At 12:48 PM 4/18/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I have been looking for a pop-top Weekender in the Seattle area for some
>time now, sans success.
>
>In my final throes of desperation I have taken to calling Vanagon ads in
>hopes of finding a nice van, a stray pop-top assembly and a chainsaw in
>order to join the ranks of the Westy Hardcorps,  Weekender-Wannabees.
>
>Any thoughts on the sanity of such an undertaking, whether the Vanagon body
>could handle the stress, and what local body shop might be willing/able to
>do the job.

I don't think the standard Vanagon (as opposed to the Weekender/Camper) has
the billets in the rear roof for the big hinges on the poptop.

You want a Weekender, not a camper? I'm in Vancouver, WA and monitor both
PDX and Sea papers for Westies and Weekenders. Weekenders are rare, but I
do see them. I'll notify you next time that happens.

Stuart