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Subject:Re: 82 Westy Restoration, Week 1
From:Peter Kraiker
Date:Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:04:38 -0500

Thanks for looking, hope you'll see something positive along the way Zoltan.

Regards, Peter
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> On Feb 28, 2016, at 6:38 PM, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>
> This much rust won't allow a proper restoration.
> You can make it look nicer, but the cancer is going deeper.
> The whole car, between the panels, have rust.  Between all the pinch welds.
> It can't be fixed, only be made look nicer for a while.
> I won't touch one like this.
> Zoltan
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Peter Kraiker
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 3:17 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 82 Westy Restoration, Week 1
>
> If the list is interested, I'm keeping a log of the restoration process
> on my '82 Vanagon restoration. The disassembly is almost done, doors,
> slider & back hatch are soon to be painted (although I'm still fussing
> over colour!) and as expected there have been a few surprises. Makes me
> very happy to be addressing it now rather than later. Here's a link to
> yesterday's status & photos:
> http://nextchapter.kraiker.ca/restoration/westy-restoration/
>
> It will be about 2 months before it's done.
> --
>
> Regards, Peter Kraiker
> Website: Kraiker.Photography
> <http://kraiker.photography><http://kraiker.photography>
> Blog: NextChapter.Kraiker.ca <http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca>
> 1982 1.9TD Westy "Babe"
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