[T2] Late Bay poptop assist

[John Burneskis]

Thanks Mike.  I like your thinking.

This GoWesty video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTsNZC7v9Uo )  shows
the mounting of their strut kit onto a Vanagon.

What I like about this product is that the lift bracket for the pop-top
side of the installation is on the Vanagon 'aluminum rail', and NOT on the
fiberglass roof.  Very sensible.

The more I am seeing on this, the better I appreciate the issue for the
late bay Westy.

I just did not want to reinvent the wheel, or try to make a better mouse
trap.

Nigel A Skeet from the UK has a lot of thoughts and directions to others,
people who also seek a technical solution for the late bay Westy lift  (I
believe Nigel has/had a '73, with the 'early bay' Westy roof)

Barry sends



On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:16 AM, MUTS . <muts at verizon.net> wrote:

> Yes, the poptop does wonders for old rotator cuffs.
>
> I don't see why the lift kit would not work for Bays- as long as there is
> a place to screw it to top and frame?  The spring within the poptop tubes
> works when you already have lifted it some distance, helping to straighten
> the bend and hold it once it goes past 180 deg, and to help lower it so it
> does not fall on your head..  Go to Harbor Freight and check out post
> jacks- must be a way to adapt it to stay put and then add an extension to
> touch the roof!
>
> MUTS  = Michael's Ultimate Thumb Saver
> 93 Chevy Roadtrek 210P
> 78 VW Westfalia Camper
>
>