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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:49 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
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Get yourself the top, then come on over! 
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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Westfalia mounted their dormy tops 2" farther to the front and hinges on the left, which is how I will mount mine...with pyro's help I hope.
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What instructions?
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It’s supposed to “shrink” over time which they do state so on the installation instructions.
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Nice! You are becoming Dormobile-West with your latest installation. Good thing you installed it in the correct direction this time. 
I'm sure Eric is stoked. |
For reference:
And yes, he likes it!  |
Westfalia never installed them in that direction (and I'm just messing with you):
Either direction that top is the shit. |
They also never put a black wheel in a flipseat! |
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PDX db
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| Where did you get the wood framework? |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 5:25 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| Where did you get the wood framework? |
Preferably you want to score it with the top, as well as EVERYTHING needed! But it’s basically 1x1 inch wood sticks. If you were to make the frame, the bows would be the most difficult to make, though no impossible. 
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 6:51 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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Any chance you could post up a few pics of what the wood frame AKA "sticks" looks like ?  |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| Any chance you could post up a few pics of what the wood frame AKA "sticks" looks like ? |
Check out the first post in this thread. You’ll see the front and rear bows. The sides are straight. You can also check out my gallery pix here, I may have pictures of the wood frame off the other 2 tops installs. In any case, they are pretty much the same as it’s used for Westy wood headliner installs.
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srfndoc
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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Clara does the same wood bracing for the Westy poptops, I wonder if she would also do them for the Dormy top.
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zuggbug
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| Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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At the Garaj Mahal installing my third Dormobile top!
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how did you locate the hinges on the bus so you knew where to drill the holes for the hinges in the roof of the bus?
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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The process:
1) Place the top with the hinges on top of the roof centered as best you can.
2) Mark where the hinges will be.
3) Remove the top and take off the hinges.
4) Place the hinges on the marks to drill the holes.
One thing I do is use a square plate on the inside of the roof for each hinge for a stronger support than just the skin of the roof.
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zuggbug
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| Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:04 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| pyrOman wrote: |
The process:
1) Place the top with the hinges on top of the roof centered as best you can.
2) Mark where the hinges will be.
3) Remove the top and take off the hinges.
4) Place the hinges on the marks to drill the holes.
One thing I do is use a square plate on the inside of the roof for each hinge for a stronger support than just the skin of the roof. |
Thank you
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| pyrOman wrote: |
| At the Garaj Mahal installing my third Dormobile top! |
Is that Chris Cross' bus? |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Dormobile Top Install |
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| At the Garaj Mahal installing my third Dormobile top! |
Is that Chris Cross' bus? |
No, it’s a different one.
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