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Subject:Re: Almost a vanagon - Phoenix
From:Roger VanTill
Date:Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:18:29 -0400

How about grafting a pop-up trailer on the flat bed of a Doka?

On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> That vehicle also made an impression on me. And I can't see any reason why
> you couldn't use a Vanagon for the base platform rather than a baywindow....
>
> Excepting maybe rad placement, and I'm sure the room could be found up
> front someplace...
>
> Greg
>
>
> Quoting Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>:
>
>  I like the way the doors open. Coincidently, they are shaped like a
>> Vanagon door. Hmmmmmmm.......
>>
>>
>> Ken Lewis
>> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>>
>>
>> On Mon, October 5, 2009 1:03 pm, Jack R. wrote:
>>
>>> OK... now I'm going to hi-jack this thread, kind-of...
>>>
>>> As we reference an "Almost a Vanagon"
>>>
>>> I wondered if anyone has seen or built or if there are any of these
>>> Popular Mechanic's Phoenix VW Bus conversions around or on this list?
>>> http://www.rqriley.com/phx.html
>>>
>>> I actually have a set of plans which I purchased in the early 80's, but
>>> ended up buying my 84 Westy in 1987... fulfilling my dream of owning a VW
>>> Camper van!
>>> Now, if I can find where I put these plans?!?!
>>>
>>> Jack R.
>>> 84 Westy
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Loren Busch
>>> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:25 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Almost a vanagon
>>>
>>>  RE: Vixen RV
>>> I'd never even heard of one of these until this thread last week.  Then,
>>> leaving a rest stop on Hwy 2 in Washington, heading home from the big
>>> WetWesties gathering outside Leavenworth, there sits one!!  And it passed
>>> me
>>> heading up the pass, saw it again passing through the town of Sultan .
>>> Really nice looking rig and yeah, would really be tempting.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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