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Re: FS '85 Westy Correction: is *'75* Westy (Sorry! Pilot error!)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 11:01:26 -0500 (EST)
...Atlanta, Georgia "Running solid." Thule roof rack; CD player (single) built into console in middle front seats; New Clutch, new fuel tank, new fuel...
FS Westy interior & pop top
Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
Mon, 04 Nov 1996 16:49:23 -0500
...Westfalia pop-top and roof rack, no canvas, fair/poor condition. This is the pre-73 style with the rear roof rack and the...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0600
...This was my third canvas replacement, two previous ones were Bays with the staples and plastic strips, those are a lot worse, but then...
Re: Fw: A little help
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 11 Nov 96 20:14:52 CST
...on the roof. he had a tube made up that zipped into the zip-out window in the pop-top canvas. so when he...
AW: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:47:47 +0200
Hi Lee, Put it on the roof and fix it with some tension belts. My experience is, if you have a vanagon withour aircon...
Re: converting gl to be more camp-able
Historical mailing list - margie reyes
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:32:30 +0100
...a complete pooptop for sale, if anyones interested..whole roof, beds, > hardware, excellent canvas, etc. easy conversion, do it in one weekend, no > welding...
Re: Raingutter mounts on Westy top?
Historical mailing list - Peter Lackner
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:18:39 -0800
...The bolts do go through the top but are not > visible > from the inside or outside normally as the canvas attaches above them. > > http...
Re: skylight velcro adhesive
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 31 May 1999 23:06:12 -0400
...The velcro thats glued to the roof is in good shape but is starting to pull away from the roof. Have any of you...
Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:32:15 -0800
...The elevating roof, canvas, and luggage rack can be mounted with little more than some holes drilled and a proper sized opening cut to...
Re: Pop Top Heart Stopper
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Mon, 6 May 2002 22:29:57 EDT
...Amazingly, everything was fine, and that canvas lasted another decade before being replaced by the totally cool 3-window tent from GoWesty. I only...
Painting/new flocking INTERIOR of pop-top
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:44:10 -0400
...Has anyone either repainted or found some white flocking to spray on the interior of the roof? I am replacing the pop top canvas...
Re: Pop top pieces needed
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:27:14 -0700
...on its roof. I have gotten a replacement top, but it came >> without the aluminum pieces (and screws) that hold the canvas to the...
Re: Pop top weight
Historical mailing list - bueses
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:33:07 -0700
...This is the 2 fiberglass sections, legs, mounts, hinges, canvas. > The total was close to 135 lbs. This did not include any upper bed...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:30:46 -0700
...About 10 more screws to go on my LAST canvas replacement EVER! > > > > > Jeff Stewart
Re: Getting wires to the roof - how?
Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
Fri, 23 May 2003 11:49:29 -0700
...I then a hole in the roof of the van between the rack and the canvas (so it's covered and weather-protected with...
Re: convertible westy?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:03:25 -0800
...and the canvas can be easily damaged while you and 2 strong tall friends struggle with it. Expect to scratch the roof too. Putting...
Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:37:22 -0400
...It took maybe 4 man-hours of effort, including the removal and replacement of the roof. My Dad replaced the canvas on his westy...
Re: How to install Sirius antenna?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:15:48 -0400
...Behind the shelf, up over the lip at the hinge mount, then under the canvas where the crease in the roof metal is, around...
Re: moldy poptop cures?
Historical mailing list - Steve Young
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:58:51 -0700
...The canvas is off my van so I'm going to take off the roof this weekend and set about it with various cleaners...
roof racks
Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:48:06 -0700
...I put the top up and then down several times and I don't see any problem as far as the canvas is concerned...
Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:14:51 EST
...a busted poptop rear section sitting on it, sans canvas. . got up on the roof, and even with my weight up there squishing the...
Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:35:51 -0700
...The canvas was sown so that the rods slipped into the sides, and the dimensions of the canvas were such that it took a...
Re: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:38:43 -0600
...on the roof? > > Mark > > > > Lee Peterson wrote: > >> Hello everybody >> >> I need to transport a poptop. It does not have the canvas >> attached. I >> think...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:02:34 -0800
...at the front corners, and that led to >> applying >> the canvas to the roof top, or "bottom" of the pop top a breeze. I...
Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:38:17 -0700
...RAISED ROOF hard tops > > > On my Westy I have the acrylic 3 vent canvas. The only time I had > water leakage was water that...
Re: color change at inside poptop
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:08:05 -0700
...I take the poptop to my local marine canvas/upholstery guy and he installs the hull liner. Looks very nice. Adds some insulation and...
FS 1985 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - peter cobb
Fri, 30 May 2003 12:20:01 -0700
...I have a canvas tent that installs on roof, home made but not to hokey, which includes Sears Car top. also, has mattress, curtains...
FS: Complete Poptop
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:53:41 EST
...This thing comes with the roof, bunk bed, all the hardware plus the bonus partially ripped canvas top. J/K. The canvas is not...
Re: raising the pop-top - and neat trick for closing the top
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sat, 28 Aug 2004 12:52:46 -0700
...ALSO, I have to thank one of the other vanagon posters for a tip in how to CLOSE the top and fold the canvas...
Re: EV/Vanagon Poptop Raincover(?)
Historical mailing list - Dave Richards
Mon, 1 Sep 1997 23:02:54 -0400
...I was > thinking > about attaching velcro pads between the inside lip of the poptop and > the > canvas tent. From this I was thinking about...
Re: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:17:41 -0700
...It does not have the canvas attached. I > think it will fit in my 89 GL with the bed folded down. The plastic panels...
Re: convertible westy?
Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:20:58 -0800
...and the canvas can be easily damaged while > you and 2 strong tall friends struggle with it. Expect to scratch the > roof too. Putting...
Re: Pop top pieces needed
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:05:24 -0600
...on its roof. I have gotten a replacement top, but it came> without the aluminum pieces (and screws) that hold the canvas to the...
Re: moldy poptop cures?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:11:03 -0700
...beginning to creep into my poptop > roof? mine's still pretty clean but i've >>>seen some roofs when i was > looking at vans...
Re: the next wave:westy to syncro
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:23:35 -0700
...support, only some roof sheet metal.Start by screwing down the aluminum rails that hold the canvas to the roof. Then mark where the...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:11:37 +0000
...at the front corners, and that led to > >> applying > >> the canvas to the roof top, or "bottom" of the pop top a breeze. I...
Re: Tent Copy Update
Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 14:36:42 -0400
...95 materials, $180 labor just to have a canvas > bag custom made for the Westfalia roof rack (cool idea if I might say > so...
side tents
Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:55:11 -0700
...for 30-year-old canvas Westy side tents. Wonderful, wonderful addition to any van. Stores nicely in the front roof rack of my 87...
Re: Hints on installing Sirius
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:47:46 -0400
...the canvas and laying the antenna wire along the metal roof. I covered the wire with some duct tape, then put the canvas back...
Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:01:21 +0000
This was my third canvas replacement, two previous ones were Bays with the staples and plastic strips, those are a lot worse, but then...
Re: Poptop window/screen replacements?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:32:20 -0600
...I can open the canvas door on the inside, but cannot open the screen to access the rooftop. If anyone wants my screen insert...
Your Vanagon questions
Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:20:23 -0500
...top canvas question, go to this link: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L=vanagon&P=R18734 3)Roof rack...
Re: fighting condensation
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Sun, 21 Nov 1999 12:58:49 -0800
...canvas on the inside. Not foil faced, it will just condense more moisture. Then you can leave the top up and the roof vent...
Re: Popup roof alignment (how to)
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:57:04 -0700
...that the roof does not lay flat--it's higher on the drivers side. I figured it was due the canvas tent not compressing...
Re: sunroof question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:04:10 -0600
...Its a big job anythime you try to install a Westy or other roof modification, if you're not a body shop pro I...
Re: Pop top conversion
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:14:57 -0800
...roof is preferred for 3 big reasons. It is 100 times more available, it is of higher quality in several regards, and new canvas...
Re: Pop Top Heart Stopper
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 6 May 2002 23:31:13 -0400
...In the morning I closed the >roof in the same, very careful way I have for years - hundreds of times. Have >had a vision...
fs:67 pop top, 66 ghia
Historical mailing list - morrison
Mon, 5 Jun 1995 18:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
My friend has a '67 factory pop top, white, no rust, canvas good, good front end, good tranny, killer camper. $2500.00 as is...
Re: Bringing outside wires in (Westy)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:13:06 -0400
...I've a 91, so the canvas is held in place with aluminum strips that in turn are screwed into the roof. So at...
Re: A Ford Westy
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:54:34 -0800
...Pop-Top Roof,Gas Spring Strut Assisted, Fire & Mildew Resistant Canvas Fitted With Screened Windows =>Fold Up Upholstered Double Bunk At Roof Level =>Large...
Re: Who needs a pop-top?
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:46:21 -0600
...Yup I thought it was the canvas. Actually just sold a complete pop-top. Man was I happy to get that out of the...
Re: poptop raise assist
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:16:10 -0500
...canvas out and getting it stuck between the roof and the top seals. This will cause damage and increased wear on the canvas, if...
Re: poptop tent replacement
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:47:57 -0600
...while we put the top back on, then applied the canvas to the roof portion. His tent material is very tight weave and fits...
Re: Anyone ever fall out of the SIDE of a Westfalia pop-top?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
Mon, 20 May 2002 00:36:38 EDT
...Has > there > ever been accounts of people fallout out through the canvas before? > > when i was in college, we fell out of our vanagons...
'84 Westfalia FS. GL w/ AC, 4 sp. Exc. Cond. $4600
Historical mailing list - mnkb
Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:38:21 +0000
...new pump) -stove (new propane tank fitting) -pop top canvas (no rips or stains) -roof vent isn't even broken yet -swivel front seats...
Re: Straight-up VS. Tilt-up - the best Westy Top
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 07:52:40 -0500
Hi All, I Like the idea of having a little foot room, with the scissor action of the straight up roof, but $2800 dollars...
Removing oil from upholstery
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:28:49 -0700
...When i put the Orphan ('82 diesel Westy) on its roof last month most all the crankcase oil drained into the body. An hour...
Re: Pop-top shocks for Vanagon Westy roof Price: $90 shipped
Historical mailing list - B
Wed, 26 May 2010 16:22:45 -0700
...Did you get the heavy-duty struts? Unless you carry a load on your roof, you almost certainly don't need heavy-duty struts...
Re: Assorted Westy (1991) questions
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Tue, 26 May 1998 20:48:32 +0000
...Regarding your canvas tent.. *don't* waterproof this tent fabric!!!!!! This fabric breathes, and requires NO additional waterproofing. The canvas (100% cotton) fibres swell...
Re: treating mold on inside of pop top
Historical mailing list - Steve Young
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:36:07 -0700
...I had the canvas off my van so it was easy to take of the roof and let a concentrated bleach soln soak into...