>This summer I've been doing alot of van camping in my 87 Syncro GL and I >want more room. What I'm considering is getting the camper top from a >thrashed westfalia and having it put on my Syncro. > >Has anyone from the list ever done this, know somebody that has or know of > a shop or person that does the modifications.
I have a good Westy top and canvas for sale from an '85 that was hit. (I also have the complete Westy interior, if you are interested). I am within driving distance of you, in southeastern Pa. .. I know of a local fellow who converted his '86 Vanagon to a Westy. He installed all of the interior parts (they simply bolt on), and then cut a hole in the roof and put on the pop top and the top bed. The factory design has one of the curved roof beams cut and replaced with a flat beam (which, I imagine, would be difficult to do yourself). However, this owner simply left the factory roof beam there . The bed sat behind it, and he said it worked fine that way. -Ron Salmon
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