Fixed the side of my van... kinda

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Fixed the side of my van... kinda

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Once all the insurance crap would've gone through, I was going to get $200 and a salvage title. So, I thought I would try to pull my dent our myself. I drilled a couple holes, hooked a chain to it and backed up over the chain conviently pull the wheel well back down. :-) I'm a genius. lol a couple tack welds. some hits with a hammer and some paint. lol
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Great idea. Seemed to do a not bad job for such a simple solution.
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Not pretty, but it looks better than it did.
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thats kinda how my passenger side looks...
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Not bad. I'll have to try it. My buddy just had his rear wheel come off just like yours on his Exploder.
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Looks much better than it did. Jim

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helluva job! youre almost there. now get a dolly and bang it some more. that should buff right out.. good thing its white.
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BOY.........if I had only kept that old blue van I'd have some patch panels. :muhaha:
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Smiliesafari wrote:BOY.........if I had only kept that old blue van I'd have some patch panels. :muhaha:
Yeah Yeah.....this has all ran through my mind.......
1988 Astro Shorty full cargo - 350 TBI - 5 speed
1993 Passenger 4X4 Astro 305 TBI V8 -2 speed transfer case 5" custom lift - Built by Lockdoc
2015 Ram Promaster City - work car
2004 AWD Express 5.3
2005 Express 15 passenger 6.0
1984 Beauville Full Size Sport Van- built TBI 355-electric fans- 4L60e 95,000 original miles
2001 International School Bus
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