New guy couple of things -

Not a complete waste of bandwidth - as I do have a real question - but 
first:

I've been a member of  a number of different sorts of email groups - 
cars, music, motorcycles, bicycles, etc - Just wanted to give 2� that 
this group really stands out above the others I've been in. Good on 
topic content (other than this post - ha) and a wealth of experience 
out there that I could never find here in Roanoke, Va (but for Pete's 
sake would someone say "Hey! I'm in Roanoke Too!") And a sense of 
camaraderie that you don't see in these listservs very often (like the 
post snipped below - too cool - especially if the group here can 
actually help.) If anyone notices me posting something that takes away 
from those positive aspects please don't hesitate to correct me 
off-list and I'll straighten up.

Ok vanagon content - In a reply to my headliner question Doug in 
California - who happens to be a very skilled 
interior-refurbimisher-type - mentioned that he "replaced his pop-top" 
and it occurred to me that I should probably do that - as a previous 
owner partially painted my pop-top with a brush, and replaced the 
skylight with styrofoam and gooped it in with silicon. (a bit of a 
rescued vanagon she is...) The question is two-fold:

Anyone got a pop-top around that they need to get out of the yard?

and barring that...

Is there a resource I haven't come across yet for (being ridiculously 
specific) vanagon junkyards in the Roanoke, Va area? (Hey! I'm in the 
Roanoke, Va area too!) or maybe the surrounding area within my yet 
fully determined "she-can-make-it-that-far" radius - currently about 2 
hours...

Thanks a vanaton,

William in Roanoke, Va

Needing many parts for his...

87 Westy! Brand spankin new!

Volks,
>
> As some know Frank Condelli is on his way to burning man.
>
> Traveling with Frank was a second Vanagon Westy owned by a mutual
> friend, Ina from Ottawa.
>
> Unfortunately Ina blew her engine (The number four rod came through the
> case) just outside of Rapid City, SD.
>