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skills@eurocarsplus
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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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| Any money to be made off of it? It is a parts bus overall even he says it's a parts bus. |
could be...but 2 big ticket items are missing...
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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Yeah an engine and harness... he said the interior is complete and the poptop is all there. I don't know how much good metal there is but say I sell the interior for a grand, that's already making profit... He said he's gonna send me some more pictures of the frame this weekend. I did go and check this out the other day...
Had a really weird westy set up too.
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...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future".  |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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That's a great hauler, you could get at least a cubic yard in that barrow
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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$4000 OBO... I saw the thing get sold on ebay for $1500 a few months ago. I like it, but it's an auto. How bad are the autos?
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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$1500 was about right
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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That will have an 010 auto, also referred to the 090 auto. I think they are an improved design over the early 003 automatics. I have put thousands of miles on my 1987 Westy with the 010/090 auto. But until something like 1984 or so they did not have any way to cool the ATF. Mine has two ports off the front of the case for this, where VW put an intercooler that helped cool the ATF by using the water jacket from the engine.
I eliminated that and installed a thermostatically controlled fan and cooler under my van.
Trust me, there is something quite novel about cruising around in a VW bus without a stickshift.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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I'll see what I can do about it. He said cash talks, but he'll take trades. I'd trade the bug for it, but I don't know if he'll take it. If I had taken a screenshot of the ad that might have helped me talk him down.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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Ehh things change Wasted Youth. I cant stop looking, I really want one. The '74 auto wasn't even an ad, my step dad found it through a friend or something. It was in one of his parking lots and the guy stopped paying the rent for his spot so now he can sell it.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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| 67ctbug wrote: |
| Ehh things change Wasted Youth. I cant stop looking, I really want one. The '74 auto wasn't even an ad, my step dad found it through a friend or something. It was in one of his parking lots and the guy stopped paying the rent for his spot so now he can sell it. |
OK< wait... 
Is this green one a 1974 or 1977? The 1974 has the early model 003 series automatic. The Master Rebuild kits for those are REALLY hard to find. I would be hesitant. The 010 still have a lot of support. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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The newest pictures of the two tone green is a '74.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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OK, right! I just noticed the camping gear arrangement. Yep, that's not 1977. I would keep walking, my friend. The 003 is a vacuum modulated shifter and needs the 1800cc engine with dual carbs. I have made mine work and shift with my 1700cc with the Weber Progressive, but it is not ideal.
I might have bought one of the last Master Rebuild kits in California for that, and the was like three years ago. They only ran those transmissions for a few years.
The 010 is not a direct exchange/upgrade, because the shifting is modulated by the accelerator... a very different arrangement. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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Pretty sure it had the 1800 dual carbs in it still. The camping setup was so weird in that thing. Dual rear cabinets, a headbanger, and the sink cabinet was super small and had a tiny cushion on it... oh and a LiMBO sticker and an old CTVWA sticker. Decoded the m tag and it was ravenna green from factory, not Yosemite yellow.
EDIT: Isn't this a rebuild kit?
http://www.makcotransmissionparts.com/265002F.html
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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Yes, that looks like the right kit. If you want to get deep, rebuilding that is possible for guys like us... you just gotta be careful and take your time. But don't do it unless you need to.
More important things await.
As far as that cabinetry goes, start surfing those model years to see how it is supposed to be. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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Ok, I should have taken a pic, it was just so odd. You can see the sink in this pic.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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You don't need the ad to talk him down.
You need to get him thinking that his competition is you buying somewhere else. At $4000, that one will be available forever.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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I need better negotiating tactics.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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| 67ctbug wrote: |
| I need better negotiating tactics. |
Start by NOT advertising that you are willing to pay $4,000 for a bus... |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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I'm not I deactivated the ad.... Oh the sig line, I'm gonna delete that.
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'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
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| KentPS wrote: |
| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:11 am Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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| 67ctbug wrote: |
| I need better negotiating tactics. |
Start by realizing you have the most powerful one on the universe,
Youth.
You have all the time in the world.
The guys who think they can buy low and sell high dread you because you can sit on their markups while their cash is in scrap metal. Call them up and waste their time until they get sick of you and yell. Then they are ready to sell.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:27 am Post subject: Re: Has Anyone Seen My '71 Bus? |
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Okay so If I have that as an upper hand, how do I talk a guy down about $2500? I've been trying to think of a few things I could sell... Besides the bug, which I'd rather keep, I can only think of my welding skills. I can make a website too, but now they have websites that make websites so....
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'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
'72 Dodge Wrecker
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| KentPS wrote: |
| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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