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Originally Posted by evilfij
Before you throw in the towel, you should do some more investigating. The car sat on dirt for a long time. That eats from the bottom up. The top of the car looks pretty decent. Do the doors open and close ok? How are longitudinals? What is terminal? Remember, this car will never be a concours quality car, nor does it need to be. It could be useable with just floors and a front suspension pan and some patches. Useable. Perfect is the enemy of done remember.
A set of floorpans are under $300. Same for the front suspension pan. You said you have done VW, it’s no different.
My suggestion, get it running. Service it, it turns, it should run. That is great motivation. And it does not cost much. Maybe even run it up and down the driveway to see if the trans works. Remove the interior carpet and seats, that’s easy and will let you see the other sins to see if it is worth fixing. And it won’t hurt the value. And winter is coming. Now is the time to get the project rolling, not the time to maximize sale price.
Take the yellow pad approach and see how much it costs to get it running, driving, and safe. Bare minimum.
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I have done vw pans and suspension but with the heavy body stuff that requires more skill I have phoned a friend. my father and I even put longitudinals in my 914. I’m ok with a welder but far from an expert. From doing all that I have I know one thing for certain...they never go like you think and there is always a surprise. I’m trying to take in all the advice I have received and make a decision and it’s tough to do. I don’t want to make the wrong call. The doors open and close beautifully and the lock posts even look good from the inside of the quarter. There are really good things and then the not so good stuff. Its all the normal early car rot. I took the yellow pad approach and I estimated the parts and multiplied it by 2 to cover the unknowns. The minimum rust repairs (pans,rockers, rear seat pan) suspension rebuild, brake rebuild with all new lines, full fuel system rebuild including carbs, wiring...the list is more extensive than just floor pans, it’s a full project on its own.