Date:         Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:19:02 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Westy vs. Vanagon body strength?
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>If this is covered in a FAQ or somewhere, forgive the repeat question
>and please send me to it.
>
>Is the Westy body reinforced somehow, more so than the Vanagon body?
>It occurred to me that if you cut a large hole in the ceiling of a
>Vanagon and pop a bed and pop-top on there, you have greatly weakened
>the body integrity.
>
>Did VW reinforce the Westy somehow?

Westphalia bought stock vans from VW, I believe. The conversion was
not done by VW. I very much doubt there was any reinforcement done.
So the body would be weaker and flex more. Not as much as a
double-door van, though!
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut