51 Henry J Headliner Bows wanted

[Skipplehammer]

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.

[AZ_HJ]

Contact Tex Dean's family. I know that they have some used HJ Bows for Sale (No Clips)

[Skipplehammer]

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.   

[Skipplehammer]

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? 

[Skipplehammer]

Still not able to find headliner bows and clips.  Getting discouraged.  Are there any alternatives?  Maybe spray foam and adhesive?

[51HJ]

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.

[Skipplehammer]

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.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

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.

[51HJ]

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.

[Skipplehammer]

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.?

[kfsteve391]

Try Larry Barker. His phone number is (602) 473-1456.

[kfsteve391]

Correction. Larry Barker's phone number is (602) 373-1456. Sorry about that.

[Skipplehammer]

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? 

[Fid]

I bought some windlace for my Henry J from Kanter.  www.kanter.com  just depends on what color you need.

[AZ_HJ]

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.