I made a few out of different sizes of galvanized turnbuckles with the parts all soldered together to make them tamper-proof. I gave a couple away and kept one for Dixie. ;) Jake On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Craig Luke <cluke.aspire@gmail.com> wrote: > The one that I just picked up was a big 5/8's one, open on one end. I was > stunned by how well it works with no mods at all. I'm going to add some > permanent loc tite on the threads to add some security... > > On 2010-07-17 7:40 AM, "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > In my experience [limited to one hardware store] the angle on the J isn't > right so it has to be bent [not BenT] anyway. Never could get it right. > Getting the hatch latch extension. > > JME > > Mike > > > On 7/17/10 3:34 AM, "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > > > In a message dated 17/07/2010 12:08:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > > > Well, you don't even need to do any work, there are turnbuckles > > available that have one closed loop hook and one open J hook already to > use ! > > > > > > > >>>>>> Wow, those hatch lock extensions are expensive! Just go to your > local > > hardware and buy an aluminum turnbuckle, about 5 inches long.l Open one > > looped end to form a "J". When that is hooked onto the latch pin on the > > bottom of the opening, swung around 45 degrees, and the looped end > locked > > into the hatch lock, it is LOCKED.<<<<<< > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Frank Condelli > > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ > > (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) ) > > _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) > - > > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > > (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) > > _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event, > > Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010 >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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