Date:         Sat, 27 May 2006 08:32:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Luggage rack cleats
Comments: To: Phil Menchions <pmenchions@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <d48088a70605270228oeb7459aw1290b17036702404@mail.gmail.com>
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This has come up a few times before, her is my message from April
which was  copied from my message about 4 years ago :


from my old post to the list:

Can't help you with the stuck bolts but I replaced the hold downs
with stainless ones  from West Marine,
these to be specific:

<http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?
storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=71910&catalogId=10001&
classNum=340&subdeptNum=323&storeNum=2>

one of the sizes shown fits pretty good. I used stainless bolts
(1/4"), flat and lock washers,  and drilled out holes in rack
slightly to fit the bolt.

They stand higher than the stock hold downs which I think is a good
thing.

Alistair
'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94

http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/






On 27-May-06, at 2:28 AM, Phil Menchions wrote:

Hi volks,

I'm gathering everything necessary for a complete painting/
refurbishing of
the poptop, however, the only source I see for the cleats at Gowesty
shows
them out of stock.

I don't see them on the Bus Depot's site or any others for that matter.

Does anybody know of another source for these, perhaps even a non-
automotive
source such as a marine supplier?

Cheers,
Phil
'89 Westy