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Date:         Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:25:58 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <924A934C-D2D2-4A81-8BC5-D580E5416425@shaw.ca>
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Hm... Mine had a single huge piece of plywood. It was such a pain in the ass because you have to take the interiors out completely of both vans before you can start moving them over.

-Craig

On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> the press board type board under the rear westy seat? It was not in the > best shape but I did put it down. > I took all of the GL stuff out and installed the main floor, the 3 section > type I made years ago. I did not use the GL floor tracks, I used westy floor > tracks. They have different lengths, and you could cut the GL ones to suit > if you don't have westy ones. > > I did that part over a year ago, so my memory is not that sharp. I'll look > at my pictures again to refresh it. > > alistair > > > On 2011-09-25, at 6:51 PM, craig cowan wrote: > > > Alistar I see you put the interior in without putting down the wooden > floor > > piece? Does everythign still line up properly? Did you leave the GL foam > > bits in place? (Unclear from your photos). > > > > -Craig > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > >> I did it on my '86 syncro tin top, wade through my blog to see the pics. > >> > >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/ > >> > >> > >> alistair > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2011-09-25, at 1:37 PM, craig cowan wrote: > >> > >>> Hello gang! > >>> I have a 1980 westfalia interior in my 1985 sunroof bus that I am > >> planning > >>> to soon move to my 1987 sunroof syncro. In the sunroof bus, I had all > the > >>> little riser nuts meticulously cut out and welded into the floor. I > hope > >> to > >>> not do that on the syncro though (I don't really want to weld on this > >>> bus....). > >>> What's the trick? I remember hearing of someone using long bolts with a > >> nut > >>> on the other side. What about for the rear of the rear seat? These > bolts > >> are > >>> precariously positioned for installation in a syncro. One bolt comes > out > >> in > >>> the wheel well, but the other would be inaccessibly over the gas tank. > >>> > >>> I'm just trying to plan ahead and think this out to make everything go > >>> simply. What have people done? > >>> > >>> -Craig > >>> '85 GL turned Westy > >>> Bostig in Back > >>> '87 SUNROOF Syncro > >>> '90 Carat (still in someone elses driveway) > >> > >> > >


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