noseoil wrote:Really enjoying this build & your approach.
Hi Tim.
Thanks for looking in, and replying.
Re-the approach. As we had never seen one of these things in the flesh before starting, (very rare in New Zealand) and it was a very spur of the moment decision to acquire one, within a tight time frame, we had no option but to build our own. A friend had given us a couple of links to look at, one was "hall of fame", the other was "luxury tent". I didn't go any further on the site looking at build journals, I just looked at a few photos and took it from there. Probably just as well that I didn't read too much, 1. I didn't have the time, and 2. it probably would have scared me off. Plans were all in the head, thinking on the run, design as you go. Work under pressure to a time frame, we have done a few car restorations the same way. Methods and materials were all "suck it and see". But the way it has come together, I wouldn't change a thing, if I did it again.
noseoil wrote: I'm curious about the headliner material, the 3mm Unifoam is a plastic sheet, but where did you find it? Is it used in signs or some other application in business?
We got this locally from a place called "Arthurs Emporium". They are one of those places that buy up bankrupt stock, ends of lines, and all sorts of stuff, from wrenches and wheel bearings to needles and thread. Husbands and wives can get lost there for hours. I believe that it is used in the printing industry for signs. It is possibly obsolete or been renamed, cant seem to find it on Mulford web site. I don't know if they are in USA, but there must be a manufacturer there doing a similar product.
Cheers for now Frank