Date:         Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:39:21 +0000
Reply-To:     joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Welders in Denver?
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <2a5.283a9e7.30d9fc32@aol.com>
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Good to hear!  I'll keep looking.

The donor seat base was cut out well and fits into the space perfectly.

I'm sound insulating the front area (on my to-do list) so maybe I'll remove
all of the carpet and everything before I take it somewhere else.

Joe T.


>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Welders in Denver?
>Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:30:42 EST
>
>In a message dated 12/20/05 7:14:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes:
>
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I recently picked up a swivel seat base and am looking to have it welded
> > in;
> > I stopped by a body shop today and they told me it would take four hours
> > of
> > labor for cleaning and prepping the pedestal and laying welding blankets
> > and
> > doing the actual welding, so somewhere around $140.
> >
> >
>
>thats friggin insane.  you should have asked if he included vaseline with
>that quote, because that's what he is doing to you.
>
>10 minute job max.   4 tack welds on each side.  how do i know?  because i
>have had these swival bases welded into about 3 vans now, and i just take
>them
>to my local welding shop and they tack them in quickly.   bring your own
>crummy
>blankets and cover everything with cardboard.  remove any seats you can
>before you bring it over there..   was the base cut out neatly?   when i
>remove
>them i cut them out neatly right at the factory tackwelds, so theyre a drop
>in
>and tack deal.
>
>
>chris

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