Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:09:45 -0400
Reply-To: David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [vanagon] how to convert your hardtop passenger van into a
westy poptop
In-Reply-To: <452673CF.3020602@cox.net>
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Hi Mark,
Thanks so much for your kind comments.
As a matter of fact, your prior writings and opinions (in the archives)
regarding this sort of swap influenced me to follow this course of action.
So, without knowing it, you convinced me to try to do it this way.
Your comments about family participation are spot on. It would have never
happened without my wife and children acting as cheerleaders, and pitching
in to help. It just would not have happened.
Having said that, even with all the work, it was exhilarating, sometimes
mind bending, and fun to do. I learned a lot. Vanagon ownership and
maintenance can be a family affair!
You have helped me many times in the past. For instance, I sourced the
control power for my refrigerator relay from the rear window defogger supply
circuit to accommodate the Subaru engine conversion. I just wouldn't have
thought of that. You are always a great helpful guy on the list, sharing
the best of your knowledge with others.
I think that you once replied to me, "What else is this list for?", when I
thanked you for a response to a problem I was having. You are one of the
people who epitomize the best of what this list should be.
Thanks again,
Dave
On 10/6/06, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Yep, one way takes about 3 days in a driveway. The other takes months
> and you better have a large covered parking area for most of that time.
>
> Dave Milo really did a sweet full conversion job, the only one that I've
> seen that reached full completion looking so close to original other
> than the color combinations. Too much work for any but the most
> determined. Making a family effort out of it is nice.
>
> http://photos.yahoo.com/jetstar5224
>
> Didn't Stuart Black say he messed his up and welded on too tall of a
> roof skin so now the fiberglass top doesn't fit down right? The last
> photo in his project shows the rear top section sitting high, seals not
> down where they belong. I wonder if that got fixed and the project
> completed?
>
> Mark
>
> JORDANVW@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > once again, heres the websites that list the detailed step-by-step
> > proceedure.
> >
> > harder way:
> >
> > http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm
> > <http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm>
> >
> > easier way:
> >
> > http://homepage.mac.com/mwsnow/PhotoAlbum5.html
> > <http://homepage.mac.com/mwsnow/PhotoAlbum5.html>
> >
> > fyi, i have some vanagon westy poptop sections and camper interiors FS
> if
> > anyone wants to make theyre hardtop van into a camper..
> >
> > chris
> >__
>
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