Date:         Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:48:35 -0500
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From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Straight-up VS. Tilt-up - the best Westy Top
Comments: To: kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
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  Who every it was who wants a straight up
pop top contact Jerry.  He purchased the
rights to country campers pop top.
(see below info.)


McCavittJ@mascorp.com


Jerry McCavitt wrote:

>> Hello all,
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>> Having seen a few postings recently about the subject, I thought I'd
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bring

>> this up: I purchased the molds to make the Country Homes-style pop top
>> shell, and the hardware to make a top. I am considering offering a
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complete

>> bolt-on pop top kit; just cut out the hole where the factory sunroof
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goes,

>> and basically bolt it in. It pops staight up, with scissor arms on
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both

>> sides and at rear to stabilise the top. Tent is sandwiched between top
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and

>> base that attaches to van roof. I want to know if anyone on the list
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is

>> interested.
>> The price is undetermined at this time, but rough estimates put it at
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around

>> $2200 - $2500, depending on production costs in New York, plus
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shipping via

>> truck, another $200 - $300. An instruction video would be included,
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after I

>> get up the nerve to tackle it myself on my van.
>> Nothing is ready to go right now, the molds are in CA, and I am in the
>> middle of a shake-up at work, so production realistically won't begin
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until

>> late spring '02. I have a list of 5 folks interested so far, and I
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need to

>> see how far I should jump into this.
>> To see the top, (and a sweet conversion done by CH), go to
>> www.countryhomescampers.com
>>
>> Jerry McCavitt
>> '86 Syncro GL 15"/Betts/OME Westy Interior
>> '91 Subaru Legacy Turbo
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kfilc wrote:

>Where can you get a straght up poptop? I would like to put one on my 80
>Vanagon/L.
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>Hartmut
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Straight-up VS. Tilt-up - the best Westy Top
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>>If you don't have a bed up top go for the straight up. I have a tilt up
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>but
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>>a bed too. If I had a weekender with no bed up top I would go for the
>>straight up. William
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>>>Just wondering what kind of pop top is considered to be the best
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>>SNIP
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>>>John Rodgers
>>>88 GL Driver
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