Actually, Greg is minimizing the time involved.  I'd say, with all the help
we had, it took 8 to 10 person-hours of work.  There was a big crew to take
the top off the van - would have been very hard without them - and a bunch
of people got to it with screwdrivers attaching the new canvas to the top.
But once the top was back on the roof, one other helpful person (whose name
I've forgotten - Canadian from Toronto) and I spent a lot of time - and a
LOT of sweat, it was really hot out - attaching the bottom of the canvas to
the van.

A little about the experience here:
http://www.joyhecht.net/backontheroad/07-06-05/June5-07.html (interspersed
with other comments about Bus Fusion).  The middle picture of a man in red
t-shirt with hat - the one who isn't Greg - is the helpful person whose name
I don't remember.

Fortunately we were all done by late afternoon when a whopper of a
thunderstorm came through!

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of BJ Feddish
:::Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:37 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
:::
:::Yes, but Joy has as late model Vanagon. What's the record time for doing
:::an
:::older one with all the staples?
:::
:::
:::Thanks,
:::Bryan
:::
:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of
:::Greg Potts
:::Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:18 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
:::
:::H Jeff,
:::
:::Indeed... At BusFusion myself and a crew of 3 or 4 people did Joy
:::Hecht's canvas in a couple hours without breaking a sweat. It took
:::maybe 4 man-hours of effort, including the removal and replacement of
:::the roof.
:::
:::My Dad replaced the canvas on his westy in about 4 hours working
:::singlehandedly, leaving the pop-top in place.
:::
:::Hint: Use a quarter-inch ratchet driver and a phillips-head bit to
:::get into the tight spaces for the screws in the back corners.
:::
:::
:::
:::Happy Trails,
:::
:::Greg Potts
:::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
:::www.pottsfamily.ca
:::www.busesofthecorn.com
:::
:::
:::
:::
:::On 23-Oct-07, at 6:31 AM, Vdub Guy wrote:
:::
:::> <I was told by a mech at Buslab in Berkeley that it takes several
:::> experienced
:::> guys most of a day to do one. Another place around here USED to do
:::> them...no
:::> more..>
:::>
:::>
:::> That's gotta be a load of crap. I've replaced canvas twice, while
:::> NOT fun, it took me a (long) day doing it by myself. I do NOT
:::> remove the pop top as some suggest is necessary.     Jeff