And somewhat related, it would have been best if I could've come up
with something similar to the OEM "z":

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QIH7hkD9x6Y/TFmf445amzI/AAAAAAAADcE/DCsfWyYcC8M/s800/PopTopCableDetails.jpg

pictures and inane comments of what I did start here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PopTopStrutCableAndSpringEtc#5509195157364155698

Neil.

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:01 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

>  .....  I'm surprised they'd use 1x19 for the bend
> around the bracket knee, but it's a pretty good radius for skinny wire -- so
> long as they got the attachment correct so the wire won't be preferentially
> bent there.  That's clearly not the only place they went the cheap route in
> designing that joint.  I'm looking at you, hinge bearing -->
> https://picasaweb.google.com/117189706757545167023/VanagonPopTopHingeTroubles?authuser=0&feat=directlink
>
> Yrs,
> d

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Neil n

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