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booch
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 Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:39 pm Post subject: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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Just acquired is a package deal. Real Acapulco, no surrey top or running boards. I have the fenders although not shown.
What do you guys think, part out or sell as a project?
Obviously needs rockers and a bit more metal work.
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noneed
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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That'll buff out...keep it whole and roll it as is ! 
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booch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:28 am Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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| noneed wrote: |
| That'll buff out...keep it whole and roll it as is ! |
It's got to go, the fleet is now up to 8 Volkswagens, trying to keep it at 5 or less.
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oscarsnapkin
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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| booch wrote: |
| noneed wrote: |
| That'll buff out...keep it whole and roll it as is ! |
It's got to go, the fleet is now up to 8 Volkswagens, trying to keep it at 5 or less. |
Booch, I think we may have met a few years back. Did you have a yellow Thing for sale in North Wales/Lansdale area? I was driving a blue Bus.
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booch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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| Booch, I think we may have met a few years back. Did you have a yellow Thing for sale in North Wales/Lansdale area? I was driving a blue Bus. |
I drive a yellow Thing with black fenders. I did have a white Thing for sale a few years ago out of Lansdale.
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seansofthedead
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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Will you ever get another ?
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oscarsnapkin
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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I’m all for saving it, either by you or someone else. BUT, if you are going to part it out, let me know. I could use some of the sheet metal under the rear seat and the upper rear storage tray.
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califblue
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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Hello, i have one for sale all sand blasted and primered
health issue forces sale and i have owned her for 32 years! |
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booch
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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Nope, but I have 5 other "regular" Things.
Took a better look at it today, it is A LOT of work. Probably going to use parts to fix two of my others and sell whatever I don't need.
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oasis
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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| booch wrote: |
Just acquired (in) a package deal. Real Acapulco, no surrey top or running boards. I have the fenders although not shown.
What do you guys think, part out or sell as a project? |
It comes down to time versus money, and that's a personal choice for you. If you want to maximize what you can get out it, you part it out for as long as it's worth it to you; then offer what's left for anyone willing to haul it off for free. If the effort is too great for the return you would get, you should package it.
Good luck. 
(What I would do is unimportant, and what I would suggest for you would require me to know you and your situation. However, since you said you have eight VWs and would like to get to five at most, I think project sale is my best suggestion.)
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Tully83
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Acapulco Thing parts or whole? |
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