H Jeff, Indeed... At BusFusion myself and a crew of 3 or 4 people did Joy Hecht's canvas in a couple hours without breaking a sweat. It took maybe 4 man-hours of effort, including the removal and replacement of the roof. My Dad replaced the canvas on his westy in about 4 hours working singlehandedly, leaving the pop-top in place. Hint: Use a quarter-inch ratchet driver and a phillips-head bit to get into the tight spaces for the screws in the back corners.
Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca www.busesofthecorn.com
On 23-Oct-07, at 6:31 AM, Vdub Guy wrote: > <I was told by a mech at Buslab in Berkeley that it takes several > experienced > guys most of a day to do one. Another place around here USED to do > them...no > more..> > > > That's gotta be a load of crap. I've replaced canvas twice, while > NOT fun, it took me a (long) day doing it by myself. I do NOT > remove the pop top as some suggest is necessary. Jeff |
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