I have to agree with the ANTI lowly Vanagon all three of mine are 7
Passenger. I dont need an indoor kitchen (and if I had one I wouldnt use it
dont want the smells of cooking where I sleep).

I sleep in one of mine (at a time) quite a lot and have had loads of fun.

With all that said If people didnt break them I wouldnt be able to have
keep all 3 on the road.

So really I am on the fence about the whole thing but I dont think any
Vanagon is lowly.

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> that hole looks like it was cut, not the factory sunroof opening :)
>
> (although the dimensions seem close).
>
> Yup, I did what Mark has done many times, I cut a hole in my tin top and
> popped on a pop top.
>
> I really need to organise/index my blog better, but you can find some pics
> and info here:
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/
>
>
> I still have not finished the top bunk. There is a wrinkle when doing the
> hole in roof method and that is the top bunk is now on top of the curved
> tintop roof. This reduces the bed to pop top ceiling distance and the fold
> up part of upper bunk will not clear. So you have to come up with another
> solution - the mosaik kit (westy built kit) solves this with a hinged, two
> part folding out part of bed. Plus some clever extensions on the hinges.
>
> I think I have some info on that buried in my blog.
>
> cheers
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2013-04-17, at 11:28 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> > The picture appears to be of a sunroof opening.  Allistair Bell
> installed a poptop on his van a while back.  Perhaps he will comment.  He
> often provides a detailed step by step of his work on his van.  Great
> pictures usually, too.  mcneely
> >
> > ---- Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> At  4/17/2013 12:20 PM, mark drillock wrote:
> >>> It is pretty simple to do if done simply. Some people seem to want to
> >>> make it a huge project but that is not my way of doing it. Here is a
> >>> photo link of the roof hole cut.
> >>>
> >>> Few people know it but Westfalia sold the just the poptop in kit form
> to
> >>> be added to passenger vans. It does not require welding or painting to
> >>> install. My method is similar.
> >>>
> >>> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1016607.jpg
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>
> >>
> >> That's an "Oh Wow" picture.
> >>
> >> Do you have a thread on the samba with the text to go along with that
> picture?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Rob
> >> vwrobb@gmail.com
> >> Volkswagen Enthusiast ....
> >
> > --
> > David McNeely
>