Date:         Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:55:13 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Part out or Sell now No Lowly Vanagons
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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I recall your Syncro Westy now.

The roof hole in the image you link to seems very similar in size to
the factory sunroof.

I've seen the threads where people cut and weld the roof and top from
a Westy to a passenger Vanagon.

I didn't know that Westfalia sold the top etc. as a kit. So based upon that.....

A quick look in 60 and 75 of Bentley, if one cut a large hole (OEM
Westy size) in a tin top, the only difference between that and an OEM
Westy hole, is the lip. Does that lip provide any strength to the body
if a big hole is cut?

Neil.




On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:20 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> It is pretty simple to do if done simply. Some people seem to want to
> make it a huge project but that is not my way of doing it. Here is a
> photo link of the roof hole cut.
>
> Few people know it but Westfalia sold the just the poptop in kit form to
> be added to passenger vans. It does not require welding or painting to
> install. My method is similar.
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1016607.jpg
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> neil n wrote:

>> And I thought cutting a hole for a rad grill was nerve wracking!


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Neil n

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