to part or not to part

widehatch · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:59 am Post subject: to part or not to part

i'm working on a deal to buy some buses, this is one of them. its rough as hell but would be really cool if it got restored. i dont have the time and its rough enough to be a parts bus. my question is should i just part it out or put it up in the classifieds and try to find someone willing to take on such a major project.

the bus is a 62 i think and its a swivel seat kombi that had factory safaris and still has most of the rear panels and board headliner. no actual swivel seat though.

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sub-hatchtim · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:23 pm Post subject:

wow rough its looking more like a parts bus
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sventinker · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:28 pm Post subject:

Where are the good parts?
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kombisutra · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject:

Early SS Kombi in any condition... DESIRABLE! I'm sure you already have more than a few PMs on it. If it was closer, I'd be all over it. It's also got the rare cargo area paneling.

Who's gonna' get it?

quartermilecamel · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:44 pm Post subject:

Well, honestly, doest hurt to try to give the bus a good home with a classifieds ad. No takers then part it out. Plus the bus rescue squad has now spoken above ^^ Laughing

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mrfallon · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:54 pm Post subject:

be a hero and fix it up! time and money..get at it!

widehatch · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject:

my options are this,

1- i can buy it and part whats left (not much)
2- i can leave it to rot for a few more years before the land gets sold then it meets the crusher
3- i can buy it and try my hand at flipping, i will have to install a front beam and some wheels to make it roll so i will only sell it for what ive got into it and maybe make a very small profit for my time.
4- or once i make my deal and get the buses i want from the place i can leave it and let everyone else who is interested make contact with the owner and work out their own deal.
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durfeec · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:19 pm Post subject:

If you can get it at a "package deal" price, buy it and flip it. Someone will want to buy it for sure. It looks solid enough to save. I've seen buses built worse than that on here and other places. Just don't let it get crushed or rot away.
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widehatch · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject:

the problem is im not getting a package deal, every bus has its own price, i can buy this bus for the amount the guy wants then turn around and resale it to someone and get my money back. if i do buy it im talking a gamble. if i was getting a package deal i would worry about it. sadly, almost all the buses out there are in this shape. i just dont want to buy this thing and get stuck with it.then again i'm sure i can move it because its going to be cheap.
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swervyjoe · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject:

A S.S. kombi is worth saving. That said, I wouldnt do it.

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I have installed beams or trannys in buses, hauled them out of fields and then sold them as rolling projects in the neighborhood of $1000, and made a few bucks. These were generally rusty 67 kombis, or plain Jane panels, not SS Kombis. A bus with a stylee M-code plate like that would be worth more.

A SS Kombi is a pretty rare and desirable bus.
As such I'd say get off your ass, save the cheap ratty project and pass it on to someone who can fix it up. You said it's cheap, so it'd pay you for a day of dirty but fun work and the parts you bolt on, plus you'ld get the satisfaction of saving it.

I'd be bugging you for the location if I was nearby. I love that sort of stuff.
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hazetguy · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject:

those hardboard panels inside are factory, and should be saved since they are really really uncommon.
the rest of the bus, not so much.
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cru62 · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject:

FWIW- Looks like a '63 rather than a '62.
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RHD Notch · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject:

If you consider yourself an ambassador of the hobby it should be removed...either by you or try to find someone who will do something with it...even if you part it and rid yourself of the unusables it will go on to live another day, even if only in part...to walk away and secure it's fate to the iron oxides of Mother Earth, IMO would not be be good...Perhaps someone such as an artist could even repurpose the parts the VW crowd had no use for...
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sventinker · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject:

I bet if it still had its swivel seat there would be more excitement. How many swivels are out there without there seat? The panels look great from what we can see. It would be nice if someone would let there seat get re-popped. Check in those other buses for that seat you never know.
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Adam · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject:

Dang that's a cool bus Shocked

widehatch · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:49 am Post subject:

i found some more pics i have of the bus

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widehatch · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:56 am Post subject:

m-178 is 1200cc RPM limiter. that's how it is listed here on the samba anyway
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Culito · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:02 am Post subject:

Might as well drag it out, Billy. Clean it up and pass it on...
Do you get to keep the scrap inside? That'll make you a few bucks... Very Happy

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