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• Re: another victim - pop top lifting assembly weak spot
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:22:43 -0400
  ...In my opinion/observation the wear through the cross bar comes not from the lifting/lowering of the top as much as it does...
• Re: how was this poptop added?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:56:55 -0800
  ...And I cut the front peice of plywood in two and put > in a > hinge so it folds over on itself and doens't...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:39:10 -0700
  ...and have been searching high and low for a grey >> refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me in >> the...
• Solar Power: A couple of ideas
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 8 May 2008 07:17:33 -0700
  ...You attach the two halves of the case together with a piano hinge and opposite that hinge, you attach the case to the panel...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:02:28 -0500
  ...Probably cheaper to put it in the back. > > I've seen a number of vehicles with expansion tanks lower than the top of > the...
• POPTOP YOUR RIDE.. Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 03:24:23 EDT
  ...the rear hinge is the roof skin itself you are > asking for trouble. Any movement of the top, raising and lowering, wind / > snow loads...
• Recommended Luggage Rack Bin
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 10:44:54 -0700
  ...I found a low profile clear plastic bin for $14.00 at a retailer called "Storables". Designed for storing extra belongings underneath beds, it...
• Re: Sunroof Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:13:06 -0700
  ...My glass removal latches are at the hinge point, and there's no frame around the glass part. Replaced the OEM unit because my...
• Adding Westy Top, was: No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:31:14 -0700
  ...So you have to come up with another solution - the mosaik kit (westy built kit) solves this with a hinged, two part folding out...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:41:08 -0700
  ...And adjusting the hinges will only give you less clearance at the top where you already don't need any. > > Bit late to argue...
• Re: Readjusting poptop after installation
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:25:52 -0400
  ...The back left still sits lower than the right. You can see (last picture) that the right front corner of the poptop does not...
• Re: Fwd: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 10:41:48 -0400
  ...cover panel that covers > the hinge, and adding the plastic tape to the slider path, upper and > lower, has made for a very quiet...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 21:24:25 -0700
  ...What was not exactly clear is how loosening the hinge would > allow > for height adjustment. Well, it doesn't. Loosening the hinge is for...
• New fridge installed! Yippee!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:14:02 -0700
  ...all hinges, latches, and the plastic inner trim, then slightly enlarged the opening's width [1/4"] and squared the round lower corners of...
• Westy large battery capacity options
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:43:36 -0700
  ...be mounted up under the floor, on hinged access trays, with each bank able to be lowered separately. The 4 battery per bank version...
• Re: '72 engine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 10:09:26 ADT
  ...older bus, it also has a rear deck height about 6" lower. It would be a major kludge, since you'd have to narrow...
• Re: Bentley Manuals Cheap / Vanagon Roof Vent
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:57:25 -0400
  ...This is the squareish grey plastic roof on hinges that screws >up to let air in. Mine is disintegrating and the dealer wants $240...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:55:35 -0800
  ...are > mounted at the lower end. Are they attached to a metal plate that > is part > of the poptop hinge? > > If anyone else has...
• Fw: Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? Pic of my syncro with top installed
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:28:48 -0700
  ...the rear hinge is the roof skin itself you > > are > > > asking for trouble. Any movement of the top, raising and lowering, wind > / > > > snow loads...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:56:09 -0700
  ...Leave the rear hinges attached to the pop-top. Leave the front hinge attached to the bus. This is a 2 person job! Even...
• Re: Porta-Potti Help, Suggestions
  Historical mailing list
  03 Sep 96 11:23:32 PDT
  ...The hinge for the lid is lower than the actual top of the box. This provides the opening to be lower than the rim...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:37:04 -0400
  ...He sent me the > lower and the upper. I’m told my current upper one is now cracked and > thanks to Jim I’ve...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:26:23 -0700
  Maybe the noise is not coming from the strut, it could be from the hinges, lube them well. If you have an old strut...
• Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:37:48 -0700
  ...You might not need to loosen the two bolts at the "hinge point" on the right. The tensioneing bolt on the left is the...
• Hangning Closet Removal
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:06:57 -0800
  ...3) remove the head-bumper metal strip from under the hinge of the upper bed. 4) remove all of the bolts the screw UP...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:55:28 -0500
  ...are > > mounted at the lower end. Are they attached to a metal plate that is > part > > of the poptop hinge? > > > > If anyone else has...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:35:01 -0400
  ...He sent me the lower and the upper. I’m told my current upper one is now cracked and thanks to Jim I’ve...
• Re: Port-a-potty and storage box prototype
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 21:37:02 -0600
  ...In a few minutes the top was cut off all > around. > Off to Home Depot to buy hinges and a draw catch. After cutting...
• Re: Windsurfing & Westies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 20:17:58 -0400
  ...raised, lowering can be an adventure with all of the weight coming down on your head after you release the locking hinge(speaking from...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:30:08 +0000
  ...Lower the top a little & Attach the hinges and the lifting bar. Finish around the bottom / front &&& By Golly I believe you're done...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale -> newer seats in 1982 westy
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:05:56 +0000
  ...screw caps with the little hinged cover that snaps in place (available in the hardware section at Lowes) covering the screw head-gives a...
• Re: '72 door problem
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 08:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I know you can get replacement metal for the lower door track; rocker panel assemblies are also available. Anybody ordered replacement panels for this...
• Re: Subaru WRX ... front-engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:35:42 +1200
  ...Could even do a 4WD, using (lowered) Syncro front hubs/suspension. Shifter? Use a cable-operated one; cables can easily be altered if necessary...
• Re: Oversize Spare tire fitment in clamshell holder question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:04:25 -0800
  ​It can be done and requires cutting the rear of the clamshell and modifying the hinges to lower the rear so the tire fits...
• Re: Z-bed, sofa bed, bench seat????
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:39:39 EDT
  ...lower than in my 1982 Westy. I am basically interested in > retrofitting the full width rear seat in my Syncro with the hinge mechanisms...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:01:50 -0700
  ...Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content) >::: >:::Just a quick thought. >::: >:::How about a low tech approach. >:::An 8 ft. rod or pole (approximately) hinged in...
• Re: New fridge installed! Yippee!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:24:54 -0700
  ...all hinges, latches, and the plastic > inner trim, then slightly enlarged the opening's width [1/4"] and squared > the round lower corners of...
• Poptop Skylights - Need Your Feedback
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 7 May 1998 20:02:08 -0500
  ...The new, upgraded version will have better-drilled hinge holes, a slightly lower profile (the current ones are just a hair taller than stock...
• Re: front seats from westy to weekender?
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:07:11 -0400
  ...the added seat height makes the already low shift lever more of reach. d. the armrests hit the door panels so I have to...
• For Sale: 1989 Syncro Westy Full Camper With TIICO Engine in Boulder CO $19500
  Historical mailing list - matt bezark
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 17:38:58 -0700
  ...144,000 miles, dark grey color, 5spd transmission with xtra-low gear Pictures At: http://homepage.mac.com/mattbezark/PhotoAlbum4.html Work done within...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:57:39 -0400
  ...He sent me the >> lower and the upper. I’m told my current upper one is now cracked and >> thanks to Jim I’ve...
• Re: how was this poptop added?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:46:14 -0800
  ...wood to fit lower over the ridges would help enough with thinner foam so that the front wood could hinge over the rear section...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:17:00 -0700
  ...He sent me the lower and the upper. I’m told my current upper one is now cracked and thanks to Jim I’ve...
• Re: Reasonable price for 85 Westy poptop, how to remove and transport
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 08:29:12 -0800
  ...Leave one loosened rear hinge bolt in place on each side until the very last thing so the top does not fall off and...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:44:11 -0800
  ...the hinges or under the seal. > >I always open a sliding window and just use the top of my head to lower the >top...
• Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:21:37 -0700
  Tony, I've seen this advice before, and no one ever mentions that if you load toward the back (hinge end) of the roof...
• Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:46:45 -0400
  ...I have them too.And many other low mileage stuff from this Vanagon. Here is a partial list,working from the front to the...
• Re: Fwd: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:02:14 -0400
  ...cover panel that covers >the hinge, and adding the plastic tape to the slider path, upper and >lower, has made for a very quiet...
• Re: GoWesty - ladder to the 2nd floor
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:51:45 -0700
  ...Don't have the measurements at hand now but basically it's a wooden cube with a hinged top over a removable flat wooden...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:38:00 -0700
  ...and have been searching high and low for a grey >> refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me in >> the...
• Vixen campers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:55:53 -0800
  ...The owner says he cruises at 70 to 75mph and gets low to mid 20's mpg, cruising range anywhere from 500 to 700...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:47:10 -0400
  ...He sent me the lower and the upper. I’m told my current upper one is now cracked and thanks to Jim I’ve...
• Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:33:19 -1000
  ...both hinges, and top and bottom pivot points on the gas struts, and latch mechanism. I never see those lubed, always needing it. hinges...
• Re: WTB: Westfalia Sink Drip Tray (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:54:36 -0800
  ...drip tray, hinge, latch bits etc. for sale, please let > me know. I'd prefer parts available in North America (lower shipping > costs). > > Alternatively...
• Re: Late model rear vent windows - good upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:16:20 +0300
  ...What powers that suction is forward movement of the van that causes low pressure near the door hinges. Rear window wents are more resistant...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:24:22 -0800
  ...the hinges or under the seal. I always open a sliding window and just use the top of my head to lower the top...
• Problem with Seller on thesamba - skylight parts now needed.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:24:49 -0400
  ...name? thing with rotary nob for raising and lowering skylight) so I need the hinges, nuts, bolts, washers, etc. I plan to buy a...
• Re: looking for a front reciever
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:44:13 -0700
  ...Lowering the rear hinge pins works too. I like the spare under the front. Helps with crash worthiness and weight distribution a little. Nicely...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - B
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 18:46:01 -0800
  ...are >>> mounted at the lower end. Are they attached to a metal plate that >>> is >> part >>> of the poptop hinge? >>> >>> If anyone else has...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 5 Apr 2020 20:18:32 -0400
  ...The door shuts now but it’s hanging a tiny bit low on the hinge side. I wonder if that’s related to the...