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Subject:Re: Pop top weight
From:mark drillock
Date:Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:41:08 -0800

Ok, how much are we betting? I have a couple sets of it here I can dig
out and weigh.

Mark

Greg Potts wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> I beg to differ on the question of the weight of the bed. The plywood
> used in the upper bunk is very heavy.... I bet the wood used weighs
> at least 40 or 50 lbs.
>
> A friend of mine has recently acquired these parts; I'll see if he
> can weigh them for us so we'll know for sure.
>
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
> 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
> http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
> http://www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
> On 30-Mar-06, at 3:21 PM, mark drillock wrote:
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>> In response to a thread on another list, I just weighed a complete
>> Westy
>> top. This is the 2 fiberglass sections, legs, mounts, hinges, canvas.
>> The total was close to 135 lbs. This did not include any upper bed
>> parts
>> though I may weigh those too someday soon. That bed stuff is not  heavy.
>> in any case.
>>
>> Mark
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