Date:         Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:19:30 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: westy kitchen mod question
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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I can take the whole interior out in about 4-6 hours. It's not "that" hard.
As far as installing the westfalia interior in a passanger van.....
I went with the welded brackets on the floor, though some have suggested
some alternatives. I plan to install a westfalia interior into a syncro in
the near future and plan to do it the same way. The actual act of cutting
them out and having them welded in didn't take much effort and now it's done
and "right".
You're destined to find other interesting problems with putting a westy
interior in the passanger van..... such as the rear cabinet having to be
shortened and no "real" solution to hanging the overhead cabinet......

For more tips on westfalia interior install, start a fresh thread and I will
gladly chime in (as may others that have done it as well).

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back


On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> yes, but being "frugal" I want to use the existing cabinets. Its may
> be more work that its worth, but its just an idea right now. Not for
> a quick switch, more of a half day's amount of work to whip stuff in/
> out.
>
> bed/seat  and wardrobe swap possible too, more work. But now is the
> time to think about the possibility.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 10-Jun-10, at 8:53 AM, David Beierl wrote:
>
> At 11:17 AM 6/10/2010, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> Anyone have any comments?
>>
>
> Check out modern folding tent-campers, might get some tips there.
> They manage to hang an entire kitchen complete with overhead cabinets
> in there; unlike the ones you and I are familiar with they're pretty
> well solid when folded.
>
> Yrs,
> David
>