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Subject:Re: Mellow Yellow all better now
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:54:32 -0700

There's nothing of interest to take a picture of! It's back to shiny new
back there. Picture the right rear quarter panel and rear hatch of any
undamaged Vanagon and you pretty much see what needs to be seen.

On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 14:06 -0700, neil n wrote:

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> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
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>         They had the van in the shop for two weeks. I got it back
>         Monday. Looks
>         brand-new back there. The hatch repair is flawless, the new
>         panel looks,
>         well, brand new. My mechanic had a rear bumper he was throwing
>         away that
>         was in better shape than the one on the van, the body shop
>         straightened
>         it and painted it black to match the front one. The paint on
>         the panel
>         and hatch is a perfect match for the rest of the van except
>         it's not
>         oxidized so it's a tad bit shinier with a bit more color. Gave
>         me the
>         can of leftover paint. They also went around and touched up a
>         few spots
>         of seam rust I had seen. To my eye, they a flawless job.
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>         $2070. Baby gets new shoes. Rocky is happy.
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> What? No pics of "Baby"? Come on!
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> (heh. glad you got your ride back looking so nice)
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> Neil. Who takes pics of Vanagon/Westy things people would never really
> need or want to look at.
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> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
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