From: "Buettner, Peter" <PGB@DOLBY.COM>
> Can anyone recommend a good book/instructions on basic body work?

a very good source of specific and generic auto books is
http://www.motorbooks.com  that's Classic Motorbooks. get their free catalog
... but not if you have children that need clothes, food, and other stuff
like that!! there are LOTS of books to spend your money on ... even specific
books about vw's, buses, and whatnots ...like

128580AE .. VW Beetle and Transporter Restoration Manual ....... $36.95
(sheesh, it's gone up! it used to be $25!)
or
119306D......Auto Body Repairing and
Refinishing.........................$37.95
or
128052AM...Automotive Body Repair and Painting.......................$17.95
(a Haynes manual)
and on and on ... even one about How to Design and Build your Auto Workshop.
:) (now, if i can just find that suitcase full of money out there on the
side of the highway ... :)

hope it helps. good luck! :)
joel