"If I had 4 people to help me with anything... I'm not sure I can really comprehend what type of person or life I would have." I will 2nd that as well, for my pop top project I used those load straps with the ratchett and suspended the top from the rafters in the g-rage, once up in the air I slowly rolled the van out from under and lowered the top to the floor on some old carpet, flipped it over carefully (by my self) and was able to work on the canvas upper screws while it was upside down on the floor. Made it very easy to deal with the hardware. Getting the top back on was tricky in that I had lots of clothes pins, spring clamps etc to hold the canvas in a rolled up position while I rolled the van back under. I think having to figure out how to do almost everything with only yourself pretty much sucks but it does keep your brain's creative energies flowing. Doug
----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Klahn" <conradk@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
> I've removed the pop top and installed it myself. Kind of a pain but > doable. You'll need some way to prevent damaging the fiberglass and > slipping off the gutters the wrong direction. I used a blanket, two > 2x4s and/or heavy dowels and a ladder. If you have two people, one of > them will be weaker or not as committed as you are (or both) and so > you should use the same technique. > > If I had 4 people to help me with anything... I'm not sure I can > really comprehend what type of person or life I would have. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.