Hehe...you win.

-----Original Message-----
From: marcus <marcus46@FREEWWWEB.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: Need Rear Gate Struts, reply

>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