Well I got my kit today, and another round of thanks has to go out to all that
recommended it, but also to Mark.

This is amazing.  To rip off Zaphod Beeblebrox, it's "amazingly amazing!"  It
took me maybe 45 minutes to install.  After doing it once it would be less than
30.

The instructions were extremely detailed and detailed about all the right
things.  And as a bonus I now have a piece of coat hanger that will measure 20
1/16 inches while bridging a 1 1/2 inch obstruction.

And a good thing that was, because my roof apparently bows out more than
average and my hole would have been incorrectly placed. Thanks to Mark for
giving me a simple tool to make sure the original measurement was appropriate.

tom

On 16 Jun 2012 at 20:29, tom ring wrote:

> Thanks to everyone that responded both on the list and directly.  I appreciate
> the advice.
>
> I ordered PopTopShocks.  I expect my roof to be weightless or nearly so.  ;)
>
> tom
>
> On 14 Jun 2012 at 19:45, Loren Busch wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:25 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Ok, Great.  Are there plans available?
> > >
> >
> > Tom, Marks kit <http://poptopshocks.blogspot.com/> comes complete with
> > detailed mounting instructions.  His kit differs from others from a major
> > online vendor in that Marks setup only requires drilling two holes, one
> > each side through the fiberglass top.  Other kits  require
> > drilling/mounting into the body of the van, potential for leaks.  I just
> > received my kit for my '90 Westy last week, very impressed with it and the
> > detailed instructions.  Haven't installed mine yet, will do at the same
> > time I install the solar panel.
> >
>
>
>