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• Hang gliders
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:17:50 -0700
  ...I was wondering how people put them on the roof of their vans? I've got a camper, so I'm thinking I'd...
• Fwd: (Roof racks)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 07:24:51 EST
  << Dominick DeGaetano wrote: > Greetings, > Does anyone have any information as to where I can > find a roof rack (cargo style-- an > all metal one...
• Re: Simple roof (not bike) -rack...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 26 May 2000 09:07:24 -0700
  ...Simple roof (not bike) -rack... > Good morning All, > Does anyone know where and maybe how much I can get a "simple" roof-rack? > When...
• Re: Sailboard Roof Rack FS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:32:32 -0700
  ...Sailboard Roof Rack FS > > >>I was up in the attic reorganizing my Vanagon stuff when I came across >>some >> roof rack I bought and...
• ideas for bus depot ez awning and roof rails
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 3 Aug 2014 21:07:56 -0400
  Hi All, Wondering what, if anything, those of you who own the bus depot ez awning and have a roof rack are doing to...
• complete westy poptop for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 11:42:11 EST
  entire roof from vanagon camper....canvas, fiberglass, bed, and everything.... i'll cut the whole roof off at the window pillars...some people emailed...
• Re: Crazy idea - hail shelter
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 13:17:55 EDT
  What HAIL are yiu talkin' 'bout? They sell hard roof shelters. They have an aluminum roof and four posts to support the whole thing...
• Re: Vehicle inspections
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 18:50:15 -0500
  ...I went out to my westy and just looked at it with just a floor and roof inspection. With a roof inspection I could...
• Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 10:03:19 +0000
  ...It had a white fiberglas > roof similar to the roof on David Schwarze's Safare camper, with the > sliding windows on the sides of...
• Re: Aero mod to Westy roof
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 20:13:19 -0700
  ...Here's a mod I've started to cover the rooftop luggage storage space on the Westy. The luggage "hole" adds noise and air...
• '71 Bus sliding roof - - Trouble??
  Historical mailing list - John Halverson
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 20:38:33 +0000
  I'm going to look at a '71 bus this weekend. (Maybe this is the one!) It has a sliding roof. Does anyone have...
• Re: SVC: Link to T-3 Foto
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:46:21 -0700
  ...The roof wac CUT off, and a piece of folded metal > > (possibly the roof after being folded) attached to the plane's wing. > > > Ehhhh...
• Re: westy luggage rattle, very annoying
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:46:26 -0500
  ...It's attached to the roof by bolts in the rear and four fairly light metal straps that are welded to the roof in...
• Re: Stupid Human Tricks
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: Stupid Human Tricks
  1 Sep 1995 01:01:18 -0400
  A do-it-yourselfer was repairing his steep roof . He secured himself by hooking a rope from his belt, over the roof top, to...
• 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...
• Roof Vent Fan Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:21:01 -0700
  Any recommendations for a roof vent fan (85 westy)? I was thinking of getting a 12v computer fan and rigging up something with plywood...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:42 -0800
  ...You may want to ensure your box/rack fits correctly as once mounted to the roof the separation between the bars is fixed give...
• Re: Pop Top Install
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:58:08 -0500
  ...He used both screws and some roofing > caulking to attach and seal the Westy roof structure to the stock roof. > I have some pictures...
• Another crazy project, this time roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 28 May 2016 18:05:22 -0700
  ...I made a roof rack to replace the Thule rack I was using. I need to improve the design of the hold down clamp...
• Re: luggage rack drainage? water goes where?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:24:21 EDT
  In a message dated 9/20/99 10:13:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Sussmn@AOL.COM writes: << Just explored the van's roof...
• Simple roof (not bike) -rack...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 26 May 2000 08:43:42 PDT
  Good morning All, Does anyone know where and maybe how much I can get a "simple" roof-rack? When I say "simple", I mean...
• Re: how was this poptop added?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:20:44 -0800
  ...it a single > large piece resting on top of the raised roof ribs? I have been > thinking about using a router on the board...
• Re: Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:59:46 -0500
  ...Google Quik N Easy roof brackets. made of cast aluminum and you get to choose which type of bar you want ie wood metal...
• Re: Thule box weight, pop top issue?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 01:27:15 -0500
  While there is often little choice for needing to carry kayaks and stuff like that putting storage on the roof just doesn’t make...
• Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:59:42 -0400
  ...If you remove the cross members from the roof (which it sounds to me like you'd be doing either way), you stand a...
• Re: Roof mounted SATELLITE TV dish antennae
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:15 -0800
  ...He runs a dish mounted on the front roof rack of his 91 Syncro Westy. Seen it myself and will eventually do the same...
• Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:14:08 -0400
  I am looking to purchase some roof bars for a sunroof syncro. I need to know what systems work as far as gutter mounted...
• Re: Roof racks
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:14:02 -0400
  ...Mar 20, 2011 o godz. 16:57 Michael Kimball <kimballmk@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > suggestions re: roof racks for Westy (for surf boards etc)
• Mounting a roof rack to the pop-up
  Historical mailing list - Chris Cochella
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:33:10 -0700
  I am planning to mount a yakima or thule roof rack to the popup on my camper. I have seen it on many. Is...
• Fuel Carriers
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:38:52 -0800
  ...Carry one on the roof rack? Ever try to hoist a full 10 Gallons of gas to the roof in one container? pensioner
• Re: movie vanagon sightings what is it (newbie question)?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:47:59 -0400
  The louvers help to keep rain out of the insulated fold-in windows in the roof. Loren Busch wrote: > RE: What are those louvers...
• Westfalia interior roof cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:38:28 -0300
  ...how to clean the interior of an '86 Westfalia pop top roof. It has a strange flocked coating, mine is a little discolored and...
• Re: Hodgepodge Lodge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 18:07:42 ADT
  ...The roof is a different matter, woodpanelling requires the galvanized steel support channels be also salvaged from the junker. Any more roof work is...
• roof vent
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 00:46:52 EDT
  Hello all, I searched the archives but only found a lot of info on rplacing the roof vents with sunroofs! An intersting idea that...
• Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 15:02:54 +0200
  ...Of course, putting the kayaks on top would be too tall, so they hung them off the sides of the high-roof! One on...
• NVC No spoiler, but how bout a roof rack w/ bike carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 17:03:54 -0700
  Sorry, I can't help you with the spoiler, but do you know anyone who might want a full roof rack and bike carrier...
• Fat mat, B-Quiet and the other stuff at Lowe's/Home Depot
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 22:55:18 +0000
  ...The other products being discussed in recent threads, the Peel and Seal and the Quick Roof and any other brand names mentioned, while they...
• Anybody have any Westy luggage rack tie down loops for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 08:44:36 -0700
  ...http://www.vanthology.com/1Layout/Technical/Roof1.html I plan to add a similar write-up for the Camper roof and canvas quite soon...
• Speaking of Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 17:13:56 -0500
  ...Could the bolts holding the luggage roof rack roof down be leaking?
• Re: Favorite VW Bus/Vanagon salvageyards, was high roof freaks...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 10:24:41 EST
  ...com writes: << YES, I'm still searching for the "elusive" high-roof top for my vanagon. In >> too bad you dont have a bus...
• Westy Roof Rack (Cargo)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 23:58:16 -0800
  Here's a page with some photos of the SURCO roof rack i used on an 8 day excursion into the desert over thanksgiving...
• Roof racks on Westy to carry SunFish
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:49:06 -0500
  ...In case we need to transport it around, has anyone ever carried one on a Westy...and are there roof racks that will work...
• NON-DELIVERY of: Re: 67 & Earlier TII Full Metal Roof Rack
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 14:00 EST
  ...67 & Earlier TII Full Metal Roof Rack Delivery Failure Report Your document: Re: 67 & Earlier TII Full Metal Roof Rack could not be delivered...
• Re: FS: 1987 Adventurewagen Camper $7950 Atlanta, GA area
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:44:19 -0800
  I could be wrong, but the picture suggests that this is a westfalia camper with the westfalia roof replaced by an adventurewagen roof. It...
• Re: Safari racks for Vanagon, not Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 10:53:18 -0500
  > Does anyone know of any Safari rooftop racks for a > Vanagon? This is not a safari style rack, but it is a easy to...
• Re: 12volt electric heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 15:15:24 -0400
  ...There is no way to insulate a Westy roof well, beyond about 4" nearest the rain gutters and glueing styro to the roof. Make...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 10:49:20 CST
  ...i don't think VWOA brought any more into the country. >where are they located on the roof, how do they work(slides, tilts...
• Re: Adding a tall top to a non-westie ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:07:03 -0700
  ...removing a big chuck of the roof .. to no determent that I can tell. you can come see this 'donor roof section' if you...
• Re: pics of stripped roof
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:55:57 -0700
  ...pics of stripped roof > I decided to take pictures of the inside of the stripped Vanagon roof from my > poptop project in anticipation of...
• roof solar setup
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:22:34 -0600
  ...1) It fits on the roof between two raised sections: http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/VWsolar/roofpanel.jpg and 2) it stores very nicely...
• Re: Roof coating, anyone tried this stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 07:22:01 -0400
  I've used this stuff on a roof. It works just as they say It is suppose to. Made the place much cooler. Eric...
• Re: ok to use pressure washer on westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:28:52 -0400
  Once the roof is clean, what's the best way of restoring the surface? After 33 years, my '84 Westie roof is starting to...
• Paulchen 4-roller boat/sail board
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 01:23:36 -0700
  Hi Todd "I am also interested in putting on a roof rack to carry a 75lb"...If you have a Paulchen rack, I have...
• Re: acessory rack mounting
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:23:38 -0700
  ...didnt think about this one.. >Con roof: > * my fuel mileage drops between 2 and 3 MPG depending on how many bikes are >up there...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:15:56 -0500
  I wasted $1000 because of a poor roof rack design? You may have it to burn (the fuel and the money) but I'm...
• Re: Roof Vent Fan Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Koren
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 10:09:43 -0700
  ...lachance" <palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM> ===== >hi! > >a nice lady, once on this list, had bought a solar roof vent fan which had >enough energy to...
• Roof-center pop top ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:33:52 -0700
  ...This bay had a pretty stout (We sometimes say "Skookum" in the boat world) roof rack that filled the portion behind the pop-top...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:10 -0800
  ...I never utilized that extra length for any roof-rack purposes, but you can do pull-ups off them- a useful trailhead parking-lot...
• Westy Roof Bag
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 13 May 2023 20:05:30 -0400
  years ago I recommended a Sherpak Go! 7 Roof Bag as a great fit. Mine, over the last 20 years deteriorated due to UV...
• Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:30:21 -0700
  ...anyone ever worked out anything that would assist in lifting the roof? > I > have come up with a couple in my mind, but they...