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Date:         Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:18:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Westy rear shelf support
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <048a01d1c8b1$2d64ea90$882ebfb0$@gmail.com>
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I agree! Mine failed due to glue separating, not at the brackets.

Jeff

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> On Jun 17, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Alistair, > > With unlimited access to aluminum stock and a machine shop and there is no

> end to your creativity! > > I can tell you that the early rear cabinets were hung only from the top of

> the sides by four L brackets to the bed plywood shelf, and the bottom can > sag. The later cabinets with A/C are attached at the front the same way, but > the rear has beefy brackets that go from the roof to the bottom of the > cabinet and are attached with a screw through the bottom. Much stronger and > supportive for the larger A/C unit. I rebuilt my '85s A/C cabinet (found a

> door for it too) with new grey laminate for my son's van when we removed the > A/C, and re-used these brackets. > > I'd recommend that you add some L brackets to the bottom of the side panels > to keep the bottom from falling completely off! It's only attached by glue > to the two side pieces. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of

> Alistair Bel > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 7:24 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Westy rear shelf support > > Made a brace to stiffen up the rear edge of my Westy overhead rear shelf. It > was sagging after many years of use. Westfalia, bless 'em, did a good job > with the cabinetry but there is a limit to the abuse that plywood can take. > > Made provision for another one of the new dimmer switches in the brace. The > switch controls the strip of lights under the rear edge of the shelf. I was > using a dimmer switch attached to the van wall, but I think having it up on > the shelf is neater. Yup, you can still reach the switch when hatch closed. > > Not the most complicated mod, and some less than perfect edges ( I just went > at the cut outs quickly with a roughing end mill) but it worked out. > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/vanagon-rear-shelf-support/ > > Alistair=


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