Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:16:17 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
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dear bumper car
when i bought my van i could tell by the difference in labels on the window
glass that there had been some damage of some sort to the front left ... the
seller who was a less than forthright guy claimed the vehicle had not
sustained any damage ...
indeed ... well when i got her home and up on a hoist i could see the extent
of the wrinkles and now with the first day lust brushed off i could clearly
see she had been smacked hard in the front left corner ...
wrinkled all the way up to the edge of the seat pedestal under the driver
... likely a new door ... certainly new paint on the door ... underneath i
could see the welds and straitened metal ...
oh well ... she is an otherwise sweet machine ...
but your real question is ... is she worth fixing ...
hmm ... is the moon too far away ...?
is the sun too hot...?
is my wife pretty enough...?
do i drink too much...?
do i like sex...?
the answer lies with you sir ....
is she worth fixing ...?
yours
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> Wife hit another car from behind in my '91 GL. No injuries, thankfully.
> The impact was largely just above the bumper on the driver's side. It
> doesn't look TOO bad, but the steering is binding pretty badly. I'm
> guessing the steering box up front was damaged, or there's some crushed
> sheet metal interfering with it. Also the driver's door has been bumped a
> bit out of place though it will still open and close. The door itself is
> undamaged; the damage appears to be confined to the front nose sheet metal.
>
> The van is a high-miler (over 200K) but no rust and in pretty good shape.
> I've put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, shifter
> linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other work over the past
> year.
>
> Wondering how much work it would be to cut off the front nose (or maybe
> just the left half of it) and replace it? I have a welder and though I'm
> not very experienced at it am willing to give it a try.
>
> Is there likely to be any other structural distortion? I know the front
> ends of these vans are pretty strong, so hoping it's repairable.
>
> I can post photos later today.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>
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roger w
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