Cut away westy (high top)

[kevtherev]

a fella on our forum found these pictures

[carterzest]

[fatboypaul]

Thats gotta be awfully windy and cold on the freeway.

[woggs1]

Interesting view, but what a waste of a nice van. Probably went into the crusher at some point.

**EDIT**

Not in the crusher, I just read it above.
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4 speed 88 Westy

[GBA 88West LA]

you mean that not a computer gen cut away, thats 4 real
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[campism]

That'll buff right out.

[Steelhead]

[jacob.]

[kevtherev]

judging by the views there's a lot of closet wannabe high toppers.. or maybe just nosey buggers

there's a ton of insulation on the roof.. better than my old immersion heater tank at home.

[woggs1]

[HeftySmurf]

Im debating on that...
Hi tops are available for 2k now, in Toronto. Thats about 4 hours away.
A site I read says a high top actually makes a Vanagon slighty more aerodynamic....

My hesitaition is the the not so much attaching it and cutting a whole in my roof, but instead how do I fininsh out my headliner and stuff?
Thats the tough part....
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[GhiaLover]

[levi]

http://canadianhightops.ca/products.html
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[campism]

"Does anyone have a pro/con list of the advantages of a hightop over a poptop?"

I have a poptop and am interested in a highroof. Two benefits that occur to me immediately are greater space all the time (not just when the top is up) and better stealth camping possibilities (the poptop is a giveaway at those times).

Garages and parking decks might be problematic.

[?Waldo?]

Pros also include warmer cold weather camping and greater storage space.

[kevtherev]

[Syncroincity]

[J Charlton]

[DAIZEE]

Someone suggested I consider a high top if and when I sell S'WWs. Would the windage be more than loading the top. I can't see overheads on highways anyway being a factor as transport tractors have to be higher.

I have an underground garage at a place I go and I'm too scared to take the Westy in. It's down a steep slope with a 90 left turn and two way traffice. I haven't had the nerve to even try it. If it was level that would be one thing but combine steep slope and 90 degree turn?????

Back to the Hi Top. Are they common. I see a lot of new vans (non VW) used for business which seem to be much higher than in the past. Is this a new concept or was it created some place else.? Are they readily available?

What do you get for the suggested 2K? Oh I'm going to have lots of questions. Just when I think I've figured out what I want, another idea is dangled in front of me. I don't think my steep learning curve is going to ever level out to a gradual grade!
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83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold)

[otiswesty]

That pic is from a Westfalia high top Joker display that was in the Westfalia Museum. It was sold on German ebay last year when they closed the museum.
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