Correct, that would be Kai's van. I live in Orlando, and know them, and have
seen the a/c unit. A great idea.

Ron Semko
Orlando, Florida

karl wrote:

> That would be Kai and Valeria's van. I forget their last name, Darrell
> Boehler probably know how to get in touch with them.
>
> Karl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 2:34 AM
> Subject: Re: miserable a/c...'84 Westy
>
> > There was a Westy (from Florida) at BBTA this past Labor Day with standard
> > Westy a/c which had been modified so that the a/c ducting from a late
> model
> > (86-91) non-Westy had been grafted onto it.  The Westy rear a/c housing
> had
> > a custom piece of duct (triangular, tapering towards the front) that
> > collected all of the air and was fitted to the standard non-Westy center
> > duct piece.
> >
> > This center piece of ducting was removable so that it would not interfere
> > with the use of the opened poptop.  With the top down, the center duct
> > connected to the standard non-Westy front duct pieces, which run forward
> > between the front seats and then split and run along the ceiling next to
> the
> > windshield.  All of the standard vents that occur in the non-Westy ducts
> are
> > completely functional, which means that front seats, middle, and rear seat
> > areas all have fully adustable venting.  With the top down, it was hard to
> > distinguish this set-up from the standard non-Westy version.
> >
> > It was a wonderful piece of re-engineering.  The only difficult part was
> the
> > custom crafted rear triangular section.  As I recall, the center section
> was
> > held in place by a sliding bolt secured to the rear custom ductwork, and
> > there must have been a little custom work on the rubber molding at the
> > joint.  The center section, when removed for camping, stored neatly on the
> > top of the dash.
> >
> > It seemed to me that the connections between the removable center section
> > and the adjacent duct pieces could be done in many similar ways, depending
> > upon available hardware and the creativity of the installer.  Obviously,
> > standard Vanagon ducts would need to be obtained, but salvage yards and
> this
> > List are sources for needed parts.
> >
> > Will the creator of this modification please step forward and claim
> credit?
> > Alternately, does anyone else remember his name and/or e-mail?
> >
> >
> > Budd Premack
> > 86 Syncro, 73 Super
> > Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky Blue Waters)