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Aug 31, 2011 | 09:10 PM

E.T.Tevroc

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Headlight vacuum canister patch

This is bizarre. Patch, appears to be fiberglass, on dented headlight vacuum canister and painted black. Must have been done in factory.

Who would do such a crazy thing?

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Aug 31, 2011 | 09:17 PM

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39 oz coffee can and your on your way.

Aug 31, 2011 | 10:51 PM

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Looks like a budget repair to a damaged vacuum can. If repaired, the patch would be on the outside. He, the guy who did it even painted it to look better...he's certainly not "Bubba".

Aug 31, 2011 | 11:37 PM

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Looks like a budget repair to a damaged vacuum can. If repaired, the patch would be on the outside. He, the guy who did it even painted it to look better...he's certainly not "Bubba".

Bubba woudn't have sanded it or wasted the paint.

Aug 31, 2011 | 11:53 PM

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Bubba wouldn't have sanded it or wasted the paint.

That's why I think it was done in the factory.

Some assembly line worker kicked the can. Dude, you broke it!

That's okay, just slap this fiberglass on it and squirt it with black paint.

Thirty years later... WTF??

Sep 1, 2011 | 09:19 AM

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No repair like that was done at GM. There are salvage departments that would do part repairs. The repairs done are strictly per specified procedures and limited to those approved by Engineering personnel. A fiberglass patch for a coffee can would not be done...the patch would cost more [in labor and work time] than installing a new can.

Sep 1, 2011 | 10:56 PM

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the patch would cost more [in labor and work time] than installing a new can.

Yep. Then who would do such a thing? This canister is surrounded by the bumper and bumper supports which are straight. If my car had been crashed and the front caved in then maybe a body shop? And if this evidence of a crash it might be important in having the frame and front suspension checked.

Sep 1, 2011 | 11:05 PM

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Those coffee cans just rusted out and when they were available were about $50.
If the top end with the nipples is good,cut it out and transfer to a new coffee can or make a tank from some 4" pvc and 2 end caps and some brass nipples.