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a1fa
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that's expensive sheet metal
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Gnarlodious 
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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Facebook post:
Gibsons, BC, Canada
A little bit o' drama up at Klein Lake today: a VW Westfalia started on fire and exploded several times causing a huge vehicle fire. It was near the edge of the woods which fortunately did not catch fire. Everyone is okay. Firefighters were there quickly.
https://www.facebook.com/mlacoste1/posts/10154508560434291
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IdahoDoug
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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I clicked on this and got a "you can't view this" on FB...
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Gnarlodious
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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Sorry, I had linked to the Vanagon Owners group post, which is closed. Try now, I think I fixed it.
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termuehlen
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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| Tristar Eric wrote: |
Another angle of the same.
Sad, sorry to see. 
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Looks like this doka is available here on the samba:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1976821
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RainierSyncro
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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Fire damaged early Westy(?) found on the CL. Looks like the fire made it all the way to the front. Even melted off the side mirrors.
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buspor63
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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A casualty of the November 28 fires in and around Gatlinburg, TN. This is my buddy's Syncro, he was away when the fire swept through his valley.
[URL=http://s22.photobucket.com/user/buspor63/media/Various%20VW%20photos/E5840DD1-1942-486D-8FBC-38B3E604CCB5_zpsu4hqys8z.jpg.html][/URL
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Weezyissuperfast
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levi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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....and he only wants 7 thousand for.
Its good to be an optimist.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:01 am Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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 F*cking awesome! The list of what was wrong with the van BEFORE the rollover doesn't make it sound like a parts van even. What an idiot.
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0cean
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:24 am Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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| Jake de Villiers wrote: |
F*cking awesome! The list of what was wrong with the van BEFORE the rollover doesn't make it sound like a parts van even. What an idiot. |
look on the bright side, at least your getting full disclosure for the sale. Maybe that's why its a $6000-$6500 over priced parts van. Even i wouldn't try to rebuild, but i would buy a couple of parts from the guy.
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pablum
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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| 0cean wrote: |
| Even i wouldn't try to rebuild |
I'm getting really confused here...
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RCB
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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| After completely gutting it, it would make a good artificial Reef. |
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0cean
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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| pablum wrote: |
| 0cean wrote: |
| Even i wouldn't try to rebuild |
I'm getting really confused here... |
The ad says = (Taking about the side door) "still works, but some light showing around the frame. good chance that just the frame is bent."
Bent frame from a rollover is a deal breaker for me. Parts van at that point. I'm just glade the guy is alright and everyone around. Sorry for his loss, sucks. 
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Cluster Rebuild:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569920&highlight=
Left for Dead the Resurrection Story Build:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=613669
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inoperapineapple
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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| 0cean wrote: |
| pablum wrote: |
| 0cean wrote: |
| Even i wouldn't try to rebuild |
I'm getting really confused here... |
The ad says = (Taking about the side door) "still works, but some light showing around the frame. good chance that just the frame is bent."
Bent frame from a rollover is a deal breaker for me. Parts van at that point. I'm just glade the guy is alright and everyone around. Sorry for his loss, sucks. |
The sub-frame rails are not bent and the wheels are tracking fine. The rear pillars are bent, the sliding door does not appear to be. I am going to get a reputable auto-straightener to verify.
Does it matter what condition the transmission and engine were before the crash? Um, well, considering they both still run - I fucking think so.
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UngaWunga
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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Good luck to ya. Worst things about parting out a vehicle are dealing with all the little parts, and then dealing with the cheap fuckers that want a deal on something used...  Good luck. Could always be worse. |
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Gnarlodious
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:21 am Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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^^^ " The cause is under investigation."
Because...Vanagon...??? 
C'mon, people...
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campism
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:29 am Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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Probably an exercise in futility to link the pic. They all look pretty much the same and they're all bummers.
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ClareSutton
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:17 am Post subject: Re: The big Vanagon failures, wrecks and fires thread! |
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Bad windshield area and rear side window area RUST. From 1984 Westfalia
The coolant pipe (crosses top of engine)
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