Date:         Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:29:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Concept Trailer;
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H John,

That drawing looks like a good start.

Copy the obvious design elements from the vanagon wherever possible.
If you make the taillights, wheel arches and the angle of the roof
and box  consistent with the design of the vanagon the trailer will
look like it belongs behind it. A vanagon westy pop-top with gas-
assist struts up top would be icing on the cake.

I did mine in plywood, if I'd had done fibreglass originally it would
have been a lot harder to re-engineer as I refined it.... And I don't
have the space or skillset to do fibreglass, either.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com


On 26-Mar-06, at 3:06 PM, John C... wrote:

> photos.yahoo.com
> id; vanagonlist p/w; public
> Slice em & dice em.
> tack it all together.
> slather it with resin & cloth
> cut it off, lay it up
> slap it on an existing trailer frame
> tool on down the road.
> (did I say tool ???
> .
> best,
> John C...
> A warrior acts as if he knows what he is doing, when in effect he
> knows
> nothing.
>
>