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Date:         Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:38:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: good finds at wreckers
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <6DF0746A-EF07-4AE3-BAD2-F7CCA9A12137@shaw.ca>
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dear lucky at the dump

i am suitably jealous yours

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Friend and I we up to Malahat Auto wreckers today (Vancouver Island). > He was looking for good door seal, I was looking for this and that :) > > We got a pretty nice door seal for $10. I found an '86 panel van, (at > first I thought it a personal import, the remaining intact tail light > did not have the SAE stamp on it, but door jamb sticker had Canadian > import sticker), with an intact full front rubber mat. You know, > moulded and held on to van the same way as front carpet. Got that for > $20. Beside the vanagons was a JDM pajero or montero turbo diesel > with 2 intact Cibie SC Oscar spot/driving lights. Nice units, > stainless steel, flat lens, got pair for $60. > > Picked up a pair of the delay dimming interior lights from circa 1992 > jetta/golf *the kind that look light the stock vanagon interior > light, but with added circuitry) for $10. > > > All in all a fun afternoon, and it wasn't raining. > > cheers > > Alistair > > PS interesting to see a couple of the JDM mini trucks and vans in the > yard > > > '86 syncro 7 passenger > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 > http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ > http://shufti.wordpress.com >

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