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Neat Van (Truck?)
HELP!
Engine Needed!
This is my friend
Dave with his newest toy. This 1988 machine belonged to a friend
of mine who planned on importing it to his home country of Granada.
He couldn't do it due to import bans, so he sold it before leaving.
The rack on top was to be for bringing home bananas from the
market. (I'm not kidding!) Dave needs a new engine for this beast.....liquid
cooled 2.1L ...any leads would be appreciated
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Rear Skirt
I thought it was great
that I could just replace the rear skirt. I later found out that
1967 beetles had an absolutely one of a kind skirt and rear hatch.
As you can see there is a radical difference in the positioning
of the seal. I'm going to have to use the old skirt, which should
be fine.
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Collecting Body Metal
I drop in the local
Metal Supermarket and pick up scraps of body metal as they become
available. These small pieces are really cheap and easier to
handle than a full 4x8 foot sheet.
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Needed
Parts
I've been ordering
parts for future work as to decrease down time when the winter
comes and I get more time to work on the car. This pile is mostly
body rubber for the doors, windows and bumpers. Also I bought
a new clutch and a few engine seals that I would like to replace.
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Stripped Down
This is the passenger's
side rear inner fender wall. As you can see there isn't much
left of it. The surrounding metal is still solid and can easily
be welded to.
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Replaced!
This was one of the
many parts that was included with the car when I purchased it.
The new panel fit in perfectly and I have started to weld it
in place.
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From the Inside
The seam will always
be visible from the inside, but it looks a lot better than rust!
I've used bolts to hold it in place for now, the final welding
will come later when the body is removed from the car. Right
now the floor pan makes it difficult to get to these spots comfortably.
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To the Driver's
side
I carefully cut away
the old inner wheel well and fit the new panel in less than an
hour. Just to compare, the passengers side took me three days
to fit properly. Talk about a learning curve!
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