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Subject:Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
From:Rob Rubin
Date:Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:12:32 -0700

I am in San Fernando Valley and am willing to eat sponge cake...let me know

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike Elliott
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?

On 6/8/2006 12:12 PM Bob Stevens wrote:
>
> Be sure that when you start putting the canvas on at the front/middle,
> to pull those corners very snug around the two front corners when you
> screw the alum. moulding back on. I think I could have gotten mine
> tighter and that would have eliminated a slight crease I have coming
> down from there.
Ah, well, a wee wrinkle here and there gives your van a bit of character.

Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR

> This photo has a fairly good view of what I'm talking about:
>
http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare/syncrosafari04.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&Ph
otoID=777
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>
> I'm pretty sure the instruction say to start at the front so that if
> there ends up being any looseness that has to be hidden, it's much
> easier to do that at the rear, under the back lip of the pop top.
>
>
> Bob Stevens
> '87 Westy Syncro
> "Passion Fruit"
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