Date:         Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:27:35 -0800
Reply-To:     Larry Edson <sonofed@KARMANNGHIA.ORG>
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From:         Larry Edson <sonofed@KARMANNGHIA.ORG>
Subject:      Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
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I'm at least mildly interested in purchasing a top and have a suggestion.
Contacting Fiberine about taking the AW molds would seem like a logical
solution. They presumably have all of the materials and knowledge to take
over the project. They have their own mold that doesn't seem to have sold
very well and has some issues so a proven solution with a better history
should make some sense to them. And they have an established distribution
system to help keep the cost of shipping the finished product down. Also,
I like your idea of modifying the mold to take out the window openings.
This would simplify production and improve versatility.

Larry
sonofed@karmannghia.org
www.ghiatwins.homestead.com
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> Date:    Mon, 7 Feb 2005 02:50:44 -0500
> From:    Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
> Subject: Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
>
> Finding a good used donor hightop has not worked out for me partially
> because of my geographic location in the country.  People living in the
> west have managed to make this happen but it hasn't worked for me.  A few
> years back I did finally manage to find a fiberglass shop in the United
> States that makes hightops for Vanagons.  This is the shop:
>
> http://www.fiberine.com/
>
> At least one lister that I know of has purchased one of these tops.  As
> far as I can remember that was Karl Mullendore.  Perhaps he can speak
> about the top and his satisfaction with it.  From short conversations with
> him via email it seems that he wasn't totally satisfied with the top.