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Subject:Re: Mellow Yellow all better now
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:44:04 -0700

I posted the link to the before shots back in July. The thread was
something like "Mellow Yellow got banged" or similar.

On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 15:35 -0700, neil n wrote:

> Sorry Mr. Squirrel, I didn't specify. Was thinking you might have
> before and after shots.    :)
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> And since we're speaking of rear quarter area, sadly all I can picture
> right now is this crusty dent in the driver side on my rig:
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> http://tinyurl.com/2b46lzb
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> But this isn't about me.....    ;)
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> Neil.
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> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
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>         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.
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>         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
>         > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >         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.
>         >
>         >         $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)
>         >
>         >
>         > Neil. Who takes pics of Vanagon/Westy things people would
>         > never really need or want to look at.
>         >
>         > --
>         > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>         >
>         > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>         >
>         > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>         >
>         >
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> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
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> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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