Re: Re: Bay Window Bus Dormobile Top on a Split Window Bus
@brucebay21 wrote:
Has anyone put a Bay Window Bus Dormobile Top on a Split Window Bus? Does it fit properly?
Well, I’ve sort of done the reverse … I scavenged a Westfalia pop-up roof off a splitface VW (1965 or so, IIRC) and installed it on a 1970 bay window bus. The curvature of the roof seemed to be the same. Of course, the old Westfalia top was a bit smaller than the Dormobile.
I remember positioning a piece of wood (like a two-by-six) on the roof of the “donor” bus at both the front and back extent of the pop-up.
Taking a four-inch ruler with a pencil on the top, I dragged the ruler across the wood to transcribe the arc of the roof, making sure I kept the ruler perfectly vertical. I did the same thing with the “donee” bus, positioning the wood on the same places on the roof. The curves matched at each station, so I felt satisfied that the transplant would work. I expect that the same system would work for you, with the exception that you’d have to use metric equivalents for the dimensions!
–JLT
Sacramento CA USA
