Date:         Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:05:20 -0500
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Pop-top wanted
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On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:03 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> My support from above system was that i wheeled it under my deck which had
> about 4-6'' of clearance above, jacked it up untill it was touching the
> bottom of the deck, chained the roof into this position, then let the jacks
> down and wheeled the car out, leaving the top hanging from the deck.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> oh, and air cooled vanagon, I see.
>> I didn't notice your  'support from above' system or whatever you mean, in
>> the pictures.  I just use overhead lifting with a come-a-long.
>> whadiya got left for Westy bits ?
>> I could use a rear cabinet, a rear two person seat, and a water tank, and
>> a rear cushion over the engine.
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: Pop-top wanted
>>
>>
>>
>>  I would like to add that cutting the whole roof off is SHOCKINGLY easy
>>> with
>>> a sawzaw. I think it took me 15 min total after i had all the windows
>>> out.
>>> The tricky part however, is the weight and awkwardness of the top....
>>> once
>>> you go to cut the last few pillars it will collapse in on itsself making
>>> the
>>> cutting tricky. You really need a means of supporting it. Then there's
>>> the
>>> problem of getting the thing off, i was going to use 6 strong men for
>>> that
>>> job, but then realized "well once they lift it up, how do they navigate
>>> the
>>> thing off?". So, i came up with a solution that i will surely follow for
>>> all
>>> future poptop cuttings...
>>> Support it from the top! Take the weight off.
>>>
>>> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2004304&l=14b72&id=1457880199
>>>
>>> I bought my donor westy complete for $400, then sold a TON of sutff off
>>> it
>>> (still have some bits to sell...westy bits too)
>>> All in all, i made money in doing my conversion, and i'd reccomend to
>>> anyone
>>> with enough time to do a roof swap, that it would be adventagous for them
>>> to
>>> purchase a whole camper and part it out accordingly. There must be plenty
>>> of
>>> dead campers on the west coast, you just need to keep your eyes open. : )
>>>
>>> -Craig
>>> '85GL turned WESTY
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 6:17 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>>  Guys, I have a 1984 Westy poptop (missing only the sunroof and canvas)
>>>> for sale in Durango, Co. for 200.00. I have all the hardware to go
>>>> with this. The roof color is that faint yellow from that year. I know
>>>> this is cheap and I was going to try to get more, but I'm trying to
>>>> eliminate my 100.00/mo storage unit. I have many other goodies you
>>>> will want to take with you when you come to take the top......2.1
>>>> engine parts, Syncro parts, etc......bring a flatbed so you can haul
>>>> off my 73 Thing daily driver too!
>>>> So take advantage of those low, low gasoline prices and see the
>>>> beautiful Southwest! As an added bonus, while here, you can spend the
>>>> night with us, though you may have to share the bed with Isabel, but
>>>> no worries, she's a beautiful chow mix!
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Miguel
>>>>
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