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Subject: Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Need advice on welding Vanagon body panel
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On Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:05:15 PM PDT, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, got this done this weekend, thanks for the help and encouragement. The results look good--bodywork came out excellent--but for a slight shade off on the Ivory paint color from the Internet rattle-can supply. I can always recoat that later with the proper color match.
I took my time and went all through the fridge, new fasteners, much cleaner wiring to my auxiliary power outlets and USB ports, etc. Reglued all loose vinyl down in the cabinets, , chased out internal threads, improved the grounds, on and on with the kind of stuff that needs to be done to a westy once a decade or so. The bus depot sheet metal I ordered fit pretty well, considering that before I bought the van it has a sketchy panel replacement after an accident that left the left side panel hung about 3/16 inch lower than factory, which I have to compensate for.
Jim
On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 6:45 AM 82 Diesel Westy via groups.io <dieselwesty=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
pls post some pictures of it if you can.nice work.
Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Golf TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9TD AAZ -- running :<}
70 Type 1 Beetle -- Running :-)
87 Vanagon GL, 2.1L -- Not Running
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:06:25 PM EDT, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
Must have been years ago LOL. Nowadays no body shop around here will take anything but insurance work. Grinding the panel out was easier than I thought. Welding it back in was WAAAAAY easier than I thought it would be. I just put seam sealer on it and it is looking great already. Now comes the putty, rasping and sanding--and painting. The fun part is over.
I thought about trying adhesive, but I own a welder and not a tube of adhesive. Also, I I couldn't figure out any way to do it but to do the top seam first and then clamp the bottom flange to the floor piece, I don't know how I would have done that with adhesive.
Jim
On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM fsulloway <fsulloway@yahoo.com> wrote:
Years ago I inquired with a couple body shops about welding up that lower driver's side panel. They both laughed and said I'd done all the hard work. (It was all cut out and prepped) They sold me a 2 part epoxy to use for the replacement panel. It's been 15 years and still looks great.
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-------- Original message --------From: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> Date: 10/16/24 2:16 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Vanagon mailing list <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>, Diesel-Vanagon <Diesel-Vanagon@groups.io> Subject: [Diesel-Vanagon] Need advice on welding Vanagon body panel
I've got my rusty lower driver's side panel ground out and removed and a new part sitting here about ready to put in.
The top of the long, thin piece has a deep flange on it where it meets the big panel with the westy outlets above it.
Do I just tack or stitch the new piece as deeply in the seam as I can get it, and putty the seam after that, or does it get the whole seam welded?
Likewise, at the bottom where the new piece meets the lowest part of the floor, does it get tacked or stitched, or do I do a weld along the whole length?
I am not sure what is customary on welding these panels, And is there any certain rust preventative I should be using where they join?
Thanks,
Jim
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