You've got to be joking... I have done some real stunts
    but never rolled.... Obviously your going to try this again?

                 Eric Zeno
                 emz@nauticom.net
                 86 Syncro
                 86 GL
                 72 240Z
               1936 Chrysler

On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Jeff Carver wrote:

> My previous bus met with an untimely end in a rollover.  We went 1 
> and 1/4 rolls.  Landed on the right side.  This was in a blizzard.  
> We got out the driver's door, but when we returned it had frozen 
> tight.  Got back in through the pop-top that had been popped loose.  
> The back hatch was also frozen.
> Anyway, when we got our 'new' bus, an '80, the thought of being over on 
> the passenger side without another exit than the driver's door hung 
> in my and my wife's mind.  That's all background.
> I took off the interior rear panel and found out that there is a 
> piece of metal that when pushed will open the rear hatch even if the 
> hatch is locked.  I covered the metal with shrink wrap to prevent 
> cuts and cut a finger sized hole in the panel.  So now I have an 
> emergency exit at the rear.  For a cleaner approach, I would remove 
> the wood portion of the panel and just leave covering intact so it 
> would look original.  But mine had already cracked from a kayak 
> hauled inside the bus.
> - Jeff
> '80 Westi, '67 Sqbk, '64 Ford Crewcab, '87 Subaru Wagon 4WD
> Grass Valley, California
>