Date:         Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:34:39 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Seat/Bed Swap
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You can tell the slider windows made for screens by the location of the
inside latch. On regular windows the latch is at the forward end of the
window. The screen goes over that area so they had to move the latch
back for screened windows. The latch attaches to holes in the glass and
uses notches in the frame so the entire window is either one or the
other as a unit.

I consider the 84 Wolfy passenger van a Weekender because the curtains,
screens, and great bed were clearly meant for camping in. For 85-87 it
got a poptop, side table and rear facing single seat and became a Westy
Weekender in my mind, if nowhere else.

In 68-72 vans there were 2 versions of the VW Camper, curtains, screens,
sink, bed, but one had a poptop and one was a hard top. The poptop had a
single person hammock but was mostly for standing room while camping, as
well as ventilation and a place to move stuff out of the way below.

Mark

Brendan Slevin wrote:
> So yeah, Totoro is a 1984 Vanagon Wolfsburg.  Probably Weekender, too.
> Blue with a silver stripe.  It has the snap in curtains for all the windows,
> a big curtain that hangs behind the front seats, a full width fold down bed
> (super comfy) with tons O' storage underneath.  PS, AC, a TACH and digital
> clock.  I'll have to see if the windows are ready for screens.  I had no
> idea it wasn't how all the 84 Vanagons were.  :)
>
> I was going to switch the 84's blue bed into the Syncro and put the Syncro
> grey bench into the 84.  We have to sell the 84, too many cars now.  I think
> I'll leave the 84 complete like it is, then find a jump seat and rear bed
> for the syncro in grey.  Thanks for the help!
>
> Brendan
>