Thanks for the info, Mr. Mike Miller. I was thinking the CH sat inboard rather than on the edge of the hole like the Westy. I might be able to move the tent part forward to match the length. The other thought was to install said CH top to a tintop van with the Westy fiberglass top. 

BenT

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On Apr 9, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:

> 
> The country homes top has a smaller foot print than the westy so it would
> not fit without adding to the van top to support it. It's the same width but
> not the same length, about 8" shorter I think is what we measured when
> converting from a country homes to a westy.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> On 4/9/11 8:17 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
>> Wondering out loud. Has anyone installed a CH poptop on an otherwise stock
>> Westfalia Vanagon?
>> 
>> I like the way the CH top goes straight up but the plastic top itself feels
>> rather flimsy. I wanted to try to use a Westy top with the CH lifting
>> mechanism and tent. Is the tent big enough to cover the Westy hole? What about
>> the upper bunk? Does the CH top go up high enough to allow the stock Westy
>> upper bed to flip open?
>> 
>> I have a CH top and want to use it on a Westy. I do not have the CH bed or
>> platform. 
>> 
>> 
>> TIA,
>> 
>> BenT
>> 
>> sent from my electronic leash
> 
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