i need to remove the poptop temporarily....so i can squeeze into a garage to pull my engine ( 1 inch too tall !)
whats the best way to approach removal ?
poptop removal
- dingo
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poptop removal
'71 Kombi, 1600 dp
';78 Tranzporter 2L
" Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches."
';78 Tranzporter 2L
" Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches."
- whc03grady
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Re: poptop removal
All the trim first, then the hinges. You'll need at least one other person to help you lift it off...not that it's atrociously heavy, but that it's so awkward.
Or just let a bunch of air out of your tires.
Or just let a bunch of air out of your tires.
Ludwig--1974 Westfalia, 2.0L (GD035193), Solex 34PDSIT-2/3 carburetors.
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
Read about their adventures:
http://www.ludwigandgertie.blogspot.com
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
Read about their adventures:
http://www.ludwigandgertie.blogspot.com
- Gypsie
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Re: poptop removal
I agree with the Air idea. 1 inch can be found there and still safely roll.
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....
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Re: poptop removal
No brainer on the air.
- sped372
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Re: poptop removal
Make sure you've pushed your garage door up all the way too, if you have an automatic opener sometimes they hang down an inch or so below the frame of the doorway and you can buy yourself a little headroom.
1971 Karmann Ghia - 1600 DP
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
- Danny79
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I unhooked the garage door, pushed up and clamped on a vice grips to hold the door up and the 78 westy just squeaked by...and Dave once just put his bus on RIMS (1965 21 window) just to fit it in his garage...
- dingo
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Re: poptop removal
Its a thick wooden beam on an oldish appt building...ill try the tire deflation...i may get enough to squeak under
'71 Kombi, 1600 dp
';78 Tranzporter 2L
" Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches."
';78 Tranzporter 2L
" Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches."