Well I started my vacation today and have a week or so off work. Decided to get some stuff done on the van.
First off with vinyl hanging from the stock perforated headliner it would probably be too weak. At least the one I had would. I got some of the thinnest plywood i could find at home depot.
I traced the stock headliner pattern onto the plywood and cut out.
Then I traced the headliner onto the oversized sewn vinyl sheet. I sewed a few locking stitches around the edge of the vinyl and trimmed the rest off.
Now I had my vinyl to glue to the plywood.
I used my spray glue and fixed the vinyl lined up the best I could with the critical holes i needed in the plywood for the dome light, center screw, and sliding door notch.
The plywood I bought was pretty thick... A hair thicker than the stock perf board. So i took a screwdriver and pryed along the edge of the rail that the headliner slides in. This will give me extra room for the vinyl plus the thicker cardboard.
Here you can see the sound deadening i plastered all over the ceiling...
Took alot of fitting, pulling it out, and refitting to get it in right. My alignment is a little off, but I think it came out pretty nice. I havent drove the van since I finished, but after i took the stock headliner off the cab was way louder. Now its sound deadened and double insulated. Should be nice and quiet.
Also in these photos you can see my wooden steering wheel a friend picked up at a local swap meet..