Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:09:04 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: "Kitchen" table in Westies?
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Hi Don,
nothing telescoping.
all it is is a large "L" shaped pipe.
In westy's it's a 'round L' ...as in a curved pipe, but, I have made my own
.
I just found a round pipe about 26 inches ( or whatever - that determines
your table hight , plus whatever the bottom pivot on your tale takes up )
that fits into the hole in the cabinet, and will fit where the lock knob is,
etc.
On top of that I welded a flat bar, or perhaps rectangular flat bar so it
would have some strength and not be floppy ...and welded a short round piece
onto the end of it - into which the round fitting on the bottom of the
table will fit and pivot.
Note how far down your rear closet door extends.
on early vans you had to move the table out of the way to just open the
closet door.
On later models they raised the bottom of the closet door, so you could open
the closet door without moving the table out of the way - so factor that
dimension in.
In any case, I find the stock table to be a bit high ...
so I would probably make it as low as I could get away with - good leg
clearance when seated, and fits above the two bins doors of course.
Here's a little 'trick' to watch out for.
You may notice that the large rear table can move and pivot far enough to
hit the front of the stove.
I have seen that area damaged before on westy's from the table hitting it ..
and worse - ,
I read about a case where a Westy driver noticed the smell of propane, while
driving.
The table knob wasn't tightened down ....
the table swung around and turned on one of the stove propane knobs !!
In flight ...
Wow. I don't think it's that smart to have the main propane tank on while
driving anyway, unless one is using that to operate the fridge.
but it's not too hard to do - make your own table and support leg.
The bottom of the table needs a round post sticking down off course, for the
pivot point.
scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:25 PM
Subject: "Kitchen" table in Westies?
> Can someone point me to a picture, diagram, whatever, of how the swing
> out
> table is supposed to work? I got my interior 2nd hand from a Westie and
> have it installed into my low top van. When I got the interior it came
> with
> a "homemade" POS table set-up...the one that swivels out on the driver's
> side just behind the stove/sink/fridge cabinet. The one that came with my
> second hand interior was so crudely made that I guess I just tossed it
> out
> without paying much attention..Can't even find it anymore, but now I'd
> like
> a working table, I think. But they are silly-expensive to buy the whole
> deal on the Samba, etc..so I want to make one. It is supposed to 'cover'
> those two flip-open hatches, when it is not deployed as a table, by
> pivoting on some kind of "leg" that fits through the hole in that lower
> cabinet. I have the clamping sleeve and the knob plus a "base" bracket
> down
> on the floor of the van where I guess some part of the table leg is
> supposed
> to land. I am supposing there must be a 'telescoping' arrangement of
> some
> sort so that you can raise up the table and pivot it across the interior
> perpendicular to the side of the van and then lock it in place. I am
> handy
> with tools so I just need to see one, a picture of one, or a sketch or
> description of how to.... to fabricate a working copy for my own van. Or
> if
> someone around Portland, Or. has a cheap table leg set-up they'd be
> willing
> to off..that would work, too.
> thanks, Don Hanson
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