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Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:26:27 -0800
Reply-To:     pedro dos santos <pedrokrusher@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         pedro dos santos <pedrokrusher@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Adding a pop top question??
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-------------------------snip------------------ > Kevin Carrubba wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone, > > Well looking to add a pop top to my new vanagon I have noticed the > > differences in the roofs and wonder if I'm not going to use the upper bed > > just want ventalation and storage. Do I need to fabricate the flat bars on > > the sides of the roof for support and so the hindges close properly or can > > that stay rounded? Or am I better off getting a whole roof and graffing in > > from just above the gutters.

Here are a couple Links to conversion sites.

http://members.citynet.net/bloss/vw/poptop/index.html

http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm -----------------snip------------------

Here is another one for the pictures cause its in french. I haven worked on the written how-to yet, sorry:

http://www.westfalia.be.tf/

then you go on the menu and under the title "Le projet" you clic on "Quoi? Comment?" and you will see a grey vanagon with a hole on its roof...

This is my transplant project. After looking for a adventurwagen high roof section for 2 years on the east coast, I gave up and went for the pop-top. Anyway, the roof was painted from the gutters up. But the easiest way to go (for a body shop) is to cut at the window pillars. Less welding. I did it by cutting a big hole on the roof because the raingutters from my donor van was way too rusty. There was no way I was getting that cancer to my van.

I would NOT do a pop-top transplant without the upper bed. Cause if you ever HAVE to sell your van without a upper bed, NOBODY is interested in a half-ass pop-top! Sorry, you gotta go all the way.

If you have questions, feel free to ask...

Pedro dos Santos 91 vanagon + carat + pop-top 85 ddcab project

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