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reesd Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:55 pm

Quick question (hopefully), in general how hard is it to find a used vanagon camper roof and how much work is it to put it on a non-camper?]

Thanks,

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Christopher Schimke Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:05 pm

Here is one persons account of the roof conversion:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jetstar5224/sets/

pdunn13445 Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:18 pm

Painter's Grinding in Denver often has good bodies, including tops. Phone is (303)722-5537. GoWesty will also email you a list of salvage yards they use and recommend for Vanagon parts.

camo westy Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:45 pm

Be advised, a standard van is not made the same as a westy/sunroof van.

You can stick on the top, but those German engineers designed the structure of the Westies totally different.

Captain Pike Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:02 pm

Check my gallery

Dogpilot Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:14 pm

The reputed best way is to use a roof clip with the top. This way you get the structure and the top in one go. You just need to be good at welding. There is a guy selling a couple of roof clips right now in the classified. You just have to dig through the hundreds of repeated ads by one poster or do a search.

Christopher Schimke Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:24 pm

Dogpilot wrote: You just have to dig through the hundreds of repeated ads by one poster or do a search.

:D :D



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