

| Subject: | Re: Final pictures (the red beast) |
| From: | benoit |
| Date: | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 23:39:57 -0500 |
If my English is right, you mean all those black "molding trims" around the vans (wheel well, lower doors)? If yes, some Weekender Wolfsburg edition (in that case a white 86) had those, i kept them from a van i did in December, the owner didn't want them anymore, it was a pain to remove the OEM double side tape, i refurbish them like new one using some "model car" plastic putty, sanded and paint them. Before someone else ask me :-) the black dash is from an 84 Caravelle/7 pass. van and the steering wheel from an 90 Carat (i think), the bumper are OEM Chrome and where sandblasted/grinded to.... death :-) and a special spay glue was use to "weld" the black paint to them as painted chrome bumper won't hold paint... easily. As for the table, i'm a ex Bus driver... even in my 87 i use to NOT carry this one as i like to eat OUTSIDE! hey hey, is that what camping is all about, so i found a... (i think) great way to put this one aside without loosing some precious space. Hosnestly, i always found that even if that retractable table design is great (when you have a 76-70 Bus you get tired of moving that table around because it doesn't retract like Vanagon) i found out that it's still in the way , blokking 3 doors. So now, it's easy accessible and NOT in the way. I will take more picture this week to show every detail. Cheers, Ben Kim Brennan wrote: > Very pretty. I've never seen that little bumper strip on the lower > third of the door/side of the van. Very nice touch. And an > interesting place to put the table. Is that a vinyl bead on the wheel > well lip? > > > On Mar 5, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Benny boy wrote: > >> Yea yea, it's snow in the back and i wish i would be elsewhere but >> hey, got >> to work to pay that beast if i want to travel with it. Now you >> should here >> that engine scream :-) Finally, i love that color, but it show every >> little >> mistake (close to black) wile sanding it before in the final stage, >> we had >> to wet sand the van (2 days) and polish this one in 2 step, it's now >> near >> perfect. I'm an happy camper. >> >> http://www.benplace.com/85westy_2_finale.htm >> >> Cheers, Ben >> ps.: A Ben who would really need a break but as no money left :-) >> and has >> tons of work to do... ironic! as i thought i would finish this van >> in time >> for a spring beak... bah, a Mexico trip is not that far :-( > > > >
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