Thanks Neil,
Took that off of an 86 I had kicking around ! :o)
Same with the side panel I replaced.
John C...

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From: "neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com>

> Hey nice work.
>
> Nice conga too!
>
> Was finding the front PS piece difficult? (new? used?)
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 2:34 AM, John C... wrote:
> >
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=wua8um1.y9syp9t&x=0&h=1&y=a9r73p&localeid=en
> _US
> >
> > Hi Miguel & All,
> > You didnt describe the damage to the front end,
> > but, this is what I did to repair the front corner of my 85.
> > Get yourself a little 120 wire feed, with gas,
> > and anything is possible! :o)
> > best of luck on it !
> > John C.
> > SLC, UT...
> >
> >
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=wua8um1.y9syp9t&x=0&h=1&y=a9r73p&localeid=en
> _US
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: Miguel Pacheco
> >
> > > Some of you may remember the thread 'What To Do With a Crash Survivor',
> > > Neale Pickett, author. He had this crash survivor in Los Alamos a couple of
> > > months ago and I bought it :
> > >
> > > http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/air_bags.htm
> > >
> > > My question is regarding body work. Are there any instructional sites
> > > recommended? Specifically I want to repair the front. The door I will just
> > > replace. I don't know if it would be advisable to replace the skin or just
> > > slide-hammer these indentations as far out as possible then just fill in.
> > > I purchased the van from Neale and picked it up last week. The deal was
> > > straight up with no surprises. Originally I was going to haul it back to
> > > Durango (a 3 hr drive) but I ended up installing a cracked windshield from
> > > my boneyard and re-connecting the hot water supply to radiator where the
> > > impact apparently caused the hose to fly off of the plastic conduit. Other
> > > than that, the van drives straight. It even looks pretty good if you stand
> > > at the right spot, tilt your head and squint your eyes a bit.
> > > BTW this van has a 2.3 GoWesty engine (transferable warranty) with 16,000
> > > miles. This thing is smoother and quicker than any 2.1 I've ever driven.
> Big
> > > smile on my face every time I drive it..........now back to the regularly
> > > scheduled, never ending repairs, on one van or another....................
> > > --
> >
>
>
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