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Subject:favorite stove/fridge cabinet mods
From:Jake Beaulieu
Date:Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:39:20 -0700

Hello,
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I have purchased a stock Westy stove/fridge cabinet to install in my 1987 Syncro Vanagon.� I plan to upgrade the fridge to a Vitrofrigo and to install a drawer below the fridge based on the pioneering design of Richard Jones (http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/Vitrifrigo/).� While I am at it, I am open to any other good cabinet mods.� 
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I do not plan on using the sink, so I think another good mod might be to remove the sink drain and extend the drawer all the way back to the wall.� In fact, it seems that the drawer could be widened if it were�mounted on roller type brackets rather than the goofy wood slots used by Westfalia.
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What about removing the sink all together and replacing it with some type of storage bin?
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How about replacing the cabinet door under the sink with two full width drawers?� With the current design it is a real PITA to reach the back corners of the cabinet.
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Any other suggestions wecome.� This type of project is a bit over my head so I am trying to find a woodworking shop in Cincinnati, Ohio to do the job.
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thanks,
jake
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87 Syncro van
82 AC Westy

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