Well I think NOSE RID is very fitting for the Vanagon, since after all, the primary seating is in the front. The one thing I miss in my '90 vs. my '82 Vanagon and earlier breadloaf buses is the loss of the overhead storage locker (now air conditioner). I always wired the door open (horizontal) such that the nose of the boards would fit inside the compartment, and bungee the tail sections to the pop-top cross members. Worked great for gun boards up to 8'6", if I cut a hole in the back of the cabinet -- nose just touched the glass of the hatch, fins just grazing the neck of the passenger :-) I have so little need for AC, I'm seriously considering removing the whole AC unit and building a cabinet to hold up to four shortboards *inside* and out of the way. Anyone on the list ever removed the AC unit and built their own version of the storage cabinet? See you out there! Chris Radcliffe chrisr@slip.net '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale" [SF SURF] ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:52:38 -0700 > From: "Clark, Patrick" <PClark@NORTHPOINT.NET> > Subject: Surf SF: > > > Couldn't let Chris get by without a mention-- we toyed with "TOES OVR" and > "NOSERID" for our '89 Westy but settled with (on a coastal plate no less) > FNGRVN for the not so political version of funkengruven. > > I have to agree-- I can carry 5 longboards on the rack and the 10 footers > fit inside if need be. We usually frequent 41st in Capitola--but we > wander...see you in the lineup. > > Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 20:33:09 -0700 > From: Chris Radcliffe <chrisr@SLIP.NET> > Subject: Re: What does your VANITY PLATE say? > > Mine is "SURF SF", because I surf regularly at Ocean Beach, San Francisco. > And yes, any Volkswagen van is still the Ultimate Surfing Vehicle. > |
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