Date:         Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:25:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Federici <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Joe Federici <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
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What about a trailer for the aw top? you can buy or build them
relatively inexpensively and the aw top won't be that heavy.

JFF


On Nov 10, 2005, at 6:08 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:

     You misunderstood me a little Chris. Doug is the one saying "Ship."
I am
the one saying " Cover the hole with plywood and go for it!" Drop by on
your
way home, we are only 300 miles from the Oregon border!
     Sounds like fun, Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@gmail.com>
To: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@telus.net>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top


Hi Jake, I think your 350lb estimate is about right, and $500 for gas
is more or less correct one way... I neglected to mention the 2500
miles BACK to Ontario.

Doug is a freind of mine so he knows that 2500 miles is only one way
so if Doug is talking round trip $800 to $1000 is pretty close to the
mark for gas. But remember its not just a parts run, its a multi week
cross county road trip (hopefully hitting MULTIPLE ski hills along the
way).

You're right crating would be a nghtmare, I just decided to bite the
bullet and make a journey out of it all...

Chris

On 11/10/05, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@telus.net> wrote:
> Where are you getting this $800.00 figure for gas Alcock? 2500 miles at
> 24mpg equals 104 gallons at what, $2.60 or so? More like $500 for gas,
> and
> the top must be more like 350lbs with the steel roof of the van and
> all.
How
> the heck are you going to crate that?!
>
> Jake
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Alcock" <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
>
>
> Chris --- can't the top be shipped?? Try a long-haul house moving
> company.
> The Adventurewagon top ain't much bigger than a canoe. When I was
> moving
> from Victoria to Toronto the moving company would have moved my canoe
> for
> the same price per pound as the other stuff. What would the top weigh?
> I'm
> guessing 150 pound at a buck or so per pound -- much cheaper than a
> road
> trip. If you're not in a hurry -- they'll wait 'til they have a truck
coming
> your way from Oregon. You're looking at $800 worth of gas alone.
>  Cheers,
> Doug
>
>  On 11/9/05, Tom Buese <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>> Sent: Nov 9, 2005 7:37 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
>>
>> In a message dated 11/9/05 7:53:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> bueses@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>>
>>
>>> How about a poly tarp & duct tape!
>>>
>>> Tom-no sense in making this more complicated than you need to
>>>
>>
>> thats great.....if youre not moving.. after 300 miles it would be
reduced
>> to shreds....
>>
>> Depends on how you install it. If you stretch it tight/put slats
>> across
>> the opening every couple of feet & duct tape it down tightly, I don't
> think
>> it will flap much? Also put bungee cords across the top outside to
further
>> keep in place. Or install plexiglass in the opening w/ duct
>> tape or gasket material-more expensive.
>>
>> The key thing is to keep the material from flapping which will
>> disintegrate it like Chris says.
>>
>> Early bus sunroofs were fabric w/ slats that slid back to open the
>> roof.
>>
>> Sounds like a WGC (wild goose chase) in any event- why not push the
>> low
>> tech to the limit??
>>
>> Grin,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>