Wow, I have no idea what is going on here. Pictures to send? Propane tank near the slider? Welded bolts? Short track/long track? Are you sure it's a vanagon? : ) This all seems totally alien to my experience installing later model track into an 83. I have pictures of my install, BTW. Jim On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Will Taygan <lists@alaskabiodiesel.org>wrote: > I've put an 86ish middle seat and tracks into my '82 diesel Westy. > > The longer rear track went in no problem, but the shorter front track > was missing a welded nut for the middle hole, and the two end bolts by > the sliding door appear to be WELDED? on to support the propane tank. > > This means the front track has just the inside two bolts connected, and > is propped up on top of the two outer welded propane bolts. > > I'm considering taking a hole-saw to the track so it fits flush around > the propane bolts, and then just adding a nut and bolt to hold that end > down. > > It all works fine, just doesn't sit flush, and isn't fully secure (but > still pretty solid). > > Is there something I'm missing here? How do others deal with the > propane bolts? > > Will in Alaska. > |
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