That makes sense now, I'd missed the fact that we were talking about a Bus
in your case.  And yes, I've seen the mounts for a Bus, Fiamma brand, and
they are set up to be screwed to the body.  BTW, I've seen at least one
Vanagon w/Fiamma awning and the gutter mounts also bolted to the body,
holes drilled through the bottom part of the bracket where it comes in
contact with the body.  That was the choice of the owner, he was afraid of
whole heavy combination bouncing around and coming loose.

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Mike Boell <mike_boell@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Loren,
> This is on a 1975 Bus. It is referred to as a gutter mount and does clamp
> around the gutter but there is also a leg that hangs below the gutter and
> gets secured into the side of the bus. It is very strong but it does
> require this one hole per bracket.
> Mike
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>  RE: Drilling Holes for Fiamma Mounts?
> Mike, am I missing something? I thought we were talking about the Gowesty
> (or Fiamma for that matter) gutter mounts for a Fiamma awning.  But you are
> talking about drilling holes in the Vanagon.  That is not needed for the
> gutter mounts I have, no hole in anything except through the awning casing
> and through the mounts themselves for securing the awning to the mounts.
>
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