a few years back, i fitted (quite easily) the sleeping platform from a
junked westfalia vanagaon to my non-westy vanagon and it worked perfectly.
this oe platform folds upward to form a middle seat if you need that. in
installing the platform, you remove both the rear and middle seats. art

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Federici" <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:16 AM
Subject: Re: Z-bed ???

> I'm not sure who did it first but i think that idea was taken from
> the adventurewagen. If anyone is interested I have one of these beds
> without the back seat and would sell or trade it. It's heavy since
> it's core is 3/4 plywood so shipping is out.
>
> JFF
>
> joefederici@earthlink.net
>
>
> >If I was to make a bed to fit in the rear of a 7 pass. Vanagon, I
> >would copy the country campers Idea.  They make a platform that goes
> >over the engine, at the sam height of the existing seat, when folded
> >forward. Under this deck you would have room for storage, and
> >no change to the rear seat is needed. The key is to make sure the
> >height is correct, in order to have a completely flat surface to
> >stretch out on.
> >
> >
> >             Eric                   86-VW4x4
> >             vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
> >             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
> >                                    92-Jetta GWC
> >             www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
> >
> >On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Sean Garrett wrote:
> >
> >>  I was wondering if anyone knows the link for the infamous (3rd
> >>party add-on) Z-bed ?
> >>
> >>  Anyone have one and like to comment ?
> >>
> >>  Sean Garrett
> >>  81 Westy (his)
> >  > 95 EVC (hers)
> >  > 87 Syncro (Subie project)
> >  > 82 Parts Vanagon (need a part ?)
> >  > Central Arizona
> >  >
>