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Subject:Re: Friend simons van gets work done by vivid vans
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Fri, 7 May 2021 13:46:00 -0700

To be clear, it was only the suspension that got painted.

The entire job, parts and labour , painting and springs and bushings etc etc

Around 6k canadian 

Simon got his van painted a few years ago in la paz, baja .

Alistair 

> On May 7, 2021, at 1:40 PM, Gil Ngai <eyebawlgil@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would love to know what kind of cost was involved for a project like this at a pro shop. Possible for you to get the breakdown from your friend? Cost for the paint work and the cost for sus upgrades. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 7, 2021, at 12:20 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
>> 
>>  Holy moly, batman! Amazing looking van. 
>> 
>> If mine looked like that I'd never take it out of the locked air conditioned garage it would be in.
>> Luckily it doesn't, mostly, kinda the other end of the clean good condition scale. Driven everywhere, hopefully this year to Syncro Safari unless Jim takes a look and bans it.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   On Friday, May 7, 2021, 8:02:51 AM PDT, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:  
>> 
>> Good friend Simon took his van to vivid vans here on Vancouver island for some suspension work.
>> And some paint… it’s quite the sexy paint choice :-)
>> 
>> https://shufti.blog/2021/05/07/simons-van-gets-new-underwear/
>> 
>> Alistair