Gary it is beautiful, well engineered, and well thought out like all your work. Two Questions: 1) If you choose to bolt the rack to the roof can you remove it without unbolting? 2) How about a full length rack for us non-skylight guys? Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:58:10 -0700 >From: Gary Lee <gary2a@TELUSPLANET.NET> >Subject: Westfalia roof rack >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Folks, >I've come up with a new type of roof rack system for our westfalias. >It attaches to both the pop top and it has gutter mounts. You can use >either mount, or both for maximum strength. >The advantage to this is that you have the strength of a rain gutter rack >but can still raise the pop top without removing the rack. >I've also made a safari basket carrier fitted to the racks and sized >specifically for the westfalia. >I could also make a version for non-westfalia vanagons. > >I originally developed this rack because I had concerns about putting >anything more than the lightest of loads on the fiberglass pop top. > >Take a look here and tell me what you think >http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/roof/roofrack. htm > >Thanks >Gary Lee |
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