Mike,

I bought some scrap aluminum from a place that makes duct work.  I think I
paid about $30 to $50 for an 18" by 36" sheet of 1/8 thick aluminum scrap.
If you check in the phone book under metal fabricators you can probably find
someone who has some scrap you can buy for a reasonable price.

Good luck.  :-)

Dave O

On 3/7/08 1:02 AM, "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:

> I bought some Jalousie windows about 4 years and a van ago. Never put them
> in, at least not yet. Getting the aluminum piece to fit them to the van was
> about $200 every place I've checked so far.
>
> mike
>
>
> On 3/6/08 9:22 PM, "David O'Bryan" <dnd.obryan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> For posterity (and for those who use 'search') I have posted information on
>> how I added jalousie windows to my '87 Westy over on Samba at:
>>
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2874253#2874253
>>
>> I hope this helps since the website for the article I used when I first did
>> this is no longer active.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave O
>> '87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru 2.5
>
>