple and I found that wooden ruler material worked perfect for this. So I chopped up three yard sticks and used them for tack strip.

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Vinyl and Backing

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Each section of headliner will be backed by 1/4" foam which will give a custom look instead of hanging loose vinyl from the roof. The vinyl selected for the project is made by Morbern and is the Seabrook Sea White pattern.

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Roof Insulation

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I will glue in 1/4" padding to the roof to serve as insulation and not allow space for condensation to collect and for mold to grow.

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Trim Pieces

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Originally I discussed using a product called Hidem for hiding staples along the roofline and midline of the camper, but after doing some research I am going to propose making some custom made strips of material that will be padded and wrapped in a contrasting vinyl that matches the stove and cushions. 

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More to come!

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