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General Category => Members Rides => Topic started by: Kirk on August 11, 2008, 03:16:18 PM
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Hiya guys, well here is some pics of the rust and the diff...They were taken on my phone, and its the first time ive posted pics from phone, so see how it goes:)
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Well im impressed:) Note there is 5 pics there, just can only see 4:) think the non-shon one is of more rust holes.
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Kirk
repost the last pix as there is a total size limit per post, I think you must of exceeded it
Craig
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looks like it could do with some repair work.. does not look shocking thou.. ive repaired worse..
ben
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is that gutter lip as good as it looks cause most of the vans i`ve seen its the lip thats usualy trashed and the hardest to fix .
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yeh the gutter lips are good strez
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what does the rest of the van look like
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The lips have some chunks cut out and broken off sort of (some are circuler cuts), im hoping they are good, but as noted earlier, the whole van looked very good before we sanded back the primer, most of that you see was completely invisable on purchse, there were a few spots which were no longer than about 15cm. But as soon as the primer came off it was the length of the roof almost (having said that we havnt sanded any further along, so it maybe the entire roof.
The other known rust spots are an inch square next to the drivers door on the side panel but im sure once sanded back it is going to be shocking, also behind the rear number plate is rusted right thru, both metal plates. These are the things i can see in daylight, so im afraid to sand it back. After some consultation, it seems the unanamous vote is to cut what we can and fibreglass the rest......very dissapointing, as i wanted a completely metal body, but they explained to me that once painted it will have many years without problems....so it will do i guess. (still gunna try for fully rust free...ive save $2k ).
Unfortunately at the moment she sits as the base of a hill, un moveable and on a 40 degree angle, God knows how im gunna get her into the shed:( I have some time off tommorow, depending on the weather i will try and get some more pics.