Cooper wrote:
I wasnt making a dig at you. I was just stating in general how can you trust someone elses weld. As i have seen some terrible ones. Well i have been taught by a very very good welder. I can tig weld ,mig weld, spot weld. There the ones im good at. i have fabricated new door skins. Floor framework for my old camper.
At the risk of being patronising...OK, so what's the problem with a van that needs a bit of bodywork doing? If you've made door skins before then something like a lower skin repair to a sliding door shouldn't be a big deal. If you're as skilled as you make out for your modest years then you'd have bought a van and be halfway to having it finished for the summer by now. Then again being taught and actually doing the job is another kettle of fish entirely.
Cooper wrote:
Im not looking for a pristine vw. Im looking for a mechanically sound and good body work. I dont mind if it has scrapes dings or dents as log as it isnt a sive and plates welded everywhere. I actually want a vw that looks a bit beaten up!:)
Mine's not a sieve or plates everywhere...warty, scarred and with stress incontinence maybe
You can't have "good bodywork"
and "beaten up", they are mutually exclusive terms!
1985 Oettinger 3.2 Caravelle RHD syncro twin slider. SA Microbus bumpers, duplex winch system, ARC 7X15 period alloys
people are willing to help you, but you need to make up your mind a bit better. Just be prepared for a long wait for a white hooker (haha meant right hooker 
