Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 23:39:57 -0500
Reply-To: benoit <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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From: benoit <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject: Re: Final pictures (the red beast)
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If my English is right, you mean all those black "molding trims" around
the vans (wheel well, lower doors)?
If yes, some Weekender Wolfsburg edition (in that case a white 86) had
those, i kept them from a van i did in December, the owner didn't want
them anymore, it was a pain to remove the OEM double side tape, i
refurbish them like new one using some "model car" plastic putty, sanded
and paint them.
Before someone else ask me :-) the black dash is from an 84 Caravelle/7
pass. van and the steering wheel from an 90 Carat (i think), the bumper
are OEM Chrome and where sandblasted/grinded to.... death :-) and a
special spay glue was use to "weld" the black paint to them as painted
chrome bumper won't hold paint... easily.
As for the table, i'm a ex Bus driver... even in my 87 i use to NOT
carry this one as i like to eat OUTSIDE! hey hey, is that what camping
is all about, so i found a... (i think) great way to put this one aside
without loosing some precious space. Hosnestly, i always found that even
if that retractable table design is great (when you have a 76-70 Bus you
get tired of moving that table around because it doesn't retract like
Vanagon) i found out that it's still in the way , blokking 3 doors. So
now, it's easy accessible and NOT in the way. I will take more picture
this week to show every detail.
Cheers, Ben
Kim Brennan wrote:
> Very pretty. I've never seen that little bumper strip on the lower
> third of the door/side of the van. Very nice touch. And an
> interesting place to put the table. Is that a vinyl bead on the wheel
> well lip?
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> On Mar 5, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Benny boy wrote:
>
>> Yea yea, it's snow in the back and i wish i would be elsewhere but
>> hey, got
>> to work to pay that beast if i want to travel with it. Now you
>> should here
>> that engine scream :-) Finally, i love that color, but it show every
>> little
>> mistake (close to black) wile sanding it before in the final stage,
>> we had
>> to wet sand the van (2 days) and polish this one in 2 step, it's now
>> near
>> perfect. I'm an happy camper.
>>
>> http://www.benplace.com/85westy_2_finale.htm
>>
>> Cheers, Ben
>> ps.: A Ben who would really need a break but as no money left :-)
>> and has
>> tons of work to do... ironic! as i thought i would finish this van
>> in time
>> for a spring beak... bah, a Mexico trip is not that far :-(
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