Yea that would work. But what about this.Put some dowels in the 2by4's go to a
flea market and hang handcrafts and Vanagon parts on the dowels. Make enough
money and buy the correct parts. put a base on the 2by4's and now you have two
coat racks for your house. Try that with your PVC. $19.95 will sent plans.

PAT wrote:

> get PVC pipe instead.  it's lighter, easier to store, won't rot or give you
> splinters....
>
> > But if you are
> >really cheap, buy a 6'7" 2by 4 I did this for a few months until I couldn't
> take
> >the strange looks anymore.
> >
> >The Bus Depot wrote:
> >
> >> >  Anyone has for sale the struts that hold open the rear gate for
> 1987-90
> >> >  Vanagon?  I need about 6 of them.  The rear gate has the windshield
> wiper
> >> >  on it so I need the stronger struts.
> >>
> >> I have stronger-than-original German made hatch struts for $19.95 each.
> >> (Less if you buy six :-)  These are the most robust available for the
> >> Vanagon.
> >> - Ron Salmon
> >>  The Bus Depot
> >>  http://www.busdepot.com
> >>  (215) 234-VWVW