Ben The list will be very appreciative of your documentation as always. You have save my butt too many times. I even like to try to read you pages in French, lol. Thanks again for sharing your experiences. I am really looking forward to this one. Jim Henry Durham, NC 84 westy, in need of several panel repairs! > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > On Behalf Of Benny boy > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:39 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: repair panel > > Jim, in the next few days, including today, i'm changing 3 > panels, the rear passenger (wheel arch-from sliding door rail > to wheel), the lower skin of the sliding door and the > infamous lower center DRIVER panel (over propane tank), i > will do a full section in English and French on the subject. > > This is my Red Tornado project page (This page is in French > for now = will be for sale localy, well, i may keep the > van... not sure)) for now but will be bilingual soon: > http://www.benplace.com/85westy2.htm > > this is the panel section (bilingual): > http://www.benplace.com/panel1.htm > > The panel ARE NOT welded! but glued!(well, i may use the mig > on some spots, noit sure for now) i will also post all tools > and material used to do the job... tonigh, thursday, i should > already have done the rear left section. > > Part (skins) WERE NOT available in Montreal and were bought > at www.cip1.com, they are german made, quality and fit lokk > pretty good for now, that, we will se later, the cost is > nothing! they are not expensive. > > The panels have to much dammage to be fix, it's way faster > and way more nice and solide to change those when possible. > > The rear one is a first foe me, so i'm doing this one first, > second will be the left side center one. > > Cheers, Ben > http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I've been told there is ready made (to weld) panel to replace > the rusted passenger side panel(s) at the bottom seam, over > the propane tank on an 87 Westy. Anyone know the source to > get this, what it is called, or a part number? > > Many thanks! > > Jim Creech > |
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