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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>My nickel.  Only if you want to piss him off by telling him you don’t trust him to do his work.  Then you have a bad attitude going into everything else he does to your van.  Maybe you could bring up the issue by asking in an off-hand way that makes clear you’re just a guy asking a question and he’s the authority.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net">Richard Koerner</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, December 26, 2023 11:54 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com">vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Welding near fuel tank</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So...my Vanagon got T-boned on passenger side.&nbsp; I have located a donor Vanagon.&nbsp; To help my bodyshop guy, I removed dash.&nbsp; Good...now we can get down to details.&nbsp; The mess is all on the right side; floor, step-in area.&nbsp; Door is toast, but Donor provides.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our plan is to do a &quot;clip&quot;.&nbsp; This means, precisely cutting out section from my van.&nbsp; Also, precisely cutting out section from Donor van.&nbsp; Put Part B into Van A.&nbsp; Weld them together.</p><p class=MsoNormal>My concern?&nbsp; Hey...that gasoline tank is nearby.&nbsp; Sparks from angle grinder or Sawsall.&nbsp; Dang...the whole thing could explode!&nbsp; And eliminate my Van and also the bodyshop's building, not to mention human loss or damage.</p><p class=MsoNormal>My bodyshop guy is extremely experienced in Vanagons.&nbsp; Yet, he has made no mention of removing fuel tank and stuff before beginning work.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Should I insist on removing fuel tank?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>