Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Parts For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: Skipplehammer on February 19, 2011, 05:56:34 PM
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Trying to put my family's 51 Henry J. back together as original. Need all the headliner bows so I can install the headliner before I put the front and rear windows back in. Thanks for any leads.
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Contact Tex Dean's family. I know that they have some used HJ Bows for Sale (No Clips)
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Thank you for the lead. I will check with Tex's parts. I do, however, need the end clips to the headliner bows, if any other readers happen to know. My brother was working on the car and he passed away. Unfortunately a number of different parts got lost. Now I'm trying to finish it.
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So far, no luck in finding bows and clips for my '51 Henry J. So, I thought I would ask if anyone has any ideas on a way to fabricate suitable headliner bows and end clips? For example, I saw a web site advertising headliner bows for 1955 Chevrolets. The contour is different, but it seems they could be bent. But how could the ends be fastened to the inside top?
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Still not able to find headliner bows and clips. Getting discouraged. Are there any alternatives? Maybe spray foam and adhesive?
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You need to email ByronMcdaniel@windstream.net He has the bows and clips and also other Henry J parts. He's prices are expensive, but It's worth it for hard to find parts. Good luck.
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Oh well, still no luck with the headliner bows. Going to explore using fibre board as in new cars. Also, exploring some kind of expanding spray foam.
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Have you talked to Dale Hammon? I know that Dale has a 1952 HJ that he plans to part out. He is in the club and lives outside Beloit WI.
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I told you months ago to contact Byron Macdaniel@windstream.net. He has the clips and bows. Another member bought a set from him, Mark Steele in Arizona.
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No luck on a complete set of the headlining bows after communicating with the referenced persons. Plan "B" is to attempt to make them out of 1/4-inch rod. Does anybody know whether any of the Henry J shop manuals would show a pattern and measurements and the number of bows I would need to fabricate for a 1951 Henry J.?
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Try Larry Barker. His phone number is (602) 473-1456.
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Correction. Larry Barker's phone number is (602) 373-1456. Sorry about that.
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Finally got a set of headlining bows and clips for the Henry J. Would anyone have any recommendations on where to have a headling made, and also to get windlacing?
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I bought some windlace for my Henry J from Kanter. www.kanter.com just depends on what color you need.
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Whoever you use, make sure you specified a 5 or 6 Bow headliner for the Henry J. Only the 1951 Henry J's used 5 bows. The change to 6 bows started in the 1952 production year. 1951 Herny J's could be retro-fitted to 6 bow headliner with or without the 6th bow in place.
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Steve in Oklahoma gave a source for cloth Henry J Headliners. Acme Auto headlining Co. 550 W. 16th St. Long Beach, Ca 90813 Phone: 1-800-949-6078. http://www.acmeautoheadlining.com He got some samples from Acme and there is one that is very close to the original color and material. They call it beige cotton. The 2 others were to brown. You could contact Steve and see if he could send you a little piece if he still has it or call Acme and get sample yourself. (Let me know if you wish to contact Steve and I will see if I can get you in contact with him.)
I think also Duane Price here in Glendale, AZ has a HJ Headliner for sale. I think it is beige, but not sure if it is a 5 or 6 bow design. e-mail me at AZSteele123@aol.com if your interested and I will send you his phone number.