Date:         Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:22:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Brian Cirulnick <techrat@VM.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brian Cirulnick <techrat@VM.COM>
Organization: Vanguard Media Corp., NYC
Subject:      Body Panel Seams Cracked?
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While doing some minor body work on my 85GL over the weekend, I spotted cracks
in the seams where the body panels meet. I first noticed the drivers side
large panel (opposite the sliding door) -- the rear part where there's the
seam, which I guess acts as a rain channel, has a crack running from 5 inches
below the window line to about 1 foot down from there.

There's a smaller, but similar crack in the seam for the panel that's part of
the rear storage/engine bay area.

So, here are the stupid questions:

Is this normal/easily repairable? Can I ignore it and just get some spraypaint
and paint into the crack to prevent rust?

or

Do I have to get my panels re-welded in some way so that it doesn't get worse,
and I end up with a vehicle that drops pieces off on the road when I hit a
bump?

Has anybody else ever seen or had cracks in the body seams?

TTYL
Brian Cirulnick
techrat@vm.com



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