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Date:         Thu, 19 Jan 95 13:42:43 PST
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From:         Dave Kautz <dkautz@hpsidms1.sid.hp.com>
Subject:      Re:  Q on converting bus to a camper

> I wouldn't attempt cutting a hole in your 69 for > the poptop. If you make a mistake, you're screwed. It might leak, and I > think the roof around the opening is different than if you just cut a hole > in it. Eg. I think there's some bracing or extra metal there. Look closely > at the opening on one of the parts buses first and make sure this is > something you really want to do. Besides, the poptop was an option anyway. > Not all campers had them. > > Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp@ippdsgi3.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil > > I think the way Westfalia did those pre-74 pop-top openings was to use a sunroof body, without the sunroof. My '72 Westfalia <with forward hinged pop-top> had a "double-roof" behind the opening which formed a cavity like the one that a sunroof would be withdrawn into. It was a good place to carry skis, by the way.

Soooo, if your present bus has a sunroof, you could go ahead with the conversion to pop-top.

Dave Kautz


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