My 1989 Suburban with a Westfalia top grafted into it... also dual 360 swivel seats

[lt1fire]

Got any more pics of the hole cut into the roof or how you attached the camper to the roof?

 

[Ultralite]

What a great rig. I own both a Westy and a Suburban and have slept many times in both. How often I have dreamed of combining the best of both worlds.
They're both so versatile in their own right.
Thanks for sharing

 

[boll_rig]

Just re-read your whole thread here again. Incredible job putting everything together! And looks like the reinforced angle iron did the trick for keeping the structural integrity of the roof. Ive been trying to figure out where I saw the swivel seats on here, its one of the better, most practical suburban modifications I think. Would love to see some more photos of the rooftop bed and how it folds out with the foam. What is the total length of the bed up there?
This was one of the threads that helped inspire me to start building mine. I am currently working on fabricating a pop up roof for my 03. Yet i always loved the idea of a westfalia top up there.
Well done!!

 

[dbreid]

Thanks!!! I haven't finished the upper bunk yet. Originally it flipped open, but I took it out to look for a different solution. I'll post pics when I finalize it.

 

[Ultralite]

Any updates? I took my Westy off-road last weekend, had a blast but it was hot coming home. I keep looking back and forth at my Suburban and Westy thinking "which one? Which one?" Wishing they were merged...

 

[dbreid]

Funny, I was just measuring to replace/install the plywood for the upper bunk. Other than that it is pretty darn close to "done" for a bit.

 

[Glides]

This is one of the coolest mods I've seen. Well done!!!

 

[Seanmiller063]

Very awesome and inspiring buil

 

[k9lestat]

I'm gonna do that to a golf cart. Lol

Sent from my QMV7A using Tapatalk

 

[dieselfuel]

man i love your suburban! I'd do a westfalia top on mine in a heartbeat.

 

[PlethoraOfGuns]

Wow, just amazing! You are a true craftsman. Most people wouldn't have tried to even think about doing a project like this. Love it! You should definetely get some photos up on how you have the rig setup for camping.

 

[dbreid]

A lot of the "craftsmanship " credit goes to Robert at RAK Motorsports in Menlo Park, but thanks!

 

[dbreid]

 

[escadventure]

I agree, one of the best mods on this forum. Looking forward to more pics of the finished product.

 

[dbreid]

Here are a couple of action pictures. I had to use a weird fisheye to take them because of the angles....

In this one you can see the passenger seat swiveled and my Son "driving". You can also see the underside of the flip forward plywood platform (still not covered yet)

And this one is me standing up, looking toward the rear to show the "tent" my son slept in in the upper bunk.