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Chuey Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2010 Posts: 854 Location: Oceanside, California
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. That's close to ten months. And, by the time the work is done, it will be very close to a year; if my experiences with body work hold true.
I hope you're being compensated for a Summer camping season without access to your van.
In the end, it's way better than some outcomes. High hopes and all that.
Chuey
PS, when you get it back, check out the San Diego meet-ups and come down and show it off and meet some nice people. That's an invite! |
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cegrover Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:18 pm Post subject: Progress continues... |
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Should be out of paint within a week and the engine should be back in shortly thereafter!
_________________ 1985 Westy
1975 Datsun 280Z
1970 Mustang Grande
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cegrover Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Engine is in an running. We're getting close!
_________________ 1985 Westy
1975 Datsun 280Z
1970 Mustang Grande
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16474 Location: Brookeville, MD
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:23 pm Post subject: BTDT |
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Having been there, and gone through that, I can only say--looking gorgeous, you found a good shop, and... Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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cegrover Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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shadetreetim Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2011 Posts: 1994 Location: Riverside, California
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to see the progress. I second Chuey's invite. Bring the new ride down to the San Diego GTG so we can all drool over it. _________________ Tim Potts
Doing my best every time I drive it to dispel the myth these Vanagons have to be slow!
'89 Vanagon Bluestar/Country Homes 1.8T & .77 4th
'74 Jeep CJ5 |
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Bills85Westy Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2009 Posts: 423 Location: Napa CA
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cegrover Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Getting very, very close!
The shop "accidentally" painted the top body color, but didn't know I was thinking of going that direction, anyway. I'm happy with it! _________________ 1985 Westy
1975 Datsun 280Z
1970 Mustang Grande
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Mellow Yellow 74 Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2014 Posts: 1615 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:20 am Post subject: |
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It looks brand new - it took a long time but you must be happy! _________________ 1962 Karmann Ghia
1974 Deluxe Microbus
1985 Caravelle (Vanagon) |
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Yellow Rabbit Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2005 Posts: 1145
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:51 am Post subject: |
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I love it! The top color is very nice too.
They put the mirrors on the wrong sides of the van. |
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HoustonPhotog Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2013 Posts: 1514 Location: Houston, TX
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HeadyWesty Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2015 Posts: 23 Location: Northeast TN
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Same thing happened to me, only, your van is way nicer, and they left information on yours. Mine was a straight hit and run Definitely jealous of how good it looks now!!
IMG_1763 by Drift01010, on Flickr |
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cegrover Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:51 am Post subject: |
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HoustonPhotog wrote: |
Looks great! So clean!
I know I don't have to say it but I will anyways... please don't park it in the street again.
Can't count the number of vans that have been hit and or backed into by their neighbor because it was parked in the street. sad. |
I hear you. I never planned to park it that way, but it blew out a fuel line while we had guests in town, so I planned to leave it for a day or two and then get under there to fix it. Sadly, it got hit after one day!
Needless to say, all fuel lines and injector seals are new now, too, and the firewall pass-through has been replaced with the metal one. _________________ 1985 Westy
1975 Datsun 280Z
1970 Mustang Grande
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bluebus86 Banned
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 11075
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:39 am Post subject: |
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you going to put the strips on the van??? I think they look good.
that van unfortunately is too nice to drive now!!!!
just wondering what is the cost for the paint job???? (minus the collision damage cost) _________________ Help Prevent VW Engine Fires, see this link.....Engine safety wire information
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Bman Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 895 Location: South Coast, Oregon
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hdenter Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2008 Posts: 2749 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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If I had just had that much body and paint work done, it would kill me to look at that rear cargo area around the hatch cover with all those scratches. Is there any paint left over? I know we all have budget limitations that make us choose when and where to draw the line, but man, just a little more paint... Maybe you're waiting to get the engine up and running before painting that area so it won't get scratched during the installation. Otherwise, it looks great! glad you're getting her back together.
Hans _________________ '79 triple white convertible bug
'84 sunroof vanagon
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cegrover Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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It's done, but I haven't seen it in person yet. Hopefully, I'll pick it up this weekend.
Salvage title just means the value vs. the repair cost. I fought it, but even the insurance commisioner for the State of CA said there wasn't anything I could do.
Duly noted on engine compartment, but it'll be under the mattress and/or cargo all the time, anyway. Beyond fixing the accident damage, my focus was addressing minor rust issues. So, this started as a functional refurbishment that just happened to end up a full repaint. I hope not to treat is as too nice to drive - my 2.25-year old daughter is about the right age to start going on camping trips, after all...
_________________ 1985 Westy
1975 Datsun 280Z
1970 Mustang Grande
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70coupyel Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2006 Posts: 1657 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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That looks so much better with the window frame painted. The only thing that bugs me on my van. _________________
TheAndante wrote: |
Saying that specs are different than dimensions doesn't make sense. Porsche specs/VW specs/engineering specs are nothing but a series of dimensions,sizes,percentages,measurements, etc. |
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=338946&highlight=
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Please take me home and don't park me on the street.... _________________ .ssS! |
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