Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:09:58 -0700
Reply-To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] When is a Syncro too rusty to Restore?
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Max,
Where are you located?
I currently have two Syncro rolling chassis that need small amounts of body work to make very presentable.
I have been saving them and selling them off to people looking to do what you have planned.
Swap over the driveline after all the bodywork is done and you save yourself allot of work and heart ache when tons of bodywork shows through if not done perfectly.
If you want to see rusty, check Benny's site. He restores vans I would crush in a heart beat. Amazing work.
Bottomline will be how perfect do you want the van and how large is the budget?
dylan
----- Original Message ----
From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
To: Syncro@yahoogroups.com; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:23:45 AM
Subject: [Syncro] When is a Syncro too rusty to Restore?
>Troops: I have an 86 Syncro at my house currently with 212k on the
>odo. It's a non-locker, decent tires, motor's okay, pinion bearing
>is noisy, interior is above average, etc. The big deal is the body
>rust. Passenger side isn't too bad, but the driver's side is. Lots
>of ubbles under the front windshield glass, but the doors are
>okay. The bigheadavhe will be the big side panel, the arch under
>the driver's door, and the rockier panel. The undercarraige isn't
>that bad, and the suspension parts aren't that bad.
Bottom line is I know Bus Depot and others sell new sheet metal, but
I'm wondering if I'll haveenough good metal to have a shop weld the
new stuff to? I could p-mail some pix to an educated pair of
eyes. The Syncro as it stands is probably worth more in parts than
it is running right now, but I don't want to destroy a useable Syncro
if it can be salvage. It's purpose in life would be to be my winter
vehicle saving the 90 GL from any further salt exposure.
Thanks
DM&FS
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