Date:         Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:58:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: pop top tent tightening kludge
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <BB454615.120BA%albell@uvic.ca>
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So just out of curiosity, why didn't you just pull up
the slack in the top?  That's how i got all the slack
out of my canvas (had to pull a couple inches through
all the way around to get a nice tight fit...).  I was
kind of concerned that you would notice, but you
really can't see unless you are specifically looking
for it (which no one does).  I had the screw-in
aluminum strips in my '84, though, which may be easier
than the staple strips...

Does the pop-top still seal against the body?

The extra sleeping room is kind of cool, though...

-Damon

--- Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA> wrote:
> First off, I admit this is somewhat cheesy and not
> for everyone...
>
>
> Yesterday afternoon my friend and I tightened the
> fabric of his pop top. It
> was a replacement canvas (Bus Depot I think), with 3
> windows, purchased and
> installed last summer.
>
> But he had been disappointed with the installation
> job he did, the sides of
> the fabric were not as taut as he wanted. He was
> reluctant to undo the
> bottom mounting rails and fuss with the fabric that
> way.
>
> So we decided to make the pop top "pop" a little
> higher by fitting some
> 1"X1"X3" blocks between the roof and the forward
> lifting mechanism. The
> blocks were drilled (oversized) for the bolts, and
> we replaced the stock
> slotted carriage bolts with longer stainless ones.
>
> One person on the luggage rack area and the other
> inside with the pop top
> popped, a bit of a push up and the block is inserted
> between the strut and
> the top (sealant applied to replacement bolts of
> course).
>
> It actually worked, the sides are tauter and look
> better.
>
> But then we had an awful thought, will the top still
> close?
>
> I does! Just as before, the arm mechanism still has
> enough range movement
> left in it when the top is down to allow the latch
> to engage.
>
>
> Alistair
> --
> '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
> albell@uvic.ca
> http://members.shaw.ca/albell


=====
'84 Westy (Sparky)
'65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma)

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