Date:         Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:29:22 EDT
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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From:         Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: year identification
Comments: To: sbrendemuehl@EXCITE.COM
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In a message dated 4/9/2004 4:49:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
sbrendemuehl@EXCITE.COM writes:

<< I was at the locay yard yesterday.  They have an old weekender.  The
questions is how do I tell if the weekender equip will fit mine.  The door panels
have a silver stripe and the is a clock not a tach.  It was watercooled. IF it
is for the earlyer vans i can direct any one who wants it to it. >>

Steve,

It is always a good idea to identify approximate years for this type of
question. By the term "old weekender" I will assume you don't mean Mike Miller.=)

Most people refer to the Weekender as the Westfalia base camper. This is the
one with the poptop. I am assuming this is what you refer to. Simply put,
anything will fit if you have enough patience. If you are installing a bench from
this vehicle into a Vanagon, it is reasonably easy to do so without much
fanfare.

The Westy Weekenders that have plastic panels, also have a side mount
extension which screws into the walls. The benches are actually narrower than the
regular buses. The extensions allow then to be bolted on to your bus. Pretty much
everything can be retrofitted. I won;t go too much into detail here as this
had been well covered in the archives. Pmail me if you need additional info.

If you are looking at a van with a Weekender package (no poptop, etc.), then
you are just talking about the rear bench and middle seat. I don;t think this
is what you mean though.

BenT