Is it worth it?

[Manfred58sc]

5K driver till it dies , in the meantime look for a dry Western Bus and a good shop to swap everything over.
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[guzzirider]

look out west for a bus from a dry bus
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69 doublecab with 2" lift
Suzuki DR650
2016 Dodge Crew 1500 4x4

[Tbob]

A friend of mine bought a Jeep like that. Looked pretty good body wise, one spot of rust on a front fender, but the floor isn't rotted out and there are no bubbles here and there in the paint from rust saviging the body. But underneath, oh my gosh. The frame is rusted to a point of undrivability. It has 4 link suspension front and rear. and the bottom mounts where the links attach to the frame are all but rusted off. The body mounts are rusted off, but the thing still sits level and true. He didn't look underneath before he bought it, as he was enamored by the shiny paint and bolt on light bars and such. The girl he bought it from told him it was her "beach Jeep"( we live on the Gulf coast). He figures he will end up with $20,000 in his $7500 Jeep.
So, my advice to you is to run away. Rust like that is difficult and expensive(very Expensive!) to minimize, and unlike my friend who can replace his frame, your frame is welded to your body. As many have said, find a solid, western bus.
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1969 Deluxe, owned since 1973
1973 Westfalia, owned since 1983
1980 Westfalia, watercooled conversion
1985 Westfalia, stock!
1986 Westfakia, Audi I-4 conversion
A couple of trucks and a couple of Jeeps

[airkooledchris]

The body is toast and the engine's FI system is gone, replaced with a centermount carb?

That's a $1000 bus, no matter who pays what for it. (and that's generous, but the westy interiors are getting a lot of coin these days so maybe.)

[SGKent]

[my59]

Wow, from a 12k unrealiatic ask to a 5k drive it till it drops to a parts bus.
Maybe this was a beach bus on the outer banks....
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my59: Well son, my grandfather died before I got to drive it, so does that answer your question?
our79: sunroof bus w/camper interior and 2.0 FI
Other:'12 Jetta, '77 Benz 300D, and a 74 MG Midget.

[TDCTDI]

Holy crap! That turd is near me. With the amount of rot in that thing, I thought it was from above the Mason-Dixon Line.
https://fayetteville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1976-vw-westfalia/6701160565.html
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Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it.

[wihr]

I do not see the rot.

WW
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1970 Campmobile "Van Ordinaire"
2009 Lincoln Town Car "Behemoth"
1969 Lambretta 150 DL "Nina"
1962 Matchless G 12 CS 650cc

[Tbob]

From Portland, you probably can't see the rot. But if you were to get a little closer, say Louisville, you will be able to see it! And if you get into North Carolina, you can most likely hear it rust! I've seen rustier(I once lived in Chicago in a former life), but not one that looked so presentable and yet was so crusty underneath.
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1969 Deluxe, owned since 1973
1973 Westfalia, owned since 1983
1980 Westfalia, watercooled conversion
1985 Westfalia, stock!
1986 Westfakia, Audi I-4 conversion
A couple of trucks and a couple of Jeeps

[spacebiscuit]

As a guide - last year I bought a 70 bus for around £4000 which required work. I had the bottm 6 inches replaced all round, wheel arches, jacking points, some chasis repairs and the protected with 3M paint where repaired.

Total outlay now with repairs is circa £10,000. I now have a solid bus underneath. That's about the price being asked for the bus on offer before any work has started!
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1972 Type 2 1600cc
1990 MKII Golf 1.6 CL