Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:06:59 -0800
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Top replacement
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Yeah I want the stuff that comes with the Westy roof so I guess cutting off
the tin top and replacing is it.
Now, about that headliner....
Mike
On 1/6/09 1:41 PM, "craig cowan" <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was always under the impression that the country homes campers were made
> from converted Tin Top busses, meaning the roof is still round. Therefore you
> have the same problems associated with converting a tintop to a Westfalia,
> except you already have a hole and some kind of bed that might not fit with
> the Westfalia top. The "RIGHT" way to do it is generally to cut the whole roof
> off and weld the whole top off a westfalia on due to the completely different
> bracing and structure of the Westfalia roof. You could of course do this.
>
> The other solution is to use the "big hole method" of cutting a hole in the
> vanagon roof, adding a poptop, and being happy, though you end up with a
> problem when using the stock westfalia top bed, as the "front" piece won't
> store up there and you'll have to carry seperately (at least that's the case
> in my conversion).
>
> http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm
>
> a creative solution from over seas:
> http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24897
>
> They cut and bend the existing roof to be compatible with the westfalia bed
> and add their own cross brace....
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
>
> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>> I have a van that was converted to the Country homes straight up pop top. I
>> don't like it and want to put on the entire Westy pop top.
>>
>> Nothing much is clear to me anyway so join the crowd.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/6/09 12:08 PM, "craig cowan" <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have a westy and need to replace the fiberglass top?
>>> Or are you converting a tin top to a poptop?
>>>
>>> At least it's not clear to me.
>>>
>>> -Craig
>>> '85GL turned WESTY
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>>>> Listees,
>>>>
>>>> Well the top replacement, Westy for Country homes, is going to proceed.
>>>> Someday.
>>>>
>>>> Of all the methods in the achieves and mentioned which is easier to do that
>>>> preserves the entire Westy top, hole, side rail storage, AC cabinet and
>>>> all?
>>>>
>>>> In addition how does one deal with the headliner?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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