Westfalia Wood Panel Templates

[ewdb92]

[1970Type2]

Can anyone tell me how to remove the T-channel thing that separates each ceiling panel? I think that they are made from aluminum but I'm afraid to damage them.
Does anyone know if they just snap into the roof's crossbeams or how they are fastened?
Another post mentioned to remove these first before removing the wood.

Thanks
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1970 VW Bus CampMobile Weekender edition. owned since 1996.

[suspencervw]

Thank you so much @ewdb92

Just waiting on my new wiring harness and then this is next on my list
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Spencer
1970 Westy

[Mberglo]

This is fantastic information, and is going to really help me on the interior of my 71 Westy. One question: How thick are these panels?

[scubasteve321]

Hey All

Garnering interest for one of my creative pivots for 2021

I am planning on CNC'ing Bay Interior Panels

For example, a customer would put in an order for cedar panels or birch and then have them perfectly cut by the computer and delivered to your door

Furthermore, have options for an even more custom laser-cut touch, such as a pattern or quote or etching that can be installed directly on top of the panel

Not trying to hi-jack thread, just trying to gather interest
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1971 Campmobile Tin-Top
1971 Campmobile Pop-Top
1974 VW Bus

[rugblaster]

My bus needs wood. I can put it in, in the morning. Morning wood.

Definitely interested.
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'69 Karmy, '69 Camper, Meyers clone, '65 drag bug, 10.78 @ 128 (sold it) '51 Dodge farm truck,
'09 MB E350 '18 MB E400, '65 Plymouth Valiant convertible and a '19 Ford F250 King Ranch (nicer, but dirty, farm truck)

VWoA factory trained line tech 75 till 90 or so
ASE Master Certification
VWoA Assoc. of Quality Technicians inductee (One of 25 in the five state southwest region)
La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin (San Angelo Chapter)
TCU ......GO FROGS!!!!!!

[ewdb92]

[ewdb92]

Just an update/correction for the front ceiling panel. At the front of the panel (the edge that goes near the windshield), I put in a measurement from the edge to the center of the curve. It was slightly off because I inadvertently used a measurement from the edge to a hole someone drilled there.

The real distance should be 63mm from edge to center of the curve, with 126mm across the whole thing (yes, the rear edge is wider as noted in green at the bottom of the pic).

New pic:

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Erik
71 Camper
http://zerotosixtyeventually.wordpress.com/

[Ben Middleton]

Hi Erik!

Thanks again for providing these dimensions. I managed to get everything cut to shape in the end!

I've only just now managed to find a replacement rear interior lamp, so now I'm cutting the holes in the panel to install it. However, the holes don't seem to quite match up with the parts of the lamp that need to go through them (the vertical measurements).

Is there any chance you could double check the interior lamp hole measurements please, if it's not too much trouble?

This is the panel in question:

[ewdb92]

Hey Ben,
Absolutely. I will try to get to it tomorrow.

[Ben Middleton]

That would be fantastic! Thanks

[ewdb92]

Ok, there were a couple of errors and using Skills' measurement advice, I improved a couple of others. See the below picture for updated info.

Ben: Let me know how it works out this time. And thanks for making me go back over this panel.

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Erik
71 Camper
http://zerotosixtyeventually.wordpress.com/

[Ben Middleton]

Thanks Erik! It worked pretty well for me and was much more accurate than the original diagram, but the small holes still didn't quite line up with the lamp screws. I had to file one of the screw holes on the metal a little wider to account for the difference but it's worked well now.

It may be that the holes in the metal are in different positions on every lamp. You could put a warning on the diagram to suggest that people use the holes as a guide for the correct position but use their own lamp to refine the positions of the holes more precisely before cutting.

Thanks again for this wonderful resource Erik. Its been extremely valuable to me and I'm finally finished!