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Subject:Re: Converting a Wolfsburg to a Full Camper
From:Mark Evans
Date:Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:07:02 -0400

Don't!   Read this list.  The main problems you read about on most of  
the list other than the engine relate to the sink, stove and fridge.   
You just don't need them.

What you have is an 86 West Wolfsburg Weekender.  The same thing I have.

You have more space in your van.  There was supposed to be a jump  
seat (it was an option) that had a cooler below it but most  
Weekenders don't have it anymore.

Here's what you need to replace the missing camper parts:

Coleman 2 or 3 burner Propane Stove
Coleman 12V Cooler (fits nicely behind driver's seat or between the  
front seats)
A storage box

Boom!

I love having a Weekender.  The extra space is great.
I removed my non-working AC and made a second cabinet out of it.

I think that is the best way to go!  Of course nobody has to agree  
with me.

Mark

On Sep 16, 2006, at 6:31 AM, Cary Chiang wrote:

> There is an '86 Westy Wolfsburg Camper (pop-top, rear closet, plastic
> side panels, fold-out table, & corduroy seats, but no appliances) that
> I am considering installing a Westy kitchen appliance cabinet into.
> Although I have all of the full Westy interior cabinets, I don't have
> the two person rear seat, or the flat side panels.  Rather than  
> obtaining
> those pieces, I am thinking that I could remove the Wolfsburg side  
> table
> (cutting the plastic side panel, if necessary), install the kitchen
> cabinet & propane tank in their usual locations, keep the Wolfsburg
> rear seat / side panels & rear closet, and install a water tank from
> an early Westy (P-22?) under the left side of the rear seat.  Can you
> Westy experts think of any fitment problems with this layout?  Will
> the Wolfsburg rear seat, when laid flat, extend any further forward
> than a two person Westy rear seat (contacting the rear edge of the  
> kitchen
> cabinet)?  any other potential issues?  Thanks in advance!!!
>
> Cary
>
>
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