My '46 Chevy Pickup - The Innaugural Pre '47 Thread!

[Todd68Chevy]

Dan,
The rusty looking strip with the two hole is the center structural bow that fastens into the cab from door frame to door frame in the middle of the roof. The part with the 180 bend bolts to the rusty strip and yes the headliner slides into the groove. In the fourth picture that shows the ends, the hole in the gray part would screw to the little single hole in the rusty strip. There is also a strip in the rear that attaches to the rear panel around the back of the cab and window (not pictured). Then there is a front strip that attaches to the panel above the windshield (not pictured). Hope this helps but if you want more pictures or have more question please ask. Todd

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Todd68Chevy

Dan,
The rusty looking strip with the two hole is the center structural bow that fastens into the cab from door frame to door frame in the middle of the roof.

I've got that one; it looks the same too!

Originally Posted by Todd68Chevy

The part with the 180 bend bolts to the rusty strip and yes the headliner slides into the groove.

So you're saying this attaches to the center structural strip? How can that be right? There are TWO cardboard headliner panels so it would need to have a 180 degree bend on EACH side. Even if I were using the later, single headliner panel, it wouldn't make sense. I must be misunderstanding you.

Originally Posted by Todd68Chevy

In the fourth picture that shows the ends, the hole in the gray part would screw to the little single hole in the rusty strip.

Are there TWO of the 180 degree bend strips in the middle of the roof? And the two adjoining 180 bends would show because they'd be butted together back-to-back?

Originally Posted by Todd68Chevy

There is also a strip in the rear that attaches to the rear panel around the back of the cab and window (not pictured).

I don't have this one but I assumed it would look more or less identical to the front one but your comment about the window kinda confuses me. I need to go look at my window location in relation to the headliner again.

Originally Posted by Todd68Chevy

Then there is a front strip that attaches to the panel above the windshield (not pictured)...

I have this one. It's essentially flat but has a rolled detail line along each long side, right?

I sincerely appreciate your help and advice with this, Dan

[Todd68Chevy]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

I've got that one; it looks the same too!


So you're saying this attaches to the center structural strip? How can that be right? There are TWO cardboard headliner panels so it would need to have a 180 degree bend on EACH side. Even if I were using the later, single headliner panel, it wouldn't make sense. I must be misunderstanding you.



Are there TWO of the 180 degree bend strips in the middle of the roof? And the two adjoining 180 bends would show because they'd be butted together back-to-back?



I don't have this one but I assumed it would look more or less identical to the front one but your comment about the window kinda confuses me. I need to go look at my window location in relation to the headliner again.



I have this one. It's essentially flat but has a rolled detail line along each long side, right?

I sincerely appreciate your help and advice with this, Dan

I have a roof with strips and the headliner still in it so I will get some pictures of it. The rear panel is the only one that fits in the groove.

There is only the one strip with the groove in the middle.

The rear strip is like the front but it is longer. What I was trying to say is that it does not attach to a brace like the middle strip does. It attaches to the top of the large interior metal panel that covers the rear of the cab.

Yes the front and rear bow is just flat with the rolled edges.


I will not be available to get pictures or answer questions tomorrow thru Monday evening because I am going to my buddies house to start cutting my cab to get it ext. If I can check email at his house I might be able to answer questions. But I will get back to you next week when I get back home.