[tcb] Re: Roof rack question
- From: singlecabboy <singlecabboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 14:50:54 -0800 (PST)
If your rack , and some of the older racks are bare
metal , get some clear or black etc vinyl tubing .on
the clamps I used the Rubber dip to coat them ,I still
always have had some paint damage on the drip rail.
--- Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually the feet are covered in clear rubber.
>
>
> Gerald V. Livingston II wrote:
> > Depends on he rack I guess.
> >
> > Eric's rack can be disconnected, flipped up
> sideways (like opening a
> > Dormobile top) and carried easily by one person.
> It's VERY solid but also
> > surprisingly light. If the "gutter legs" were to
> be covered with felt there
> > would be very little chance of major paint damage.
> >
> > Gerald
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:32 -0800 (PST) sammie
> smith
> > <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> It's not easy. 2 person job and probably takes a
> good 30 minutes +
> >>
> >> James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: So
> I am looking to
> >> keep this bus stock height...how much of a PITA
> is it to remove, replace the rack?
> >>
> >> I would only put it on for long drives to shows -
> so I could store it until then I guess.
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >>
> >> Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I hear
> you on that.
> >> One of the reasons I lowered my bus was so that I
> could pull in/out of
> >> the garage with the rack on.
> >> It just barely fits, and my bus is lowered 3.5
> inches.
> >>
> >> sammie smith wrote:
> >>
> >>> Yep, I had to buy a new garage door and go to an
> 8' door when I
> >>> restored my Westy. My door frame is like 7'6"
> from the floor and the
> >>> rack clears by about 1/2"
> >>>
> >>> */James Dwan /* wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for that measurement Sammie. I'll measure
> tonight - yes the
> >>> bus will stay inside on a nice rug : )
> >>>
> >>> James
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> */sammie smith /* wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I have had one on my 65 Westy for about 4+ years
> and it still
> >>> looks like new. The only ones that I have seen
> with problems
> >>> are ones that sit out in the elements all the
> time and they do
> >>> not weather well. The powder coat fades and the
> wood
> >>> weathers. Since yours is to be a show bus then I
> assume it
> >>> will sit inside. And by the way; make sure your
> garage door
> >>> is 7'6" or higher or the rack will not clear,
> assuming you
> >>> have a stock height bus.
> >>>
> >>> */James Dwan /* wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for all the replies. I am looking for
> wood and
> >>> metal since it's a show bus. Has anyone else had
> problems
> >>> with EMPI and their powder coating? I have
> always heard
> >>> bad things about them but nothing specific.
> >>>
> >>> */Will Wood /* wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Best racks built today. He also doesn't try to
> copy
> >>> them, he has his own style. I especially like
> his
> >>> rounded nose racks for the front.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>
> >>>> From: Eric Woodall
> >>>> Sent: Feb 28, 2008 2:13 PM
> >>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Roof rack question
> >>>>
> >>>> He makes a good rack:
> >>>>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/330124.jpg
> >>>>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/328810.jpg
> >>>>
> >>>> Will wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hotdog fred on thes###a
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
>
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> >>>
> >>>>> From: James Dwan
> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:46 AM
> >>>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>> Subject: [tcb] Roof rack question
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hello everyone,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What brand of roof rack should I get for the
> rear
> >>>>>
> >>> of my 23 window?
> >>>
> >>>>> There is a 46" from Vintage Warehouse for $435
> and
> >>>>>
> >>> a 45 1/2" from EMPI
> >>>
> >>>>> for $299 and a set of locks for $35.
> >>>>> Is there anywhere else I should look? Wolfgang
> has
> >>>>>
> >>> them but I really
> >>>
> >>>>> hate buying something that expensive without
> seeing
> >>>>>
> >>> a photo of some kind.
> >>>
> >>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> James
> >>>>> DAC
> >>>>> TCB
> >>>>> '59 23 Window Deluxe
> >>>>> '73/'77 Westfakia
> >>>>> '78 Super Vert
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
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