Ben
The list will be very appreciative of your documentation as always. You have
save my butt too many times. I even like to try to read you pages in French,
lol.

Thanks again for sharing your experiences. I am really looking forward to
this one.

Jim Henry
Durham, NC
84 westy, in need of several panel repairs!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> On Behalf Of Benny boy
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:39 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: repair panel
>
> Jim, in the next few days, including today, i'm changing 3
> panels, the rear passenger (wheel arch-from sliding door rail
> to wheel), the lower skin of the sliding door and the
> infamous lower center DRIVER panel (over propane tank), i
> will do a full section in English and French on the subject.
>
> This is my Red Tornado project page (This page is in French
> for now = will be for sale localy, well, i may keep the
> van... not sure)) for now but will be bilingual soon:
> http://www.benplace.com/85westy2.htm
>
> this is the panel section (bilingual):
> http://www.benplace.com/panel1.htm
>
> The panel ARE NOT welded! but glued!(well, i may use the mig
> on some spots, noit sure for now) i will also post all tools
> and material used to do the job... tonigh, thursday, i should
> already have done the rear left section.
>
> Part (skins) WERE NOT available in Montreal and were bought
> at www.cip1.com,  they are german made, quality and fit lokk
> pretty good for now, that, we will se later, the cost is
> nothing! they are not expensive.
>
> The panels have to much dammage to be fix, it's way faster
> and way more nice and solide to change those when possible.
>
> The rear one is a first foe me, so i'm doing this one first,
> second will be the left side center one.
>
> Cheers, Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
>
>
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> I've been told there is ready made (to weld) panel to replace
> the rusted passenger side panel(s) at the bottom seam, over
> the propane tank on an 87 Westy. Anyone know the source to
> get this, what it is called, or a part number?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Jim Creech
>