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Date:         Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:58:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <B5AD9371-EA28-4048-98B9-2F2FEC1E4322@mac.com>
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Thanks Kim!

I had envisioned the cylinders pushing on the lift bar or the top supports. What you've done needs a shorter throw from the helpers.

Seeya, Jake

On 2/3/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > Bug me enough and you might just get: > > <http://homepage.mac.com/kimbrennan/PoptopAssist/index.html> > > > On Feb 3, 2007, at 12:05 PM, Pensioner wrote: > > > McMaster - Carr sells a wide variety of gas struts. Kim Brennan > > mentioned > > that he installed some on his westy just for raising the top. I > > suspect he > > could post some pix of that clever installation on the yahoo > > vanagon group > > to give you an idea of how to do it. > > > > Kinda works like this. You will buy two sets of struts, one for > > just the > > top and one for the top plus whatever you have currently mounted up > > there > > (cargo box, spare moose, that extra vaganza). > > > > The struts help you lift the top. > > > > Or you can just get several varying lengths of the ubiquitous PVC > > irrigation > > pipe add a rubber crutch tip to each end and you have a prop that > > will help > > alleviate the 'clean and jerk' move to raise the top. Raise it a > > ways, > > insert the first pipe, take a break, raise it the next step, insert > > the > > second pipe...pipe is placed between the top and the ledge at the > > front of > > the roof where the latch is. Rubber feet keep it from slipping. > > > > Of course you should carefully lubricate the hinges both at the rear > > (they're plastic bushings) and at the front so rotation is as > > friction-free > > as possible. >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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