Though I have queried around I have never found anyone in the north american market with the gas assist vangon tops. According to the Euro and NA listings it was available. I have found one individual who had seen one but wasnąt sure if it was factory or add on. Even at 68 inches I still stand on a tool box to lift the top at times. jimt
On 6/11/05 12:22 PM, "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > If you are shorter, standing on a small platform of some type may assist. > > I have been an advocated of weight training my entire life, I have many > friends who are in their "golden years" who still lift and train with > weights, it helps so many things. Fantastic investment in you. > > I know the new eurovans use gas assist shocks (similar to the ones on the > vanagon rear hatch) I see no reason a set of assist shocks could not be > adapted to the pop top to counterbalance some of the weight. One could study > the Eurovan's top to help with the geometry and design. > Great one for some of you engineering folks or BS or GW to tackle, certainly > their is a market for it. There have been several posts on this very topic > here on the list. > > C'mon guys lets see the magic creative energy of the list put to some good > use. > > Doug |
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