I believe you need to talk directly to the poster of the samba article
involved. At least that seems to be how all the others went about "ordering"
theirs.

-Craig
'85GL

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:46 PM, B <oddstray@oddstray.com> wrote:

> Aaargh!  I *need* this.  But the forum that pops up from the link on
> craig's post only talks about a kit, but doesn't provide any info on
> how to order it ... ???  What am I missing?????
>
>
> B(no-arm-strength)&S
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
> SoCal
>
>
> On Mar 4, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Doug Alcock wrote:
>
> > Cool --- thanks for the tip --- I just ordered mine and as it turns
> > out the
> > guy just happened to be on his way to the Post Office --- so it's in
> > the
> > mail already!!! I'm excited.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Doug
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/4/08, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Someone on the samba has come up with a design and started
> >> producing kits.
> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=267447
> >>
> >> -Craig
> >> '85GL
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Yup, I know I'm replying to an email from more than a year ago!
> >>> But I'm
> >>> back to carrying a kayak, and thus back to being unable to lift my
> >> poptop.
> >>> Very inconvenient.  So I'm looking at struts.
> >>>
> >>> Kim, why did you install them inside instead of outside?  Is that
> >> cosmetic
> >>> or functional?  And I can't tell from your photos where exactly
> >>> they are
> >>> mounted at the lower end.  Are they attached to a metal plate that
> >>> is
> >> part
> >>> of the poptop hinge?
> >>>
> >>> If anyone else has tried this, I'd be interested in your
> >>> experience as
> >>> well.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Joy
> >>>
> >>> ****************************************************************
> >>> Joy Hecht
> >>> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> >>>
> >>> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> >>> http://www.joyhecht.net
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> ****************************************************************:::-----Orig
> >>> inal Message-----
> >>> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> >> Behalf
> >>> :::Of Kim Brennan
> >>> :::Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:58 PM
> >>> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>> :::Subject: Re: Poptop Raise Assists
> >>> :::
> >>> :::Though no one asked I feel a few other comments are in order
> >>> (I've
> >>> :::mentioned them before without the pictures. )
> >>> :::
> >>> :::It's a good idea to attach any struts to a strong point on the
> >>> :::poptop. In this case I already had a rack mount, which has a
> >>> :::reinforcing plate on the inside (invisible in the photos.) That
> >>> helps
> >>> :::spread the load of the lift.
> >>> :::
> >>> :::On the lower mounting point, the place chosen was just about as
> >>> far
> >>> :::forward as I could make it (it doesn't look very far forward, and
> >>> :::there is a reason for that.) The gating factor here was the
> >>> existing
> >>> :::mechanism, which folds up and would occupy spaces further
> >>> forward. I
> >>> :::also needed to ensure that there was clearence between the gas
> >>> spring
> >>> :::(strut) and the existing mechanism. It was a tight fit using the
> >>> :::parts and mounting cups that I had.
> >>> :::
> >>> :::When I initially set it up, I used 125 pound struts. These were
> >>> :::woefully inadequate and in fact I couldn't even tell if they were
> >>> :::installed. I believe I also had on hand 150 pound struts, but
> >>> again,
> >>> :::those simply weren't enough. The 250's were the highest rated I
> >>> could
> >>> :::get in this model. I wouldn't have minded something a little
> >>> bigger,
> >>> :::but them's the breaks. Just encourages me to pack light....
> >>> :::
> >>> :::Other folk have stated that they thought I would have mounted
> >>> them
> >>> :::the other way (with the lower mount point further forward). I
> >>> :::considered that. But I tried it this way, on the theory that if
> >>> it
> >>> :::didn't work, I could still switch to the other method with only
> >>> the
> >>> :::cost of a hole in the poptop hinge to show my work. As it turns
> >>> out
> >>> :::this was quite adequate, and I didn't pursue the other method.
> >>> :::
> >>> :::On Feb 3, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:
> >>> :::
> >>> :::>
> >>> :::> <http://homepage.mac.com/kimbrennan/PoptopAssist/index.html>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.dougalcock.com
>