Necessity is the mother of invention. I wanted to tie down the decorative
fire ring I modified and made a frame for to carry in my luggage rack and
fire wood inside if it. while in state camping I bring my own but will also
suit to carry some picked up local to the camping area. My grill grate and
cast iron griddle will fit on it as well.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Oct 16, 2014 12:27 PM, "Neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure if this will help what's being discussed here and though a
> bit fussy to fit in, this:
>
> http://www.baydar.ca/images/hardware/snap_hook.jpg
>
> will fit on the luggage rack tie down on my '81 Westy.
>
> That said, I perused a friends '85 Westy and the tie down set up is
> slightly different. The space between tie down and rack looks similar
> or possibly the same.
>
> Caveat: the worry wart in me thinks that using something like this
> might stress the stock tie down. Especially since it's larger. (there
> is a luggage rack weight limit specified in the Westy owners manual)
> i.e. it's designed for straps only? Then again, many use bungees and
> rubber straps with hooks.
>
> I find the above part really useful for "stringing" longer
> bungees/straps. It provides options for strapping things down.
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On 10/16/14, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Volks, I just made some hooks to be able to attach tie downs on the
> > original westy luggage rack. Didn't know if I made something new or if
> > felder industries already has them? Just some 1/8" thick flat stock with
> a
> > deep J bent in one end and a 1/2" hole on the other???
> >
> > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil n
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