Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:31:44 -0400
Reply-To:     "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Camper Retrofit
Comments: cc: seattlesalamander@yahoo.com
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There is a good article on this at:
http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/faq/index.html basically you grab a good
syncro passenger van and a blown engine westy and put the westy parts on the
syncro NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. There is a cheap westy on ebay right now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=422835778 There has
been lots of list discussion on this particular van, but it is an
interesting reference point.

Also, http://eurocampers.com sells some stuff that would interest you. They
have a German text DIY camper retrofit book at
http://eurocampers.com/page14f.html. If it doesn't have to look stock you
may want to look at their EuroVan Weekender & MV Kitchen Module
http://eurocampers.com/EVKitchen.html. I see no reason why it wouldn't fit
in a Vanagon but you'll want to look into it.

Thanks,
Chris Gronski
Toronto, Ontario,
'80 Westy "Pokey"
'87 Chevrolet Sprint 5-Door
'91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@ReliTech.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 10:56 AM
Subject: FW: Camper Retrofit


> Please reply to Todd, not me!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ForestDweller [mailto:seattlesalamander@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 5:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Camper Retrofit
>
>
>
> [no vehicle yet...currently driving a toyota 4x4 p/u]
>
> So I've decided that the ultimate vehicle for me would be a syncro camper
> setup. Now the question is, considering how rare the syncro camper combo
is,
> is
> it worth the difficulty/cost to retrofit an existing syncro? Any ideas how
> much
> it costs to put in a pop top/stove & cabinetry, etc.? Where should I go to
> get
> these items new/used?
>
> Or should I just wait until a 'prebuilt' one comes along?
>
> -Todd
> (new to the list)
>
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