Reasons to be cheerful!

[Buddy]

No guarantees that it is a permanent fix but at least I know that I do not need a new compressor.

[Guardian85]

I ended up fixing my AC for 20 dollars by myself. Take that douchey garage guy.

Very cool! (See what I did there?) 

I've started the process of repainting my van this weekend. Been attacking points of surface rust with a sanding machine and applying base paint on those spots. Small steps, but it's a start.
Had one point on the body ( approximately 3 square centimeters)where it turns out the rust was the only thing there. Hit it with the sander and it disintegrated. Luckily i have a brother who is a licenced welder. He claims he can fix it up real nice.

[Buddy]

Can't wait to see it when it's done. I got all the supplies to paint my wheels white yesterday. Can't wait to do that.

[Velma]

No guarantees that it is a permanent fix but at least I know that I do not need a new compressor.

Figuring it out for yourself is always a good feeling. It is amazing how many such tasks you can do for yourself with a bit of determination, hard work, and research.

[jumbojak]

What did you wind up doing Buddy?

[Guardian85]

Can't wait to see it when it's done. I got all the supplies to paint my wheels white yesterday. Can't wait to do that.

So I guess when we're both done, we'll have to post pictures and have the HAFfers vote on coolest car. 

[Buddy]

What did you wind up doing Buddy?

I ended up buying a can of freon from the auto parts store to see if it would even work. No telling if there are any leaks yet but so far so good.

So I guess when we're both done, we'll have to post pictures and have the HAFfers vote on coolest car. 

I don't think we've seen your van. Got any before pics?

[Guardian85]

I don't think we've seen your van. Got any before pics?

I posted it in Haf on Fb when I bought it (back in October). But here it is again.

Bit hard to spot the rusty bits in this picture, but it's basically the wheel arches and a few places where the paint has been chipped. The place with the hole is low on the body just behind the drivers door.
Plus the whole car at one point was decked out in vinyl livery of the company that owned it after it had been decommissioned as an ambulance and if you look close you can still see the outline of the vinyl decals. All in all, the car could really do with a paint job and I need a project. Win-win.

[Essie Mae]

Just found my keys using the key ring 'Tile' my son gave me for Xmas, (it does have its uses, Xmas I mean). They were in a wall cupboard where I must have put them down while struggling to get something else out. It could have been months before I found them there. 😀😀😀

[Velma]

Glad you found your keys, Essie Mae. Losing them is one of the more frustrating of life's little annoyances.

[Velma]

I get to go home Friday morning.   

Depending on how I feel, we may stop for a celebratory lunch on the way home.

[Magdalena]

^^^

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Also...

Bruno de la Pole sends his love. I'm sure some of you have noticed that he hasn't been here that much. 

I have been really busy, what with the office move and everything else going on right now. It was nice to hear from you, hope you are doing well.

Say hello to the gang for me.

[xSilverPhinx]

Hellooo Bruno! 

[Tank]

Hi Bruno 

[Asmodean]

Can't wait to see it when it's done. I got all the supplies to paint my wheels white yesterday. Can't wait to do that.

So I guess when we're both done, we'll have to post pictures and have the HAFfers vote on coolest car. 

I might throw in some pics of my garage for that. Little chance of winning, true, but still...

In any case, a Transporter is a step in the right direction. At the very least, it's a Volkswagen. But a question needs to be asked: why a van?