Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:44:04 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Mellow Yellow all better now
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I posted the link to the before shots back in July. The thread was
something like "Mellow Yellow got banged" or similar.
On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 15:35 -0700, neil n wrote:
> Sorry Mr. Squirrel, I didn't specify. Was thinking you might have
> before and after shots. :)
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> And since we're speaking of rear quarter area, sadly all I can picture
> right now is this crusty dent in the driver side on my rig:
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> http://tinyurl.com/2b46lzb
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> But this isn't about me..... ;)
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> Neil.
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> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
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> There's nothing of interest to take a picture of! It's back to
> shiny new back there. Picture the right rear quarter panel and
> rear hatch of any undamaged Vanagon and you pretty much see
> what needs to be seen.
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> On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 14:06 -0700, neil n wrote:
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> > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > They had the van in the shop for two weeks. I got it
> > back Monday. Looks
> > brand-new back there. The hatch repair is flawless,
> > the new panel looks,
> > well, brand new. My mechanic had a rear bumper he
> > was throwing away that
> > was in better shape than the one on the van, the
> > body shop straightened
> > it and painted it black to match the front one. The
> > paint on the panel
> > and hatch is a perfect match for the rest of the van
> > except it's not
> > oxidized so it's a tad bit shinier with a bit more
> > color. Gave me the
> > can of leftover paint. They also went around and
> > touched up a few spots
> > of seam rust I had seen. To my eye, they a flawless
> > job.
> >
> > $2070. Baby gets new shoes. Rocky is happy.
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> > What? No pics of "Baby"? Come on!
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> > (heh. glad you got your ride back looking so nice)
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> >
> > Neil. Who takes pics of Vanagon/Westy things people would
> > never really need or want to look at.
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
> >
> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> >
> >
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> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
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> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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