Come to San Antonio, Warren.  We can trade,  :-)
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'--Not a Westy, Just a PERFECT GL
73 Beetle

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Warren, why don't you just buy another Vanagon (passenger).  You should
> be able to pick up one pretty cheaply.  The Westys are so desirable that
> it is ashamed to rip the camping equipment out of one that is actually
> in decent shape.  You could sell your Westy, then find a really nice
> passenger or Carat Vanagon for less money and just put the money
> difference in your pocket for future repairs, etc.  Just an idea.  I
> have never done this type of conversion before.  Everyone I deal with
> wants to do the opposite of what you want to do (put camping stuff in
> their passenger van).  Just my opinion.  It is your van and you can do
> whatever you want with it.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> Warren Lail wrote:
>
>> I found a rear seat from an 87 GL that I would like to install in my
>> 88 Westy.  I plan to pull my kitchen stuff and essentially have a
>> weekender (need more room for the wife and the two dogs, and I always
>> cook outside anyway and I always take along a cooler).  However, I
>> noticed that the rear heater is different; in my Westy it is under a
>> wooden box - in the GL it is in the center.  Does anyone know if I
>> will require any special modifications to pull this off?  Has anyone
>> done this before?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Warren in Santa Fe
>> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>>
>>
>>