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Date:         Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:23:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: repair panel
In-Reply-To:  <20070111180243.6456949AEDD@vickersdesign.com>
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Benny,

How is the rocker panel "glued" in? Any photos of this process?

Thanks, Jeff On Jan 11, 2007, at 7:23 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:39:02 -0500 > From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> > 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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