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Subject:Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
From:Dug Smith
Date:Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:06:10 -0700

> Doing my canvas today, resealed my gas tank yesterday (Instead of going
> to Everybus as had been the plan <sigh>. Anyway, this is my first
> Vanagon canvas replacement, have done 2 Bays ( A big WOOHOO for no %$#&
> staples and plastic strips) . The old canvas, original I assume, had
> tiny blocks of wood stapled to it at each corner, seems to be for
> locating the correct position for the canvas. I don't recall these ever
> being mentioned before. Toying with moving them to the new 3 window
> canvas for installing it....

I made new blocks, so they were a tight fit into the slot in the roof, then stapled the canvas to them to hold it up while I put the screw in strips in.  I think that's easier than installing them to the canvas and hoping they're in the right places :o)

toodle pip,
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