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Date:         Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:22:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject:      Re: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy
Comments: To: Aurora Farm <aurora@KOOTENAY.COM>
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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

----- Original Message ----- From: "Aurora Farm" <aurora@KOOTENAY.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:15 AM Subject: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy

> I admit it. I'm no longer young and agile, and in fact have never had a > lot of upper body strength. I find that I can't raise that poptop > gracefully, only with a major--I mean *major*--effort that leaves me > gasping. Even when I give it my best, sometimes I can't do it at all. > On the Westfalia website a fellow mentioned inserting a well-padded > stick in between the poptop and its seat when I've gotten it to the > halfway point, but there's still the second, hardest, push to get it up > high enough so the locking bar can make that final snap into postion. > I've oiled the hinges on the poptop, but haven't yet lubed the locking > bar mechanism, as there's little detectable friction there. What > suggestions do other no-longer-young-and-agile owners have for me?


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