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DadaCheese Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2008 Posts: 837 Location: Richmond, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:27 pm Post subject: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Greetings,
Visiting from the split-window forums.
I received an e-mail from my uncle in Washington who has a friend with what I assume to be a Bay.
I know, I know, there's not much detail (yet) of what might need to be done to repair my uncle's friend's bus (no details, no pictures, nothing at the moment), but the short of it is there:
Can any of you fine Bay-Window folks who live near or in the South-East of Washington State and/or the Pacific Northwest (or maybe even Idaho) recommend a reputable shop that has done/does do reputable frame-straightening work?
Many thanks in advance. Here's the very little I know, currently, from my uncle. It is his friend's bus that needs the attention:
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Dear (DadaCheese),
I have a hiking friend who lives a few blocks away from me. He has a VW camper bus that he has had for years. He might have had it for his honeymoon 40 years ago. Currently it covered with a protective tarp over it. Last night I saw him and asked how his VW was.
He does his own maintenance and he answered "not so good".
It seems that he had a front end accident once and the front of the bus' body is out of line. It got bent in the collision and he says it need to have a front end welded on...or something but he can't find anybody who will take the job on.
So..... do you know who does this type of work on VW camper type buses that he might get in touch with? Or do you know of somebody who has done or had this type of work done who could give advice?
Just asking,
Your Uncle |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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it is not a typical frame. You will need photos to see the damage first. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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And exactly what SE Washington is. Closest thing is Yakama or Spokane for major cities. _________________
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DadaCheese Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2008 Posts: 837 Location: Richmond, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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notchboy wrote: |
And exactly what SE Washington is. Closest thing is Yakama or Spokane for major cities. |
The Tri-cities area is closest. _________________ ----------------------------------------------------------
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DadaCheese Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2008 Posts: 837 Location: Richmond, CA
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:05 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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OK; more details.
It's a 1974 Westfalia.
Got to e-mail with my uncle's friend, and he has sent the pictures below.
His preference would be for a shop/expert would be as close to the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland) area of the South-East of Washington State as possible, but he is open to the "Pacific North West".
My suggestions of places in California are likely too far.
Below are the pictures he provided, and some details from the Wesfalia's owner:
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I have had several shops tell me they could do the work and then back out several months later (without doing any work). Attached are some pictures of my 1974 VW Westfalia Campmobile which I bought new.
I would certainly prefer someone in the northwest to do the work.
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SO; anyone have some reputable shops/mechanics to suggest.
Places that will be responsive AND who can do the work? Many thanks in advance.
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consvws Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2009 Posts: 950 Location: Roseburg, OR
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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let me know if you find a good shop to fix that. I know a 73 bus that may need some frame work too
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Before anyone gets all weird on throwing money at jacked up buses - Ill sell you this 1970 Riviera Camper - no motor - excellent no rot og paint body bus for $2500
Just throwing that out there.
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OK, this thread is over. You win. |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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DadaCheese wrote: |
OK; more details.
It's a 1974 Westfalia.
SO; anyone have some reputable shops/mechanics to suggest.
Places that will be responsive AND who can do the work? Many thanks in advance.
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That buses damage is an expensive repair to do correctly. Is it an insurance job or out of pocket to the owner job? It looks like it's close to being a total depending on what body shops quoted to do the work.
Did he get any quotes from the body shops that backed out? How much were they? _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12728 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:43 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Didn't Stu get his frame pulled near Seattle a few crashes ago?
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16883 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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i would need more photos...but that would be an ez 10k fix by the time you are done...
some of the parts are not available new...so you would need a donor. having gone down that "harvest donor metal" road before...it sucks. you have millions of spots welds to surgically remove.
people aren't interested for 2 reasons:
way to time consuming to tie up a bay while the project crawls along and very little profit
people aren't willing to spend that kind of coin
if you were east coast I would take a look at it. it can be done...but you better have deep pockets _________________
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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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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Thats why Im sayin man. I have a nice bus body ready to go. Save some $$! _________________
t3kg wrote: |
OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
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Xevin Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2014 Posts: 7635
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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notchboy wrote: |
Thats why Im sayin man. I have a nice bus body ready to go. Save some $$! |
I here you you bro. This is the guy that could use your bus.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=716846&sid=42d848ad571458bfb5445f41627ddfbc _________________ Keep on Busin'
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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Damn that Xevin... |
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My God! Xevin and I 100% agree |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16883 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:37 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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notchboy wrote: |
Thats why Im sayin man. I have a nice bus body ready to go. Save some $$! |
I would be all over that if I could get it to CT _________________
gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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TomWesty Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2007 Posts: 3482 Location: Wyoming,USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
notchboy wrote: |
Thats why Im sayin man. I have a nice bus body ready to go. Save some $$! |
I would be all over that if I could get it to CT |
I would too if it wouldn’t cause a divorce for bringing home another stray. _________________ If you haven't bled on them, you haven't worked on them.
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consvws Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2009 Posts: 950 Location: Roseburg, OR
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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notchboy wrote: |
Before anyone gets all weird on throwing money at jacked up buses |
yeah just scrap them out because we can always get perfect OG buses on the cheap these days
That looks like a good bus for someone with $2500 to spend though |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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I hate to call skills for lowballing but I’m seeing frame damage behind the passenger door. That’s beyond economical repair but if the Bus has owner value I’m thinking 20k easy. _________________ .ssS! |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Abscate wrote: |
I hate to call skills for lowballing but I’m seeing frame damage behind the passenger door. That’s beyond economical repair but if the Bus has owner value I’m thinking 20k easy. |
I worked for a body shop owner several decades ago. He was a magician on a frame rack. He taught me a lot though he was incredible. I saw him straighten some very twisted frame horns from front end collisions. They were wadded up like tin foil. He was a patient man. He'd tie these wrecks down on the frame rack, grab his blow torch and put the frame horn under tension. He'd carefully unwad it and then shape the horn like it looked pre-accident. When he was done, you'd never know the car or it's frame had been in an accident.
Today, the cost of labor make these types of repairs uneconomical. Yup, you can fix anything but have a deep wallet to do it or the skills to do it yourself. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Abscate wrote: |
I hate to call skills for lowballing but I’m seeing frame damage behind the passenger door. That’s beyond economical repair but if the Bus has owner value I’m thinking 20k easy. |
Re-read skills note and I retract my lowball comment. _________________ .ssS! |
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Clara Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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Adam is in the Spokane area. He does mechanical, but I am not sure if he does body. He may be able to recommend someone who does, though.
https://brunoenterprises.org/contact/ |
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Abscate Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Shops in S.E. Washington State and/or PNW that do straightening? |
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consvws wrote: |
let me know if you find a good shop to fix that. I know a 73 bus that may need some frame work too
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