How to move a Viking pop-top without a van

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How to move a Viking pop-top without a van

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Well this is how I did it - seemed perfectly reasonable at the time...Only had to go 60 miles with it.
Not one for a windy day!
Not sure that the Rat-roofrack look really works :lol:
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Like the sign.
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Titus A Duxass wrote:Like the sign.

Well, we were going to get plenty of funny looks anyway :roll:

The public need educating at every available opportunity!
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Love the custom built roof rack :mrgreen:
Mmm what's that strange smell from my exhaust...

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hey cool conversion how many does it sleep? lol :rofl
dont fix it if its not broke cos after you finish it will be!

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boatdog wrote:hey cool conversion how many does it sleep? lol :rofl
Three up as per original, but it's a bit draughty without the canopy being fixed down! :lol:
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Hi Ian, when you asked for my help in deciding where to cut the roof for said pop-top, I automatically thought
it were going on a van :rofl :rofl
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Didn't have the courage to jigsaw my bus, so decided to spoil the vorsprung instead!

Think it's upset the cd coefficient, though... :lol:
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