>What I recently did was move my spare tire to the right rear corner (inside) and I felt a > dramatic improvement. Now, since I don't want to give up my bed or > access to the engine cover I'm thinking I'd like to move it outside on a > swing out carrier. Could you put it on the roof? Just a thought... maybe a bad one, but a thought nonetheless. Mick Kalber ----- Original Message ----- From: Arlen <manx1342@QWEST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 10:16 PM Subject: Another project?
> My Vanagon has always felt 'nose heavy' to me. What I recently did was > move my spare tire to the right rear corner (inside) and I felt a > dramatic improvement. Now, since I don't want to give up my bed or > access to the engine cover I'm thinking I'd like to move it outside on a > swing out carrier. > > My research has turned up two possibilities so far. It seems there is a > Winkler (Ortec?) available but I haven't heard anything about the > durability of this model. The other lead is the Syncro Multi-van, but I > certainly can't afford the near $2500 USD that David Marshall is asking > for the ones he's bringing back from Germany (that's $500 more than I > originally paid for my vanagon). I'm sure they're durable > but................ > > A third option might be to build one locally but I haven't been able to > turn up any good pictures of them. The more I think about it the more I > like this third option. Maybe even aluminum. Or stainless. I have a > friend with a lathe and a mill. For $2500 I could buy a real nice TIG > welder. Hmmmmmmm............ > > Any ideas or pictures floating around out there? > > Arlen > |
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