so i started restoring my 70 sunroof bus

[Bmxmarine]

so here is the story, my wife and i bought this bus from a friend of hers family who had it in their driveway for atleast 15 years. my wife always wanted a bus after ive had a couple of bugs i said sure lets do it. man was i mistaken...

so i proceeded to take apart and asses as ive done with the bugs...

all in all not much rust at all. it came from Montana with us when we moved to Louisiana and it seems fairly good. i ordered a new harness from west coast metric, as ive done with all the bugs and new sunroof cables. i intend on getting a turnkey motor, im looking at you mofoco, because the SP thats in it is siezed and not complete. also i have a full tin kit on order from awesome powdercoat along with thermostat because i like to run it like that =) anyone from Louisiana know of a good paint shop? im also looking at getting it dustless blasted as ive done before with good success. trying to this resto as straight forward as i can but buses are new to me and any advise you see as i progress would be appreciated!

[aeromech]

Sounds good to me.
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[SGKent]

I would say the seller and buyer both got a good deal.
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[wcfvw69]

For only $1k, I think you did very well. From what I can see in your pictures, it looks pretty straight and rust free. It also looks pretty complete as well.
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[67ctbug]

Great deal!
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[Bmxmarine]

i am relying on this forum for most all of my bus information as i have 0 experiences with buses.

list of items to find and order:
1. FULL rubber kit, i need to replace everything rubber on this bus....
2. seat upholstery, and related materials
3. carpet, what do you guys like to use as an underlayment for carpet?
4. complete side panels, nothing super fancy, is it crazy to put dynamat like stuff behind the panels?
5. possibly a few bus specific mechanical parts

any recommendations on places to look?
anyone know somewhere that someone has documented their restoration that they like? yes i know how to use the search but there were sooo many random ones

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[dumptuck]

Great find for 1k, that early bay green is one of my favourites for sure

[tolstoy]

Are you sure you need to blast and spray that thing. Looks like it'd buff up pretty good aside the windshield area.

Tolstoy
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[Spike0180]

I know you aren't new to aircooled, but perhaps to the Bay Forum. So here is our warm welcome of excessive information to read through!

And for what it's worth, I'd keep the OG paint, and just do touch ups and oil. Either way, you got a killer deal. Keep us posted on how it goes.

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Now is the perfect time to get the engine on order.

Please feel free to email me directly [email protected] and we can figure out what you need and get you on the production sheet.

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[wcfvw69]

The big issue I see with "turn key" engines these days is that they are dressed in new aftermarket, economy level parts. The engine tin that doesn't fit well, carbs, distributors, fuel pumps. All these "new" parts are typically Chinese and are less than quality parts when compared to the original German made parts.

You'd be much better off having the long block built and then sourcing original German made VW parts and restoring them. The carbs, distributors, fuel pumps, generators and engine tin can all be restored to like new condition again. It's important that the carb/distributor match each other and the fuel pump puts out the correct PSI.

I run all the original German made parts that have been restored on my VW's. This includes the thermostats and flaps, warm air to the oil bath assemblies, etc. Basically, all the original parts these engines had on them when new. They simply run great as those Germans were pretty sharp in designing them.

I finished restoring my 71' bus engine a couple of years ago. I removed all the cheap, junk parts off this engine and reinstalled original, restored German VW parts.

Most of the veteran VW owners who've owned these VW for years/decades run restored parts vs. the junk new parts sold today. We are certainly rewarded with VW reliability and excellent running engines.
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