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Subject:Re: Saving my Syncro
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:15:02 -0700

There are a couple of good places in Surrey and one in Richmond too...

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:

> After much procrastination about selling my 86 Syncro Westy and ignoring
> the
> rust bubbles blistering out from under window frames and quarter
> panels...I've just sent my van off to be restored.
>
> If I lived in Montreal I would have happily taken her to Ben (if he would
> want the job).  But I live in the wrong City and in the wrong Province far
> from Ben and where no one really knows of a good restoration place for
> Vanagons - well not lately.
>
> Anyway I found a place on the internet - I won't name names yet but the
> bottom line is the van is in the shop and will begin the rust removal and
> panel replacement later this week.
>
> Here are some pictures of the van I took during this past winter.
>
>
> http://picasaweb.google.ca/Beeceetee/1986VWSyncroWestfalia#
>
> I'll keep you all posted...not really the right time to have her in the
> shop
> given it is the summer...but the opportunity arose with a car provided by
> work to shuttle me back & forth while the van was off the road.
>
> BT
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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