In a message dated 7/20/07 10:42:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

> .  Cutting out the roofline all under where the new
> poptop will sit isn't too bad and is the best trade off for work/result IMO.
>    Have a bodyshop weld it for you after you get it in place.  Then you can
> use all the stock camper trim and it goes back together better.  (Also a
> stock looking job is worth more than a non stock look).
>
> Get a stock westy donor and use that top

welding the westy roof metal on is a waste of time and money and overkill.
like i said before this is a NO WELDING job.     the only tools you need to
put a westy poptop on your hardtop van is a drill and a jigsaw w/ metal blade.
 the custom upper bunk lays on the apex of the hardtop's roof and the foam
pad will even store up there with the poptop closed.

i just love it how people try to scare off the newbies from taking on this
project by insisting that you must weld the oem roof clip on..

chris

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