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 Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject: transporter into panelvan....crazy thought |
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am i crazy for wanting to convert my 75 transporter into a panelvan? i have the skills to do it. i really love the looks of a panel, they are just hard to find around here.
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Emeritusx
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds cool to me, post photos.. 
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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| It's your bus, go for it. I'd like to see how it turns out. If you do it put up a build thread. |
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RZAR
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I've thought about this also. |
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2jmotorsports
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Well sunovagun! I would like to do the same thing...except mine was a panel in its previous life:
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2jmotorsports
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep...Im going to hit up Interstate Used Parts in Elsinore and see if I have any luck there...otherwise hopefully someone has a lead on some metal. |
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El Chorizo
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hey- Be patient -I bought my first bus a 71 sunroof in November it's running rough and a panel van came up on Craigslist this Monday and on Tuesday it was home in Reseda. Love that AAA flatbed! See my post tomorrow for pics!
The point is: They come up from time to time in any given year and you can find one: Relatively rare -yes.
Unobtainable no!
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2jmotorsports
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| mackmix wrote: | | 2jmotorsports wrote: | | Yep...Im going to hit up Interstate Used Parts in Elsinore |
What's this Interstate Used Parts???
Hope you find the panels. |
Thats this here gold mine:
http://www.interstateusedparts.com/ |
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mackmix
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Oh no why did you have to go and post that?! suddenly I'm feeling sick I may have to miss work tomorrow. Not so sick that I couldn't take a little trip to Lake Elsinore. Heck I live 15 min from San Marcos. Have they got bays? Is it like ecology where you can walk the yard with your toolbox and take off whatever you want?
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| mackmix wrote: | | Oh no why did you have to go and post that?! suddenly I'm feeling sick I may have to miss work tomorrow. Not so sick that I couldn't take a little trip to Lake Elsinore. Heck I live 15 min from San Marcos. Have they got bays? Is it like ecology where you can walk the yard with your toolbox and take off whatever you want? |
No. Interstate is a an all VW yard in lake elsinore, and they have an office in san Marcos where sometimes they have some stuff, usually they just have you pick it up there. You can't just walk around the yard and pick things though-- they do all that and you get to sit in the office.
I've had several dealings with them, hit or miss. Prices are... a little higher than normal, but the fact is that they usually do have what you need. As far as what it is you're getting.... their idea of "rust free!" and "useable!" are entirely different from the majority of hobbyists.... east coast people might disagree but there you go.
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RZAR
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| mackmix wrote: | | Oh no why did you have to go and post that?! suddenly I'm feeling sick I may have to miss work tomorrow. Not so sick that I couldn't take a little trip to Lake Elsinore. Heck I live 15 min from San Marcos. Have they got bays? Is it like ecology where you can walk the yard with your toolbox and take off whatever you want? |
Mack, they probably have over 70 bays in their yard. ive been going there sinve back when their yard was in Vista in the mid 90's. Its baywindow heaven! word of caution you will get sick from seeing all the dead bays wasting away. |
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dirtydan
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:38 am Post subject: |
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you dont still happen to have those camper windows sittin around do ya?
I'm interested
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| RZAR wrote: |
Mack, they probably have over 70 bays in their yard. ive been going there sinve back when their yard was in Vista in the mid 90's. Its baywindow heaven! word of caution you will get sick from seeing all the dead bays wasting away. |
Oh yea I know that feeling... 
Hey did you get your motor & tranny in?
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| Yeah I got it in the other day. I didn't plan on doing it till this weekend but had some extra time and was bored. Now I have the wheels out for Powder coating. |
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2jmotorsports
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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If any of you guys are still having those "crazy thoughts" there is a 70 double door panel sitting at Ecology in Chula Vista. Completely gutted but has plenty of good metal on it, especially rear body panels:
Scored the sliding door for myself.
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| ohhh mama! |
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Back to the OP, yes do that, and share us some pics.
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Holy sh*t! look at the rust on the front of that!
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