

| Subject: | Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof. |
| From: | Thomas Buese |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:10:37 -0700 |
In my professional experience w/ structural engineering, I believe that the Westy cross brace in the ceiling is more for the structural support of the upper bunk than for cross bracing the roof-sunroof models don't have that brace, right Craig? YMMV, Mr. BZ-you can never have too much headroom, but where do you store your stuff? On Dec 28, 2010, at 7:40 AM, craig cowan wrote: > Ahh. I guess they did pull out some structural stuff. > In that case, it may be somewhat compromised. How much? It's hard to > say. > > -Craig > > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM, craig cowan >> <phishman068@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> It's only missing the top bunks right? They're not structural.... >>> So, "YES"? >>> >>> It looks good! >>> If you don't use your top bunks, that looks slick! >>> >> >> BUT it is missing all the sheet metal part of the top in that area >> and >> maybe more important the very beefy cross brace at the front of >> the bunk >> the VW/Westfalia put in. >>
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