We cut a hole in our roof! | Building our dream VW Vanagon / T3 | Pop Top - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2024
- Dive into our series where we show the conversion of our trusty yellow VW T3 Sunny into our dream camper van! This time we take on the challenge of installing a Westfalia pop top on our Volkswagen Transporter! 🚐💨
Join us from the first cut to the final secure, as we share the step-by-step process, tips, and challenges faced. In this video, we'll show you how we went about cutting the hole in our roof. Whether you're a camper van enthusiast or looking to elevate your vehicle roof, this video visualises the process we went through. Subscribe now and stay tuned for the next exciting episodes! 🔧🔩
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Great video, I’m really excited to follow your progress
Thank you! The next video will be online soon :)
Amazing teamwork! Keep going strong! I just got a vw t3 recently and plan to do this same process with a close friend, so bet this is like discovering a whole new world to me and hopefully have a similar experience with it working out in The end! thank you so much for making this content, you guys are my guides and saviors to embrace this new adverture much better prepared and with a lot of inspiration! Everything amazing takes time, i’ll stay tuned to see your progress! ✨🫶
Thanks for the enthusiastic support! 🤩
Best of luck with your VW T3 project - it's an amazing journey. Feel free to ask any questions along the way! (Even if we're still in process of figuring everything out ourselves 😄)
Superb video, what a fab bus you have! You took your time, you were very careful and precise. Congratulations! Looking forward to more videos. ❤
Thanks! We’re very happy with the progress so far. She’s gonna look great! Stay tuned for the next video 😊
Good busy! 😁 Nice to see Sunny progressing, and nice video! 🙂 Keep up the good work
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked the video and Sunny's journey. We're hustling to keep the progress going! 😄🌟
Nice work it’s quite an undertaking. I thought of doing this for many years with my 10 top 1984 that I used to go camping in and about six years ago I bought a 86 westfalia just got done working on it pretty much restored it since I’m retired. Now I have a little more time. I was born in Rotterdam, lived in New Jersey since I was four years old long story lol.
Thank you so much! Your journey with the '86 Westfalia sounds incredible, and the fact that you've restored it after all these years is inspiring. Hopefully, it will take you on many trips, and you can fully enjoy it!
Dirk stuurde de.link! Wat gaaf te zien hoe jullie je camper bouwen. Veel werk, wel.mooie resultaten. Een secuur werkje en snap dat je de fit precies goed wil. Dat is gelukt, complimenten. Ben benieuwd naar de volgende stappen.
Dankjewel Ton! Het wordt zeker al erg mooi. Wel veel werk inderdaad, maar het is het waard!
Hi, the hinges are from a westfalia. I believe the angle of the roof from a tin top vs a westfalia is different. A tin top is dome shaped were the Westfalia is flat.
True! There was a difference between the hinges of an aftermarket Westfalia Mosaik pop top and an ‘original’ Westfalia pop top.
We thought we had bought the first as it came with the frame, but it seemed we had an original or mixed one. Luckily it was an easy fix in the end :)
Fijn werk, groot genoeg voor nog een paar gaten, zier er pro uit
Haha dit zijn even genoeg gaten voor nu!
Hi, where did you find the template? That would be very helpful for my conversion thanks
We found it on a German website called ‘Westagon’!
Great Video! Very helpful as I´m doing this conversion soon too! I have all parts together but I cannot find the steel frame for the hole in the roof! Please, could u tell me where u found it? Thx, René
Glad that it’s helpful! 😄
For us the frame came with the roof we bought secondhand, and it definitely was used before given the state, so not newly created. Unfortunately, it took us well over a year to find this specific roof with the frame included, so I’m afraid I can’t be of much help in that :(. However, if you search for keywords like Westfalia, Mozaik, Riveting frame it might help you find one.
There have been people that were able to recreate the frame in the past, but I don’t know anyone who’s currently doing that. You could try to look on forums like the samba or bulliforum for more information on that!
Thanks so much! I´ll keep on searching! I think there is one company in Poland who made a repro part, but its currently unavailable... Let's see where I end up! Have fun with your gorgeous van! See you on the road! René @@sunnyadvantures
@@PRESSYESMUSICI am also looking for the frame as well. I’m looking to instal my Westy pop top roof soon.
I believe Gunzl use to sell them. But they don't seem to sell them at the moment.
I would be interested in a frame If you find anyone that sells them.
Regards Neil
@@neilp2375 Hey Neil! Bullimania in Poland sold me a frame. Took them 2 years but I think its on stock now. It fits pretty well. Already installed! Cheers, René
Leuk ik heb mijn t3 ook net bamboe geel gespoten 😁 mag ik ook vragen waar je de template vandaan hebt, ik heb deze ook nodig om het gat in mijn dak te zagen om mijn poptop te plaatsen 👍🏻
Mooie kleur 😄. De template hebben we van de Duitse webshop Westagon. Ze hebben trouwens ook de originele mal. Als je een beetje in de buurt woont kunnen ze hem daarmee ook helemaal voor je aftekenen. Dat scheelt een hoop werk 🙃
Ik heb de template ook voor de schroefgaten maar niet voor het grote gat, zal het eens bekijken 👍🏻
Zou je misschien iets willen doen voor mij en dat is in het midden van de bus meten vanaf het voorste raamrubber tot aan de rand van het grote gat, dan kom ik al een heel eind
@@Gunter8571 Ik ga kijken wat ik kan doen! Het bagagerek zit er al op, dus dat maakt het wat lastiger meten en dus bus staat helaas ook niet in de buurt. Als we er weer zijn zal ik kijken wat ik kan opmeten :)
That would have def been a scary thing cutting the roof.
It was! But the result was worth it :)
Why not just buy a Westy?
Good question! Those are really hard to find for a good price where we live. And we love that our van has an automatic transmission, which is also very uncommon here. The combination is even more rare! Plus, we love the color 💛.
In short, we have a very specific vision for this van, which is why we don't mind putting in the work for it. :D