Van restoration, it's my job but!

[JPrato]

[ftp2leta]

Part of an e-mail sent to my (very nice) customer.

The more I dig the worse it is.

Top rail (each side) also have fire damage (see picture), that I can fix but they will have to be remove, they are also full of hard glue, I have to sand them to bare metal also.
The sealing (top bed) in the back is also finish (it was covered with a tin wood plank). I mean I will have to dissemble the whole van (mostly rear). All T style moulding are gone everywhere in the van

I really didn't expect that... I mean in total it's gonna be a good week (even more) of work just because of the fire damage.

A colour swap is normally done this way:
http://www.benplace.com/ron1.htm
http://www.benplace.com/87_syncro1.htm

Now, the way things are going it's gonna be a job like I did on my own red van... and that was 2.5 months of hard work 50-60 hours a week.

note:
-No battery in the van and no wire for this one. I gave 12V to the fuse box to see if thing work and that look ok.
-All electrical wire in the back are burned or absent, not only for the engine but for any rear electric component (defrost, light...)
-The rear tail light are fake one with no electrical part.
-Seat belt are burned of missing (rear)

That mean that all the rear electrical wire will have to be made by hand.
I need to find a junk place that I could steel the wiring harness.
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Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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FI part for sale: http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm
My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
Subi conversion: http://www.benplace.com/vanaru_eng.htm
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ftp2leta

[insyncro]

I would need a very large deposit to start working on a can of worms like that.

[ftp2leta]

[dobryan]

Wow! You are saving a bus that most would have sent to the crusher. Good on you and your very nice customer.
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Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD

"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson

MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646

Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371

The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794

[climberjohn]

Ben,

Perhaps you might consider hiring/expoliting a young helper / apprentice to handle the joyous paint scraping and prep work, and focus your talents on engine wizardry. It may well make more economic sense, as well as not driving you nucking futs, to go with your strengths.

-CJ
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'86 Westy, 2.5 Subaru power
Know your limits. Exceed them often.

[j_dirge]

[Noblecr]

Looks good Ben....am sure it will be a master piece once your done with it. Your a true craftsman!!

Thank you for the running story on this project.

C.

[ftp2leta]

A day of work in 3 minutes


Link

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Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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FI part for sale: http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm
My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
Subi conversion: http://www.benplace.com/vanaru_eng.htm
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ftp2leta

[teej]

Nice to see the process, Glad to see you found your respirator
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1986+ Wolfsburg Weekender Pop-Top 2.3 WBX Manual Trans

[ftp2leta]

How to remove glue, sticker and even ugly silicone


Link

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Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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FI part for sale: http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm
My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
Subi conversion: http://www.benplace.com/vanaru_eng.htm
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ftp2leta

[randywebb]

what tool is that on the drill? foam something or other?

and what chemical did you use?
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1986 2.1L Westy 2wd Auto Trans.

[r39o]

[outwesty]

[ftp2leta]

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Marine...5GMFSMV0gl
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Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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FI part for sale: http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm
My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
Subi conversion: http://www.benplace.com/vanaru_eng.htm
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ftp2leta

[BillM]

Ben
I think that I have the harness and connectors for the
rear tail lights. It's yours if you want it. I could send
out on Monday if it would help.
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Bill M
87 Westy

[ftp2leta]

[ftp2leta]

Ok, I have put 200 picture on-line, for the curious one...

Page 1
http://www.benplace.com/chris_n.htm

Page 2
http://www.benplace.com/chris_n_2.htm

Almost 75 days into that crazy project.

Ben
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Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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FI part for sale: http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm
My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
Subi conversion: http://www.benplace.com/vanaru_eng.htm
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ftp2leta

[nemobuscaptain]

Ben, the cure to your heating problems is moving south. We'd love to have you down here.
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Ohio Valley Tribe, Full Moon Bus Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/294422277314227/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FullMoonBusClub

RIP Bob Hoover https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=427791
Hoover Sermons: https://www.vwsage.com/images/vwsage/Bob%20Hoovers%20Sermons.pdf

[ftp2leta]

Well, it's done.... , well I think. It was a never ending project for so many reason. The hardest ever for sure. I'm not sure I will do another one like that.


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Ben
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Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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FI part for sale: http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm
My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
Subi conversion: http://www.benplace.com/vanaru_eng.htm
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/ftp2leta