Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:44:58 -0400
Reply-To: Helmut Blong <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Helmut Blong <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: eurovan poptop conversion?
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Good to know. Might visit next time I'm down that way. I smell Hopewell!
I grew up in Richmond and my wife is from Chester.
Cheers,
mordo
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From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2006 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: eurovan poptop conversion?
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
There's a VW boneyard in my area (on Rt.460, east of
Petersburg VA) which has a Eurovan poptop waiting for
someone to grab it for a conversion. The van itself
is very rusty (fenders and rocker panels have big
holes) but the interior and poptop look to be in good
shape.
This same yard also has multiple Vanagons (including a
big sunroof with good metal) and bays (including a
couple of high roof ones), as well as numerous bugs, a
Rabbit pickup, and others. And you should see the
custom Syncro flatbed tow vehicle with tandem rear
wheels (rearmost two not driven).
The place is Mid-Atlantic VW. Good place to spend a
Saturday morning.
Stephen
--- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 9/10/06 7:44:50 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time, trleek@GMAIL.COM
> writes:
>
>
> > Sad to report that my wife is making me sell our
> 87 wolfsburg. She
> > worries about head-on collisions, shoulder belts
> for the three kids,
> > airbags, etc. Picky picky. Said dragon lady is
> willing to get,
> > instead, a 2000 Eurovan. So I am investigating.
> Poptop Eurovans of
> > 2000 vintage appear to command $20-$30K. Good
> heavens. Too much for
> > a 7-year-old van in my humble opinion. However,
> I've seen many
> > non-poptops of same year selling for less than
> $10K. There's one for
> > $9K on ebay right now. This is the buy-it-now
> price, even. What is up
> > with this freaky disparity? Is the poptop really
> worth $10-20K?
> >
> > Anyway, here's my question. Can't I get one of
> those seemingly budget
> > 2000 Eurovans, cut a hole in the roof, and bolt on
> a poptop? Will it
> > take the Vanagon poptop or is that entirely the
> wrong shape/size? I
> > imagine these are easier to come by than the
> Eurovan one. How hard
> > would it be to get an actual spare Eurovan poptop
> to install on it?
> > Or does this f-up the air conditioning completely?
> Or something even
> > more crucial... Any advice would be much
> appreciated! Any experience
> > actually performing this conversion would be even
> better!
> >
> > Thanks as usual for the great advice I'm likely to
> get.
> >
> >
>
> i love posts like this.. well we can see who wears
> the pants in your family
> :<) another reason why i am single! no "S.O." to
> tell me what i can or
> cant drive..
> come on man, get some b*lls !! :<) *smiles*
> you keep the vanagon, and buy her a cheap late 90's
> chrysler dodge caravan or
> whatever with all the above features she must have
> and put the rest of the
> money you'd be blowing on a 2000-2003 eurovan back
> into your pocket.
>
> seriously tho, you can get middle and rear
> shoulderbelts for the vanagon,
> they did make them, and they are available. all
> 90-91 passenger vans had the
> middle and rear shoulderbelts stock. i have sold
> many sets over the years.. i
> have some middle shoulderbelts for sale now.
> as far as head on collisions, im sure youve seen the
> pics of the head on
> vanagon/volvo collision.. the vanagon fared very
> well. this has been posted
> ad-nasueam (sp?) all over the internet for years..
> i am parting out a '90 GL right now that had a
> frontal collision with a SUV -
> and the driver did not require any medical treatment
> aside from minor
> bruising.
> i will get pics of this, if anyone wants?
>
>
> as far as a eurovan, the vanagon poptop wont fit
> it at all, and yes youd
> lose the rear a/c. the stock eurovans w/ poptops
> only have front a/c.
>
> it always makes me laugh when i hear people say "i
> have to ask my wife
> first" or "my wife says i cant have it"
> ugh!!
> come on dude.. get some! :<) LOL
>
> chris
>
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