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• Re: FS: complete poptop assembly, and camper interior
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:45:13 -0400
  ...them out of chris' yard when Im up there in a couple weeks. : ) But how will get that poptop on an Airbus? [text/html]
• parting out '80 & '84 Westy poptop campers good engine, good trans,gas heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:37:38 EDT
  Parting out wrecked '84 Vanagon Westfalia Poptop Camper, and rusted '80 Vanagon Westfalia Poptop Camper. both deluxe models w/ all features. would like to...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 23:21:08 -0700
  On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 11:32:13 -0700, you wrote: >I'm looking over the instructions from GoWesty for replacing the poptop >canvas...
• Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 11:43:38 -0400
  ...I was going to use them on my poptop but ended up replacing it with an adventurewagen top so now I don't need...
• removing old Westfaila decals from poptop
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:16:23 -0700
  Hi, Are there any tricks to ease removal of old Westfalia decals from poptop and luggage rack? I believe mine are the original ones...
• Best quality poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - John Clemens
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:26:26 -0700
  It's time to replace the poptop seal on my '83 Westphalia. I've seen discussions in the distant past about the different types...
• Poptop conversion write-ups
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:07:54 -0500
  Quite a few individuals have asked me about the poptop, so in addition to the pictures on my web site, I had written 3...
• For sale: complete vanagon POPTOP section - make your hardtop van into a camper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:42:26 EDT
  folks, i have a complete vanagon westy poptop roof section - fiberglass poptop, all hardware, luggage rack, lift bar, upper bunk, mattresses, everything you need...
• Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:00:49 -0800
  ...BusDepot.com poptop seal, > especially the flat part over the front edge of the poptop? Or any > other > supplier's poptop seal that includes...
• poptop fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:38:30 -0230
  Thanks for all the suggestions about the hole in my poptop. Turned out it was well outside the edge of the fender washer - it...
• Vanagon westfalia camper interior for sale...also poptop section for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:54:46 EDT
  ...also have whole poptop assembly from same camper..poptop, luggage rack, hardware, lift bar, skylight, etc... must pick up in southeast PA p-mail...
• Vanagon westfalia camper interior for sale..and poptop section for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 09:36:33 EST
  ...also have whole poptop assembly from same camper..poptop, luggage rack, hardware, lift bar, skylight, etc... must pick up in southeast PA p-mail...
• moldy poptop cures?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Stangeland
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:58:28 -0700
  hey all- anybody have a solution for the mold beginning to creep into my poptop roof? mine's still pretty clean but i've...
• Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:58:58 -0700
  Not all Multivans have poptops. Some look exactly like Carats. It's all about marketing. BenT http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html...
• Re: poptop screen repair
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:44:57 -0700
  ...poptop screen repair > I have a tear (about five inches long) in the screen of my otherwise perfect > poptop. What is the best way...
• Re: Westfalia and AC
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 09:49:00 -0700
  Here's a link to a site of a poptop conversion, with lots of detail and photos. http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:51:51 -0500
  ...In her case I think the addition of struts will allow her to raise the poptop AND lock it in place...if the weight...
• Fwd: eurovan poptop conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:44:58 -0400
  ...eurovan poptop conversion? To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com There's a VW boneyard in my area (on Rt.460, east of Petersburg VA) which...
• Re: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 21:14:00 -0400
  ...Your poptop will magically rise more than half way, even on later models with rear vents. Give it a shove for the last bit...
• Re: Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:27:36 -0700
  The sunroof model is not ideally suited for the poptop conversion. People have done it though. The sunroof opening does not quite go far...
• FS: Country Homes Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:40:00 -0700
  ...Basically, everything you need to convert a tintop to a poptop. $900 FOB San Francisco, CA 94128 It's still on the van. Take...
• Poptop Seals
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 17:20:04 -0400
  Now that I have my fuel problems solved I'm ready to replace the poptop seal and install new canvas (ordered from Ron). Does...
• Re: 85' GL to Westy conversion/poptop for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:36:37 EST
  ...top for sale? I > have an 85'. >> i have a complete vanagon poptop for sale w/ good canvas, if anyones interested..... chris allentown, pa
• Cleaning mould (?) off of inside POPTOP
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:15:58 -0230
  I'm having a real problem getting rid of stains oon the inside of the poptop. I have had it "professionally" cleaned to no...
• Poptop interior lining
  Historical mailing list - Pierre Monette-Dorais
  Thu, 17 May 2007 19:08:51 -0400
  Hello , I need to redo the poptop interior lining? What is your experience about that? Should i reflock it which should cost around 150...
• Re: westy interior?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 11:49:35 EST
  ...I have found a tan z bed but I want to wait for whole set up, even a poptop, I saw the web site...
• Re: eurovan poptop conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:36:22 EDT
  ...However, I've seen many > non-poptops of same year selling for less than $10K. There's one for > $9K on ebay right now...
• Re: Vanagon poptop spring question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:23 -0400
  ...Vanagon poptop spring question > > Hi gang --- I assume you're all familiar with the funny hinge/spring thing > that holds up the vanagon Westy...
• Re: poptop crack in my westy - need advice
  Historical mailing list - charles fladger
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:51:16 -0400
  --- Sean O'Neil <soneil@NS.SYMPATICO.CA> wrote: > I have a 2.5-3" crack in my poptop (formost corner > of the top , just...
• Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:37:10 -0800
  ...We recently looked at a newer-model Westfakia that had "hydraulic assist" to raise the poptop. S points out that the hydraulic struts on...
• Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:54:09 -0500
  ...BusDepot.com poptop > > seal, especially the flat part over the front edge of the > > poptop? Or any other supplier's poptop seal that includes...
• Raising the Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:03:23 -0400
  In view of the recent conversation about different ways of raising the poptop, here's what has worked for me. I'm 5-7...
• FS: '78 Champagne Edition Westfalia poptop camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:10:34 EST
  For sale: '78 Champagne Edition Westfalia Poptop camper. 2.0L aircooled w/ hyd lifters. 4spd. no rust ever, from CA. complete plus extras. tent...
• Re: Camper Conversion Kits...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:29:54 EST
  In a message dated 12/4/01 10:31:29 AM, andrewf@HAWAII.EDU writes: << For poptops check out country homes: http://www.countryhomescampers...
• Vanagon westfalia camper interior for sale...also poptop section for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 14:26:37 EST
  ...also have whole poptop assembly from same camper..poptop, luggage rack, hardware, lift bar, skylight, etc... must pick up in southeast PA p-mail...
• Luggage rack, front part of poptop
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:42:10 -0700
  I picked up a used poptop for my multivan converstion yesterday but there was no front part aka luggage rack. I got everything else...
• Re: eurovan poptop conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:36:44 -0700
  There's a VW boneyard in my area (on Rt.460, east of Petersburg VA) which has a Eurovan poptop waiting for someone to...
• Re: Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:02:30 -0700
  ...BenT >> As Ron wrote, originator of poptop lift assist kit. IIRC, he was also Samantha Stephen's doctor, right?! Oh wait, that's Hubert...
• Westy poptop- 2001 spray
  Historical mailing list - FoxhntrPat
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 21:10:54 EDT
  ...I use the spray 2001 on the poptop, which is easy, cheap, fast, doesn't remove color and leaves a slippery,, shinny coating with...
• Re: Westy - 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 16:07:55 -0500
  ...It came with table, cabinets, poptop, dometic > "cooler" (110/Cigarette Plug), the shredded cordouroy and an auxiliary battery. > > JW > and: My 86 Westy Wolfsburg...
• FS: '84 Westfalia poptop Camper GL
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 May 2001 10:15:24 EDT
  ...i seel the van everyday, runs great. '84 Vanagon Westfalia Poptop Camper GL. beige w/ neutral interior. 4spd. runs great. no head problems. stove...
• Friday humour! (LVC.... ok NVC. But there's a poptop involved! ---;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:04:23 -0700
  ...There is a Toyota camper involved (poptop). http://youtube.com/watch?v=gourYCpaJLU Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco http://groups.google.com...
• Re: Raising poptop with kayak on roof
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:32:25 -0600
  ...Raising poptop with kayak on roof > Well, I've finally gotten my roof racks installed, figured out how to get my > kayak onto them...
• Re: Westy top in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 22:32:05 -0400
  ...The inside of the poptop didn't have a single stain, either. Really nice condition. I asked the guys behind the counter how much...
• Re: where to obtain a poptop for conversion
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 May 2006 17:50:57 -0400
  It is on the west coast but Scott Foss at www.turbovans.com picked up my old poptop to sell when I converted to...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:57:26 -0400
  ...This may explain why one member recently > reported that his Motorworks poptop seal did not seal well. Also, my poptop > seal has a smoother...
• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:45:53 -0400
  ...have any of > you bought this type of canvas replacement from any of the vendors? In my not so extensive experience with the poptop...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:59:24 -0400
  ...They suggest four people are needed, three at a minimum, to > remove the poptop. Is it do-able with only two people? That's...
• Re: Best quality poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:38:57 -0400
  ...By comparison, the others just sell a generic length of weatherstrip and call it "poptop seal." 1) Mine is the only poptop seal kit...
• Poptop Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 14:55:19 -0400
  My Poptop lift mechanism keeps coming of the tracks because the little wheels that keep it on track are broken. Is there a hardware...
• Re: Wolfsburg/Carat with pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:51:38 -0700
  > >you got the '90-'91 Multivan thing right, but there's no "GL Carat Wolfsburg" >let alone one with a poptop...... > >there's a...
• Re: parts list for poptop shocks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:53:28 -0700
  RE: PopTop Assit Kit I've seen one installed (on Bev Beams rig) and it looks fine and apparently works great. The person that...
• 86 Syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:40:35 EDT
  I've been looking for a poptop Vanagon (multivan) for some time and just found a 86 Syncro with poptop for sale. Haven't...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:16:12 -0700
  ...They suggest four people are needed, three at a minimum, to > remove the poptop. Is it do-able with only two people? That's...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:37:11 -0500
  ...I wouldn't mind a little assist even > for > my unladen poptop. The old "arthuritis" in the right shoulder makes > lifting the top a...
• Re: kayaks on roofs (was RE: How Far can a ....
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:57:27 +0200
  ...Once you are up there and have lifted the boat and poptop, how do you snap the poptop bar into place? Do you reach...
• leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:57:56 -0500
  ...The water is coming in from the two front corners of the poptop, and it runs down the bunched-up poptop fabric inside and...
• Westy poptop donor body in Maryland
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:12:46 -0400
  I have an '85 Westy Wolfsburg rolling body with decent poptop (bad canvas) I need to sell. No interior or glass, but still has...
• Re: for sale: rustfree '74 westy from Calif.
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 7 Mar 1998 01:23:28 EST
  ...the childs cot, often called the hammock, has nothing to do with what's up in the poptop. chris
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:57:24 -0800
  ...I think I'll take it! > <www.poptophell.com> > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > "I will buy your Syncro!" - poptophell.com > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon...