Rear bumper = 220
2 bumper ends = 44
Tow bar = 250
Labour costs = 330
plus vat = 113.94
all comes to $957.94 !
I have no doubt that the insurance company would just right-off the van claiming it was not worth that amount, if they saw that quote.
So only two real options ...
1# Let them right it off, take the money and buy it back off them
2# Tell them I will do the work myself and put in a far cheaper quote
neither of these I really want to get involved in at this stage as i only have a month and a bit and all the paper work for the above will take ages.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
The damage done!
Well here's the photos of the exterior problems. They're really big so clic on them for zoom-inage.
Thankfully when I got the van I rubbed all the problem areas down and treated them with this...
which basically turns the rust back to metal. You can see brown areas around the rusted metal this is all due to treatment.
The above two pics are at the sliding door closing point. Gonna have to really give this a good scrum and rebuild a fair bit of it, then replace the rubbers. This is the second trickiest fix.
Sliding door handle needs new seals around the the turning point and a small hole filled. A repaint on the actual handle as well.
The runners down either side need a grinding and then some minor rebuilding just to flatten them out again. The foliage will obviously be removed.
This front right lower side is the trickiest piece and will need some large hole filling. Mesh and filler or maybe fibre-glass on top. The bubbling on the paint means that there is a load of rust damage underneath. This actually looks a lot worse than it is, once the area is grinded and sanded down the rebuild on top will be relatively simple compared to the fiddley angle etc.. on the sliding door seal. Just have to make sure that the whole rusted area is cleared away.
Rub down, maybe minor hole filling to smooth out.
Left Door, rub down mayb small bit of grinding and then minor hole filling.
Gave this a good rub down and proper treating with anti-rust chemical when i got the van.
Might weld a whole new metal plate on top but otherwise it will be mesh and filler.
Rub and fill.
This has potential to be a pain in the ass. I hope that this rust does not go to deep and a bit of grinding will do.... but otherwise I will have to take the whole front window out rebuild the section and replace with a new rubber seal. EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!
These back sections need a good grinding and fair bit of rebuilding.
Rub and fill. The brown crap is just rust-water on the paint.
Just need to find a new cover for this.
Some knackers in town broke into the van by smashing the window but before they obviously tried to get the lock open by jamming something into it. Ill have to take this completely off and see if it can be fixed.
Gonna peel out the old silicone and reseal and fill in on top.
These four pics are what happened when some fecker ran into the back off me. Sitting at the lights, after bringing the van the on first long run after fixing bits in engine, and this happened. So this will be sorted by proper crash damage repair chaps and paid for by feckers insurance. You can see from the side shot how hard he ran into the back as the tow bar is really bent up and that bumper is not some new-age piece of moulded fibre its a big lump of serious metal.
So there is alot to do which all involves me sweating and cursing.
Ill post up interior photos and plans in the next couple of days.
Thankfully when I got the van I rubbed all the problem areas down and treated them with this...
which basically turns the rust back to metal. You can see brown areas around the rusted metal this is all due to treatment.
The above two pics are at the sliding door closing point. Gonna have to really give this a good scrum and rebuild a fair bit of it, then replace the rubbers. This is the second trickiest fix.
Sliding door handle needs new seals around the the turning point and a small hole filled. A repaint on the actual handle as well.
The runners down either side need a grinding and then some minor rebuilding just to flatten them out again. The foliage will obviously be removed.
This front right lower side is the trickiest piece and will need some large hole filling. Mesh and filler or maybe fibre-glass on top. The bubbling on the paint means that there is a load of rust damage underneath. This actually looks a lot worse than it is, once the area is grinded and sanded down the rebuild on top will be relatively simple compared to the fiddley angle etc.. on the sliding door seal. Just have to make sure that the whole rusted area is cleared away.
Rub down, maybe minor hole filling to smooth out.
Left Door, rub down mayb small bit of grinding and then minor hole filling.
Gave this a good rub down and proper treating with anti-rust chemical when i got the van.
Might weld a whole new metal plate on top but otherwise it will be mesh and filler.
Rub and fill.
This has potential to be a pain in the ass. I hope that this rust does not go to deep and a bit of grinding will do.... but otherwise I will have to take the whole front window out rebuild the section and replace with a new rubber seal. EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!
These back sections need a good grinding and fair bit of rebuilding.
Rub and fill. The brown crap is just rust-water on the paint.
Just need to find a new cover for this.
Some knackers in town broke into the van by smashing the window but before they obviously tried to get the lock open by jamming something into it. Ill have to take this completely off and see if it can be fixed.
Gonna peel out the old silicone and reseal and fill in on top.
These four pics are what happened when some fecker ran into the back off me. Sitting at the lights, after bringing the van the on first long run after fixing bits in engine, and this happened. So this will be sorted by proper crash damage repair chaps and paid for by feckers insurance. You can see from the side shot how hard he ran into the back as the tow bar is really bent up and that bumper is not some new-age piece of moulded fibre its a big lump of serious metal.
So there is alot to do which all involves me sweating and cursing.
Ill post up interior photos and plans in the next couple of days.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Jamies A-Team van
Now this is a van. In Jamies own words
"you see, its simple, nostalgic, and fookin cool!!!!"
Well someone had to do it. Totally sweet, cheers Jamie.
Well someone had to do it. Totally sweet, cheers Jamie.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wii tennis van
Wii tennis van with our stupid looking heads!
Could you have found a more stupid looking photo of me.... and i dont even hav a Wii controller...ggrrrrr.
Cheers Dan.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Old school pop-top paint job
This is great one from Grainne. I really like the curtains painted on the back and the way the van has a completely different looking shape. Real good job. I think you should paint it for me;)
Thanks a mil.
Come on people more ideas please.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm
Here's one from my little sister Judi.
Cheers Judi.. what exactly are you trying to say.
Friday, May 25, 2007
a little clearer
I dont think i explained properly...
The orange van is just a template.
If you click on it it will bring you to a png of the van which you can then download and paint or whatever.
Then send me the image, just what was orange, and i will stick that on top of the van (the wheels) and post it.
Its just easier to recolour the flat orange template than a messy kinda white with bit of rust etc...
The orange van is just a template.
If you click on it it will bring you to a png of the van which you can then download and paint or whatever.
Then send me the image, just what was orange, and i will stick that on top of the van (the wheels) and post it.
Its just easier to recolour the flat orange template than a messy kinda white with bit of rust etc...
Thursday, May 24, 2007
PynchMobile
Cheers Steo. I like it.
Pink would not be fav of colours but it certainly catches the eye.
More more more please.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
How to post pics..
Either go to imageshack.us, host the pic and post it through the blog comment section
or just email
pynchy@gmail.com
or just email
pynchy@gmail.com
Colour and design
Download the png s below and colour or design something for the van.
Wont be getting it sprayed until the middle of July,( have to deal with a bit of rust first) so in the mean time give me some ideas.
Ill get a shot of the front and back this evening and post those pics tomorrow.
Also ill get some shots of the inside.
Here's the front and back.
Wont be getting it sprayed until the middle of July,( have to deal with a bit of rust first) so in the mean time give me some ideas.
Ill get a shot of the front and back this evening and post those pics tomorrow.
Also ill get some shots of the inside.
Here's the front and back.
The Van
Volkswagen Tranpsorter Camper 1980 Aircooled
This blog is going to follow the work im going to do on my van.
I'll be posting loads of photos and a daily updates of anything that goes right and everything that goes wrong.
The purpose of this blog is to kick me in the ass on a daily basis. If I know that other people are keeping an eye on my progress then I cant back out half way through.
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