Date:         Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:34:10 -0500
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
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From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      roof pictures on the web
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I mailed out a few, but then the flood of requests came.

So here they are on the web:

http://makarov.com/vw/roofpics.zip

I didn't have space on my regular site and they're not going to be there long
enough for me to put a link on my site.  Grab 'em...they're gone in a week.

As far as putting the roof on, see my regular site.  I've got pics of the
process.  The condensed version is that I cut sheet metal between the
structural beams, the reinforced them with an angle bracket from beam to beam
on each side (Chris Turner's idea...he helped me put it all in too.  Shameless
plug: buy his poptop if you want to do this. <jordanvw@aol.com>).

Hinges require backing plate drilled and tapped...no room for nuts back there.
Poptop legs mount on angle iron.

Finished off with luggage rack seal from TBD including tucking the headliner
in.

I haven't made a bed yet, but I'm working on it.  It'll be raised, so I may
have to take the cushions down to close the top.  In the mean time I throw my
junk up there.  :-)

More detailed questions?  P-mail me.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 189K miles
http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/
PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/