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• FS: 89 Syncro Westy - Rochester NY.
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:41:59 -0400
  ...window in the pop-top needs to be repaired but the canvas and zippers are great and tight. * The pop-top is fading to...
• Van painting cost for LESS
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:06:02 -0700
  ...For this price, I was going to completely remove all the moldings, >poptop canvas, side windows and rear, bumpers, utility outlets, door >handles, etc...
• Re: Conversion Low Price Vanagon Sale...where?..Here,
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:04:13 -0700
  ...Nice Pop Top/Canvas. Sony Stereo. Could be perfect for a conversion project-Tiico? Subaru? Check out interior photos at this link, exterior photos...
• buses for sale in Alabama
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 06 Nov 96 20:36:02 CST
  ...like it caught concrete or something); lots of scratches on body paint; skylight busted; small tears in pop-top canvas (only three small ones...
• '87 Westy FS in NE Ohio
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:57:11 -0400
  ...The pop top screen was patched, with more holes throughout; the canvas was dirty from air/road leaks because of the above caulking. Shutting...
• Re: Expensive Syncro Westie
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:11:16 -0800
  ...AC cold enough to hang meat > inside, tie-dye the pop top canvas with Phil Lesh's sweat. It's all good > and > worth...
• Greetings from a new listmember
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 18:34:50 -0700
  ...I have already replaced the pop top screen with no see um net. I want screens for the side windows, does anyone know where...
• Re: Opinions Please!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:20:54 -0700
  ...Engine very >dirty but not oily, even the underside.Canvas good, couple of very >small tears.The bad: shred-o-matic corduroy, brakes work...
• Re: FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:20:29 -0400
  ...telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/swingtire/swingtire.htm > screen window pop-top canvas/clean with no holes > factory option 4 sided tent (mounts to...
• '85 Westie FS Granville, Ohio, $ 950
  Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:24:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Cabinets in excellent shape, canvas good, all screens present. Pop-top in VGC, roof vent (with screens in excellent shape, as well. Upolstery in...
• FFFFriday Follies: ... and if you didn't like the other one ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 21 Jul 95 00:12:53 CDT
  ...a Mouse Hotel she ain't! Mend the canvas, and the fixtures, Make the pop-top work just fine. When she's finished, she...
• FYI: 79 Westy for sale (NJ)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Jun 96 19:42:37 CDT
  ...Original paint in excellent (not show quality, but close...) condition, bumpers straight + fresh paint on the bumpers and pop-top. Rims clean and straight...
• Re: Go-Westy wasserstopper - initial impressions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:33:03 -0800
  ...Took only 15 minutes to install (5 snaps screwed into support ridge at front of pop top, 2 snaps on either side on canvas...
• Re: Westy Configurations and Bear-proofing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:53:49 -0700
  ...Last night before knocking off, I was envisioning the possibility of a bear (likely a grizzly) clawing in through the pop top canvas. Of...
• Re: poptop insulation idea
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:53:51 EDT
  ...Andy, I use a double bubble silvered both sides insulating blanket on the outside of the pop-top canvas of my Westy and it...
• Re: storing vanagons (was Re: Parking Matilda ..non-waltzing matilda
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 14:45:59 -0400
  ...All the plastic, fiberglass and rubber parts seem to :::deteriorate. :::> The canvas and the inside of the pop top get damp and discolour. :::Westies...
• Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark Daley
  Sun, 31 May 1998 19:41:06 -0700
  ...correctly contoured glue on piece for the top front of the > pop-top, then I noticed I didn't need to pay the ludicrous...
• Greetings/my Van/'87 coolant
  Historical mailing list - Harold May
  Sat, 15 May 2004 04:00:28 -0700
  ...It is the canvas pop top/sleeping area style. No sink/stove/fridge units, but rather has the fold up table between the rear...
• Re: luggage rack drainage? water goes where?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:12:10 -0700
  ...and no seal (actually hidden under the flat seal on the pop top). This could plug up, but it would be difficult to do...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:57:55 -0500
  ...I suspect that she'll pay about $550.00 for the Pop-Top canvas installed and the fiberglass top still needs to be repainted...
• My canoe on my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:28:43 -0700
  ...Its an 18' cedar canvas "Greenwood" (made by Bill Greenwood, oh about 30 years ago). To my eyes, its lines are very similar to...
• Re: gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Mon, 24 Oct 1994 21:57:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...luggage rack base (front piece of fiberglass) $23.95 pop-top seal $74.95 and canvas top $209.95 > has california emmissions stuff on...
• Re: Pop top side bar lift?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:01:05 -0500
  ...She goes around the outside with a stick and tucks canvas > in > > from there, and I catch it and tuck it from inside without...
• 80 Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:12:55 EDT
  ...But the rest of the interior looks good and the pop-top mattress looks brand new. Rear screen and front privacy curtain and both...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:25:48 -0700
  ...I suspect that she'll pay about $550.00 for the Pop-Top canvas installed and the fiberglass top still needs to be repainted...
• first sighting: winnebago rialta (eurovan camper)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 3 Sep 94 8:41:27 PDT
  ...The Pop-top makes it look real nice and open because the canvas sides zip open as well as the front so it gives...
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?.....Have your welder make one
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:35:02 -0700
  ...Nice Pop Top/Canvas. Sony Stereo. Could be perfect for a conversion project-Tiico? Subaru? ***60' Morris Mini1340CC(Also for sale) --- Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING...
• Re: Replacing various rusted screws/fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:33:03 -0700
  ...Let's see, entire cooling system, fuel system, air intake, LED lighting, pop-top canvas, headlights and grill etc. Haven't even touched the...
• Re: [vanagon] FS 86 camper $1000 in cleveland, oh?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:04:21 -0500
  ...Pop top > with canvas that has some holes from rotting; about 12 - 14 inches on > each side.. No > fridge. Very little rust. Interior is...
• Westy A/C: Is that all there is? '90 westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 00:13:26 -0400
  ...120,500 miles ( 500 on rebuilt engine) red with red pop top... needs rubbed out and polished some rust, all around gray interior (dirty...
• FS: '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Retherford
  Thu, 23 May 2002 12:02:00 -0500
  ...Yellow, white pop top, tan/green/brown interior 1.6l diesel ~210k mi, 10k since new head 4 speed tranny - 10k mi since rebuild...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:45:55 -0500
  ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > Light coloured canvas of course. > > Or put on the go westy rain fly I have one of those...
• Re: dogs to alaska?
  Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:30:42 -0700
  ...to keep the pop-top down at night to reduce the _rare_ chance of a bear reaching through the canvas.) As for moose, if...
• Re: Ever added up your receipts?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:14:48 +0000
  ...everything else from wheels and tires to pop top restoration >> with >>>> computer matched automotive paint, canvas, SS fasteners, and seals. Now >>> the >>>> heads leak...
• Re: camper closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:47:38 -0700
  ...never owned a true Westie.  I  don't care for canvas pop top campers... and I didn't want the roof wind resistance, living...
• Fully restored 1990 Westy Value
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:43:02 -0400
  ...New canvas on the pop-top, and original screens for back door and top-vent. We added the dual battery and shore power charge...
• Re: Power Cat versus Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:03:56 -0800
  ...to crack a window or have the pop top up, (lots of exchange through the thin canvas), and all was well. One morning I...
• Re: 2WD Beach Driving
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:43:21 +0000
  ...painting the fiberglass pop > > > top > > > with interlux marine paint and installing a new gray suede > > > headliner, > > > and a new sunbrella canvas from Pierre in...
• Re: Go-Westy wasserstopper - initial impressions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:55:22 -0800
  ...Took only 15 minutes to install (5 snaps screwed into support ridge at front of pop top, 2 snaps on either side on canvas...
• FS: '89 Westfalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 21:49:48
  '89 Westfalia pop-top camper, great shape, needs a good home. One-owner vehicle, well cared for, have all original documents and repair records...
• Re: Pop top side bar lift?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:32:19 -0400
  ...But I must say the pop top assist is the cats pajamas. Eric C. > On Jul 29, 2022, at 12:22 AM, David McNeely...
• Re: Expensive Syncro Westie
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:08:27 -0700
  ...AC cold enough to hang meat > inside, tie-dye the pop top canvas with Phil Lesh's sweat. It's all good > and > worth...
• Re: Am I being unreasonable(Bus Depot)?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 4 May 2002 14:07:49 -0700
  ...Nice Pop Top/Canvas. Sony Stereo. Could be perfect for a conversion project-Tiico? Subaru? ***60' Morris Mini1340CC(Also for sale) --- Ed Sato <edsato...
• Re: Pop top side bar lift?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:22:27 -0700
  ...She goes around the outside with a stick and tucks >> canvas in >> > from there, and I catch it and tuck it from inside without...
• Private collection for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 17:57:47 -0600
  ...It has a pop top with canvas and upper bunk. This van could sleep 4 or 5 easily. Has all curtains, carpet, seat covers...
• Re: Opinions Please!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:35:13 -0700
  ...Engine very dirty but not oily, even the underside.Canvas good, couple of very small tears.The bad: shred-o-matic corduroy, brakes work...
• Re: List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:12:09 -0400
  ...power windows - Add rear wiper/ washer - Add rear hatch deflector - Add pop-top assist - Add roof/ canoe rack - Add rear spare-tire carrier - Add...
• Re: Weekender for Sale
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 05:13:51 -0800
  ...New skylight and >pop-top seals >installed in 1996. Van has some dents, and the upolstery on the >seats are >worn. Canvas/poptop in...
• eberspacher furnace for Westy Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:53:10 EST
  ...And a silver bubble wrap-type wrapper for the canvas pop top for insulation along with an interior mounted quilted curtain for the cockpit...
• Cheap 82 Westy in for sale Tacoma WA
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Thompson
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:20:50 -0800
  ...Pop top is in good shape with a new-ish replacement seal, canvas and zippers are all fine, fridge works on 120V, water pump...
• Re: e-bay Euro
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 13:38:42 MST
  ...Pop Top Westfailia. White with grey cloth. No rust. The interior >looks brand new. All the curtains and screens are in excellent condition. >Canvas...
• Re: Van painting cost
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:08:05 -0800
  ...For this price, I was going to completely remove all the moldings, poptop canvas, side windows and rear, bumpers, utility outlets, door handles, etc...
• FS: Pricy 2WD Westy on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:02:20 -0700
  ...The pop top canvas has tears and is due for replacement. It has cruise control, but it doesn't work, the paint job is...
• FS: 1984 VW Westphalia Camper in Rochester NY - $9000
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:51:22 -0800
  ...The canvas in the pop-top has no tears, holes, or rot. The fiberglass top has been repainted with fiberglass boat paint, has new...
• Friday musings
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:59:50 -0600
  ...He came to me with some dents and dings, a broken windshield, a torn and tattered topsail (pop-top canvas), broken skylight, grimy interior...
• Re: Pop-top wanted
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:05:20 -0500
  ...COM> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:56 PM >> Subject: Re: Pop-top wanted >> >> >> >> I would like to add that cutting the whole roof...
• Broke down in Omaha
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:08:07 -0400
  ...We bought a canvas-bag top carrier from a Dollar General store for $10 IIRC; we fasten it to the boards that are bungeed...
• Re: '87 Westy FS in NE Ohio
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:39:37 -0400
  ...The AC was typical for a Westy. > The pop top screen was patched, with more holes throughout; the canvas was > dirty from air/road...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:37:48 -0500
  ...I suspect that she'll pay about $550.00 for the Pop-Top canvas installed and the fiberglass top still needs to be repainted...
• Re: Atwood Hydroflame Furnace Install
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:11:27 -0800
  ...I've use the Atwoods in many campers, including a couple of rather large canvas pop tops...they run all night without draining the...