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Subject:Needed: Sheet Metal around key on back hatch??
From:Doug Alcock
Date:Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:41:40 -0500

Hi gang,

     I'm hoping someone has a parts van that they'd be willing to take a small
body clip out of for me. A would-be thief tried to open my Westy with a pry bar
and trashed the sheetmetal around the lock in the rear hatch. Is there anyone
out there who could cut a (say 5") square of the body metal around the lock hole
so I can weld this piece into my van. I would, of course, be willing to pay for
this favour. I'm fixing the rust and dents on my Westy in a night-school
autobody class (a page out of Marshall Ruskin's book) and it sure would make
things easier if I had an original piece of metal for this spot ---- rather than
trying to fabricate one with my non-existant skills in this area. My van is an
84 ---- which leads me to another question. Fot what years of vanagons would
this piece be interchangeable???

TIA

Cheers,
Doug Alcock
'84 Westy
Toronto, Canada