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 baybuscamperkid
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| posted on December 20th, 2002 at 08:44 PM |
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Good News for TRAKKA fans
i found out why the roof is so heavy in a Trakka conversion. i was taking a closer look at mine and there are two RECTANGULAR STEEL REINFORCEMENT
beams running the length of the roof, glassed in. Take that you Prissy Westy Lovers!!!
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The_Bronze.
A.k.a.: Bronze
Custom Title Time!
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| posted on December 20th, 2002 at 10:15 PM |
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Thats why you need four wheels to power it through the sand.
Come for a run with me and I'll show you a curved roof is just as strong!
[size=4]Bronze.[/size]
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
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Phil74Camper
Son of Jim - Creator of Good
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| posted on December 23rd, 2002 at 10:17 PM |
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Westfalias were never sold new in Australia.
The factory VW Campmobiles were made by Sopru (based in Adelaide but branches in all states). Their design is perfectly good for normal mostly on-road
use - mine still works perfectly after 28 years. But they were not fitted with the factory 'M' roof reinforcement option that Europeans
campers were. So you would notice some roof flexing if you tried to drive across the Sahara Desert in an Aussie-made Camper. Simon Glen can give you
all the details on this - read his Sahara book.
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