Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:54:49 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops
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you can buy the Country Homes style new too, I believe.
I don't like them much ..........but they sell for 2 grand or
so..........????
and............I tracked down the Adventurewagen top fiberglass molds.
problem is............unless someone wants to start making stuff out of
fiberglass, and triming it all out, windows and all..........
and marketing it properly ...........it's not practical to start making
those.
But the Adventurewagen high top .........
I'm very picky and critical of many, many designs and design features I see
here and there.
And except for the weakness of putting windows with moving parts on a slant
on the side...........I am massively impressed with the AW high top.
Aerodynamically it's great. Considerably better than a westy.
that pointy back end that sticks out a bit - that moves the center of
pressure aftward some, like an arrow, so it has better directional stabiity
at speed.
I think the over all affect of 'rounder corners' might make them a little
better in gusty sidewinds..........especailly with the right tires.
Ton of room in there too - after you 'fix' the stock interior that is.
And westy tops......
wish I had saved that one I packed up and shipped to alaska for a guy !
scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Stewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops
> Exactly what I talking about!
>
> Sorry for the confusion.
>
> R
>
> On Jul 17, 2008, at 2:30 AM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>> I think he means a Country Homes Camper...............
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>> I am thinking of adding a pop top to my 88 Wolfsburg Automatic.
>>>> Two options come to mind the California Camper top and the
>>>> standard VW
>>>> Pop top.
>>>
>>> Pardon my ignorance but what the hell is a California Camper top?
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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