VANAGON archives -- May 1999, week 4 (#25)

Date:         Thu, 20 May 1999 23:41:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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From:         Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternative to deck lid raising
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At 11:03 PM 5/18/99 -0700, you wrote:
>At 06:25 18/05/1999 -0400, Bulley wrote:
>>Here is an alternative to raising the deck height on the Van...
>>
>I have done this - we actually used a turkey roaster!  The problem is this
>still makes a bump in the bed on the westies.
>
>Solution, one of three for the westie:
>- live with the bump and make sure your feet go there
>- raise the bed (not THAT hard)
>- lower the engine and transmission
>
>>G. Matthew Bulley
>>Bulley-Hewlett & Associates

Another 'alternative' is to get an AdventurWagen camper - the bed is ~8"
above the engine cover (a quasi hidden storage area).

Austin

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