Wagon build

**redfalken** · February 13th, 2011, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff W

Tips: Windshield out (Kenny is actually sitting on my dash while stretching the front- a full size version of the dashboard Jesus)...

As they say, do unto other's Falcons before you do unto yours! Always good to get in some practice. More room and a warm summer day would have helped but it wasn't too bad!

**doghows** · February 14th, 2011, 08:26 AM

Looks good to me. It should tighten right up. Practice on a couple more and I wil let you know when I am ready for mine to go in...

**Luva65wagon** · February 14th, 2011, 09:41 PM

Pretty awesome. I think you could take a heat gun and slowly shrink up all those wrinkles - no problem.

I found a red headliner for the Ranchero on ebay for $40 - so you guys can come over and spend, what was it, 15 minutes, and do mine when I'm ready - since you guys are now "the professionals." I'm also toying with doing a vinyl roof too. Should I do them both at the same time?

**pbrown** · February 14th, 2011, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Luva65wagon

Pretty awesome. I think you could take a heat gun and slowly shrink up all those wrinkles - no problem.

I found a red headliner for the Ranchero on ebay for $40 - so you guys can come over and spend, what was it, 15 minutes, and do mine when I'm ready - since you guys are now "the professionals." I'm also toying with doing a vinyl roof too. Should I do them both at the same time?

The vinyl roof should only take another 15 minutes.

**pbrown** · February 14th, 2011, 10:30 PM

Looks good Jeff. Maybe we can have a headliner tech day to do mine this summer.

**Jeff W** · February 22nd, 2011, 07:45 PM

Windshield and one side (fixed) window installed.

The windshield rubber (Dennis Carpenter USA) fit and function was perfect.

The side window seal was made in Thailand and was not so perfect. The slots that the trim is inserted into stopped short on both ends by about 1". We did the best we could to open it up with a razor, but I still had to grind a bit off of the little tang that inserts into he rubber seal slot.

We did have a small problem with the lower Windshield stainless trim wanting to migrate out of the slot during install. We finally just went for it and used a rubber mallet to lightly tap it back home. If there is a trick, I'm all ears.