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Subject:Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:07:43 -0700

I just installed Mark's kit.  Quite impressive.

Karl Wolz
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On Jun 14, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> 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.