Date:         Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:58:24 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: rear seat swap
Comments: To: Warren Lail <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <c448fd1d0907062050v5e438424i876a8d4a90762a96@mail.gmail.com>
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Warren, why don't you just buy another Vanagon (passenger).  You should
be able to pick up one pretty cheaply.  The Westys are so desirable that
it is ashamed to rip the camping equipment out of one that is actually
in decent shape.  You could sell your Westy, then find a really nice
passenger or Carat Vanagon for less money and just put the money
difference in your pocket for future repairs, etc.  Just an idea.  I
have never done this type of conversion before.  Everyone I deal with
wants to do the opposite of what you want to do (put camping stuff in
their passenger van).  Just my opinion.  It is your van and you can do
whatever you want with it.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com


Warren Lail wrote:
> I found a rear seat from an 87 GL that I would like to install in my
> 88 Westy.  I plan to pull my kitchen stuff and essentially have a
> weekender (need more room for the wife and the two dogs, and I always
> cook outside anyway and I always take along a cooler).  However, I
> noticed that the rear heater is different; in my Westy it is under a
> wooden box - in the GL it is in the center.  Does anyone know if I
> will require any special modifications to pull this off?  Has anyone
> done this before?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Warren in Santa Fe
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>
>