As far as fiberglass body manufacturing has come in the last 20 years, there is still one area that leaves something to be desired. Where steel bodies have all the tack strips and headliner bows for the upholstery to attach to, most fiberglass bodies do not. How to attach the material to the body is usually left up to the upholsterer and not something the average builder can do in their home garage. It involves a lot of measuring and planning and also requires quite a bit of experience to get the job done right. We recently followed along as Lance Troupe installed a headliner in a '36 Ford three-window coupe, starting with the bare shell of a body, installing all the required headers and bows to attach the material, and then the material itself. Follow along and learn how the pros stitch a truly custom headliner.
