> From: Mike Finkbiner :
> Like a lot of other Vanagon owners, my rear bumper is bent, so I would
like
> to build a replacement rear bumper that has built in storage.  Nothing
too
> big, but if it were a couple of inches deeper and taller, a useful
storage
> box could be put between the frame bars, or possibly full width with the
> frame bars as dividers.
>
> This could be used for spare oil, wheel chocks, tire chains, etc., the
sort
> of thing that wouldn't be bothered by getting damp, and take up useful
room
> inside.  With a diamond plate lid, it would make a useful step for
getting
> up to a roof rack.  Built out of the right material, it would be a lot
> sturdier than the stock bumper.

ooooooh.  storage.  a step up.  with storage.  and  more bumper between me
and 'them'.  and some storage. ooooh.

Homer Patrice Simpson
85 GL VanaBlue