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dobryan
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skemems
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Joined: February 23, 2017
Posts: 247
Location: Oregon
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 Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
well now 
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Your build is great - specifically keeping the original look and feel of an 84 westy.
I'm personally not a big fan of ABS plastic doorpanels, carpet kits with seams everywhere, even the chrysler town and country seats.
Your mods/improvements have been tasteful - like engine, suspension, wheels.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
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Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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| dobryan wrote: |
| That looks great! |
Thank you!
| skemems wrote: |
Your build is great - specifically keeping the original look and feel of an 84 westy.
I'm personally not a big fan of ABS plastic doorpanels, carpet kits with seams everywhere, even the chrysler town and country seats.
Your mods/improvements have been tasteful - like engine, suspension, wheels. |
Thanks. I agree with the ABS panels and whatnot. I know people tend not to like these seats and will say the original "thin butt" camper seats kinda suck.
I wanted to try the late seats before I made any decisions on which way I was going to go. A good friend of mine that is always out and about tripped over these at a swap and they were dirt cheap so he grabbed them for me (thanks Jon!)
after tossing them in my wife and I really liked them so the decision was made to match them with the period correct fabric. I think I'm going to do the rear seat and mattress cover as well...the rear seat top is heavily faded and pretty thin in that spot.
I figured out a long time ago that there are a bunch of mods that just don't age well. I'm doing my best to keep in in that survivor/resto-mod vibe.
Should I ever decide to sell it I think a real clean survivor would sell easier than something that had a bunch of gingerbread garbage on it the buyer wouldn't want.
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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mtnhome 
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Location: Summit County, CO
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 17850
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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Your username is extremely apt. I use threads like this for inspiration!
You set a high bar. |
Haha! Thanks
I've been waiting for your build to come together. Actually, I've been waiting for you to sell me your sliding door
seeing I had all the carpet out I ended up looking at the front table leg. seems like it was some sort of bright coating on it at one point...not chrome, not galvanized but more like bright zinc coating. well, it was looking scuzzy...
so I started to clean it. this was the end result
now I guess I need to do the rear  oh, and find a front table, mine was missing when I got the van
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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mtnhome
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Joined: July 17, 2010
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Location: Summit County, CO
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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This is great, I want to just be on the road and you're polishing the table legs.....
Hope you did something about the rough finish on the knob..... 
I'm planning a trip to Boston to see my grandaughter( and her parents), a detour to Sticksville may be in order.
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:24 am Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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just call first, Skills may be in the shop polishing out the other leg 
never interrupt a man when he has his polishing cloth in his hand 
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
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Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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^^^^^
or, i could be polishing my knob. nothing anyone wants to see except those who subscribe to my onlyfans page
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I'm planning a trip to Boston to see my grandaughter( and her parents), a detour to Sticksville may be in order. |
i'm about an hour and 1/2 outside of North Wicked Awesome. not sure it's worth the drive to my place only to have your sliding door stolen and swapped with an ashtray stuffed with 100 dolla bills
but, you're more than welcome
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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mtnhome
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Location: Summit County, CO
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Saving the '84 |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
^^^^^
or, i could be polishing my knob. nothing anyone wants to see except those who subscribe to my onlyfans page
| mtnhome wrote: |
I'm planning a trip to Boston to see my grandaughter( and her parents), a detour to Sticksville may be in order. |
i'm about an hour and 1/2 outside of North Wicked Awesome. not sure it's worth the drive to my place only to have your sliding door stolen and swapped with an ashtray stuffed with 100 dolla bills
but, you're more than welcome |
Glad you polished your knob! And no, I want nothing to do with your onlyfans page....
My slider has a dent in it so I'm probably safe.
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