Interior Mods

Soon after moving to Washington I made the switch to a hardtop for the Poi Dog.  The bare top helps with the rain but it is actually louder now inside driving down the road.  I did a couple of things to lessen the noise and hopefully increase the heat retention in the vehicle.

First step was to stop the ingress of cold air into the vehicle.  I finally got around to installing vent seals and door seals.
I then purchased some 1/2 foil backed foam sheets.  I cut the back face of the foam so that I could bend it to match the curves of the roof panel.  I ran this on the entire length of the roof.  I then took a couple yards of a light brown material.   I sewed four 1" wide pockets along the width of the cloth.  I took some 1"x1/8" aluminum strips and bent them into bows to conform to the inside of the roof.  I fed these through each of the pockets in the material and voila I have a head liner.  The bows hold the headliner and foam up.  There are a couple of wrinkles but at a total cost of 20$ for aluminum, foam and material I was pretty happy.  
Before placing the headliner I ran a wire to the center of the roof.  I used a generic 5$ license plate light as a rear cargo area light.
I then took a piece of 2'x4' peg board and threaded a bunch of the holes with elastic cord.  I also took some material and sewed up a couple of pockets and attached these along the lower edge of the board.  A couple of legs from 1"x1/4" aluminum strip and I had an overhead storage area.  This has turned out to be a great place to store small items that used to end up on the floor.  The threaded cords are run through the board with different spacing so items of varous sizes can be stored.   Pens, compass, maps, mini-mag, etc.  The pockets are perfect for sunglasses and fuel receipts.
I also made a 4" wide shelf that runs the width of the roof just above the window.   This provides a place to mount the CB and a bunch of toggles for my work lights.
I cut some more foam to fit inside of the door frames.  I then dug the panels out of storage and reattached them.
I removed the front seat frames and lined the seat box, bulkhead behind the seats, front floor, and rear load bed with some tan outdoor carpet (30$).  I then put the rubber mat back down on the front floor.  I have a small space heater in my garage.  I found out that by placing the carpet near the heater the backing would soften up.  I could then mold the stuff somewhat to fit the vehicle.  it did take awhile to cut and form the carpet, but now that it's down it will only take 45-60 minutes to remove it.   I am not so worried about water in the bed, but up against the bulkhead.  the floor carpet and rubber mat come out very quick so it's easy to dry out the inside after off roading.  With all the new seals I have not noticed any water yet after sitting outside in the rain.
I was also able to put some tie down rings in the load bed area. 

These items have made a big difference in the interior noise levels and the temp.  I have driven in below freezing temps and been ok wearing just a sweat shirt.  It is nice not to have that breeze blowing down the back of my neck any more :-)