Date:         Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:00:19 -0500
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
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From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Build your own synchro westy - how hard is it?
Comments: To: Jennifer Jones <jj1@MAIL.TDS.NET>
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That's exactly what you could do by adding a poptop.  Not that hard and really
inexpensive relative to the whole package, especially if you don't want all the
Westy features (i.e. only a Weekender interior).

http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop/

Also, Chris Turner (jordanvw@aol.com) has Westy interiors for sale last time I
checked.

-Karl

> Feel free to point me to the archives if this has already been covered...
>  There's several decent synchros up for sale right now.  Of course, I'd
> like a Westy, so was wondering just how daunting the task would be to
> convert the synchro by swapping in Westy parts.  Probably not something I
> could do for awhile, given my resources as far having a heated space to
> work in (no garage and it's about 20 degrees here...), but maybe in the
> future, (especially since $19,500 could be out of   my price range for a
> good long time).   Thanks, JJ
>


Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 192K miles
http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/
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