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eachoneteachone
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Joined: November 14, 2004
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Location: friday harbor wa
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 Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject: body work rust removal |
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Im new to owning a vw and Im familiarizing myself with all that I can.
My 71 bus has rusted out back pass.side lower corner. I'd like to know about how much it would cost to have that repaired by a body shop. the battery tray is gone as well.
your help will be appreciated. thanks  |
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diy570
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Joined: September 19, 2003
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Location: Maggie Valley, NC
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| every shop will give you a different quote. go check out a few and compare prices. have you considered trying it yourself? |
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eachoneteachone
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Joined: November 14, 2004
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Location: friday harbor wa
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Ive thought of doing myself but I dont have many tools or a shop. |
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mikkojay
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Joined: October 23, 2004
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Location: Omaha, NE
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Hey-
I just got done doing what you describe yesterday-
Look towards the bottom of this page:
http://members.cox.net/mnorth1b
I am lucky enough to have a garage and some tools at my disposal- I did everything you see on that page (the corner part & tray) in about four hours time. Mind you, I haven't welded & ground it yet. An air compressor to power a cut-off wheel is a must -for me anyway. I also used my new $10 air chisel from Harbor Freight. Once the piece is cut out and the patch is fitted, you will then need a good mig welder. That's going to set you back some $green, so look for someone to borrow one from. My neighbor down the street is an old-school VW enthusiast + the fact that he has a mig w/gas he said I can borrow. I would suggest that you look around for a VW club in your area- (WA right? there should be tons). I'll bet that someone in your area might be able to hook you up with some tools and a little space as long as you buy the beer. Good luck with your project.
Oh, and remember- measure twice, and cut once!
Mike |
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DurocShark
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Joined: April 05, 2004
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Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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Does yours look like this?
LoL!
One of these days I'll take care of it...
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Enkiel
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Joined: October 21, 2004
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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nice job there..
not sure about the whole "covering the floor with metal" but the rest is good work
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mikkojay
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Location: Omaha, NE
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Yeah, that last patch was pretty cheeselike- I still need to trim it to the exact repair area, cut out the rusty part, and see how it feels. I'm going to cut out the rusty step metal tonight, so I'll try to snap a few pics as I go. I keep telling myself, "just get it done, its not going to be a show car", but I would feel guilty if I knew that I didn't give it my best attempt. I have combed the yards in my area for donor buses, but none are around. I can't bring myself to buy a whole pan to fix a golf-ball sized hole, so I'll just mess around with it and see what happens. I'd like to Dyna-Mat the whole floor when the rust is gone, so I'm not worried about it looking like it rolled out of the factory yesterday. The Firebird on the link at the bottom of that page had more than one home-made patch panel in the quarters and it turned out good, but the floor patches were made from a donor car.
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