

| Subject: | Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion? |
| From: | robertmstewart |
| Date: | Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:11:06 -0500 |
> Is it possible to put a sunroof into the pop-top section? > > Cut a hole in the fiberglass with a jigsaw or high speed diamond tip saw, and > put an aftermarket sunroof unit? Sound possible? > > http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/streetbeatcustoms/sunconkit.html > > > What about having a front skylight that can be removed? It all seem feasible. > > I just wonder about the space up there for the sunroof components. > > http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/streetbeatcustoms/posu34x20.html > > Anyone ever tried this? > > Robert > NYC > 89 Carat > ----------- > > 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
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