Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:35:08 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: van paint job
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Keep in mind bed liner on the bottom will make it difficult to repair, it
has to be removed to do any welding or any major dent removal.
I've changed paint color one of my MGBs, but to another stock color. It was
robin's egg blue, an unfortunate '60s color. It's Rallye Red now.
My '85 Westy was in some serious scrapes and repainted long ago. It was
dark brown, and they went with a lighter brown metallic that was actually a
Nissan color. Looks good, from distance. They did not paint above the rain
rail, so last year when I had the top off I painted that.
To do a complete color change properly it should be done inside and out, and
that means completely gutting the interior and removing the windows, camper
labels, door handles, and anything else attached to the van. Not an easy
job.
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Timmy Evens
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 11:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: van paint job
been thinking for awhile about having my beast repainted. anyone have words
of advise and/or name of a recommended spot to get work done in central
oregon?
tim
ps thinking bed liner along bottom foot and then baby blue or kermit green
rest of the way up allll the way over the westy top (currently white)
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From: Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: oil temps- was Air scoops
At 4/13/2013 11:10 AM, Robert Stevens wrote:
>Since I installed the Scan Gauge along with the first Subie conversion, I
had
>no prior info about the temp of the intake air (Syncro, snorkel up L
>"D" Pillar)
>but since those installs (first: 2.2; 2nd: 3.0) I know now that the
>intake air temp
>at the sensor just above the throttle body, is a few degrees above
>the environmental
>ambient, which I'm SURE is quite a bit cooler all the time, than the
>air inside
>the engine bay. Although that (snorkel) has no bearing on engine coolant
and
>oil temps, as far as I "know", it likely does have a bearing on
>engine performance
>due to the cooler intake air, and that in turn, may have a bearing on a
cooler
>block?...i.e., coolant and oil temps.
>
>Shortly after buying this van ('02), I put a SETRAB oil cooler w/fan, in
the R
>"D" pillar base, and noticed a 15 degree oil temp drop.
>
>Bob
Oil temp is a good number to have.
Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com
