This should *not* be an easy job. The dimensions of the type II and the Vanagon are different by about 2 inches. You're better off taking off the middle seat and sleeping on the floor (I used to put my feet in between the two fron seats when we had the 73 buses) on long trips. I'd say hold out until you can find a weekender that is junked somewhere. The weekender's rear bed is *very* comfortable, since it is much wider than that of the Westy's. Cetin
Robert L. Armitage writes: > Anybody have any experience transplanting the westie rear seat/bed assembly > from a type II to a vanagon? > > I've got an option on a used rear seat/bed assembly from a late 70s bus, > but dunno if it'll smoothly go in the back of my '83 vanagon. > > Ideas? > Thoughts? > Opinions? > Flames? > > -- > > Buz... > Rob Armitage Carnegie Mellon University > buz+@cmu.edu or: ra1d@andrew.cmu.edu or: > ....!{ucbvax,harvard}!andrew.cmu.edu!ra1d+ > "Diplomacy: The art of saying NICE DOGGY until you can find a rock."
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