I think my 87 has the counter balance setup. There are steel cables runing inside the tubes of the pop tob, but the whole thing does not work. I see no extra weights or shocks. Does anyone know of an adjustment to make? ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Adams <keith_adams@transcanada.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Pop Top Counter Weights?
> > I keep thinking about installing a couple (or four) gas pressurized > > hatch struts like the Eurovan conversion has, but I haven't gotten > > around to it. Imagine, pop the latch and it almost goes up by itself! > > Maybe you'd like to fiddle with this, it wouldn't be too hard to do and > > you could make millions selling a conversion kit to all us aging baby > > boomers! > > My in-laws have an EV Westy. My mother in law, all 4'10" of her, 90 lbs, has to > hang on to the latch, swing up and push against the ceiling with her feet to get > the top to latch. Maybe a heavy top has it's advantages ;-) > > Cheers! > Keith Adams > Calgary, Alberta, Canada > 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia |
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