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Subject:Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
From:mark drillock
Date:Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:07:37 -0800

Ben, I sometimes carry a plywood sleeping platform up there with plenty
of clearance. I don't know what you were doing wrong. It fits fine even
with hardwood stiffening strips screwed to the plywood.

Mark

Ben T wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/10/2003 4:21:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> JordanVw@AOL.COM writes:
> what was done is to lay a 2x4 or other piece of wood on the sides to meet the
> level of the highest part of the convex curve of the roof, then lay a  piece
> of plywood up there which would stay there all the time.  a removable foam pad
> was laid on that..  worked fine.  the factory bed wasnt used.
> Chris,
>
> Even with a half inch thick plywood, it will be hitting up against the curved
> fiberglass roof. At least that was my experience. The 2 X4 caused clearance
> problems caused problems at the lower sides. Cutting them to fit caused
> problems with the plywood being too high in the middle.
>
> BenT