Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:09:49 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Crash Survivor
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Body work and restoration like this is so rewarding,
Especially to a great vehicle like a good vanagon.
Looks like top grade work.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:53 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Crash Survivor
Hey nice work.
Nice conga too!
Was finding the front PS piece difficult? (new? used?)
Neil.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 2:34 AM, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote:
>
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=wua8um1.y9syp9t&x=0&h=1&y=a9r73p&localei
d=en_US
>
> Hi Miguel & All,
> You didnt describe the damage to the front end,
> but, this is what I did to repair the front corner of my 85.
> Get yourself a little 120 wire feed, with gas,
> and anything is possible! :o)
> best of luck on it !
> John C.
> SLC, UT...
>
>
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=wua8um1.y9syp9t&x=0&h=1&y=a9r73p&localei
d=en_US
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
>
> > Some of you may remember the thread 'What To Do With a Crash Survivor',
> > Neale Pickett, author. He had this crash survivor in Los Alamos a
couple of
> > months ago and I bought it :
> >
> > http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/air_bags.htm
> >
> > My question is regarding body work. Are there any instructional sites
> > recommended? Specifically I want to repair the front. The door I will
just
> > replace. I don't know if it would be advisable to replace the skin or
just
> > slide-hammer these indentations as far out as possible then just fill
in.
> > I purchased the van from Neale and picked it up last week. The deal was
> > straight up with no surprises. Originally I was going to haul it back
to
> > Durango (a 3 hr drive) but I ended up installing a cracked windshield
from
> > my boneyard and re-connecting the hot water supply to radiator where
the
> > impact apparently caused the hose to fly off of the plastic conduit.
Other
> > than that, the van drives straight. It even looks pretty good if you
stand
> > at the right spot, tilt your head and squint your eyes a bit.
> > BTW this van has a 2.3 GoWesty engine (transferable warranty) with
16,000
> > miles. This thing is smoother and quicker than any 2.1 I've ever
driven. Big
> > smile on my face every time I drive it..........now back to the
regularly
> > scheduled, never ending repairs, on one van or
another....................
> > --
>
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