Thanks for posting pics, Dan, just to give others a little awareness of my situation.  I'm going to hold off buying new components for now.  Reason: my plan with my Vanagon Body Shop guy is to locate a carcass.  For the front end work.  With luck, this carcass might even have a good Passenger door.  It might even have a "floppy mirror" (which I upgrade with a crosswise drilled hole into shank with a SS dowel pin).  It might even have a yellow signal lens on Passenger side.  It might even have a good rear quarter.  Sure....new windshield and gasket....but all that comes after successful grafting of Van B onto Van A.  The fit must be just right; same with the fit of Passenger door.  I'm trying to stay positive.  But here's the thing:  I've owned this van for 34 years.  Hundreds of trips and adventures.  Yes, monetary investment with Subie conversion and all the goodies, new tranny, bunch of other stuff.  And a lot of emotional investment; somehow, while tooling along in some nowhere place....my mind drifts to past adventures....and I smile.  So, believe it or not, even if it costs me $10K out of pocket in addition to whatever I get from insurance, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 12:30:07 PM PDT, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Richard's van will need another door, door gasket, a windshield with new
gasket. Other dented areas can be pulled and repaired, a new paint job.

On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 5:47 AM ddbjorkman@verizon.net <
ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:

> That damage id significant but can be repaired.  Ask me how I know.
>
> Good luck on the fix Richard!
>
> Dave B.
> the Boston one
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Fri, Apr 14, 2023 9:01 pm
> Subject: [VANAGON] Richard Koerner van
>
> hi all,
>
> an invitation to have a look at Richard Koerner van after the accident. I
> have the before pictures but I don't show them because we all know what a
> perfect pristine condition van looks like.
>
> Good luck Richard...
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2384318.jpg
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2384319.jpg
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2384320.jpg
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2384321.jpg
>