[T3] Any List Members in Eugene OR

B Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Wed Apr 15 18:51:57 PDT 2015


He wa asking big $ on the samba.  What is he asking on CL?

B. Fye

> On Apr 15, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Craigs List <craigslistcsprings at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jim and Mike,
> 
> I have uploaded another group of pictures I got tonight. From what I can
> see, it has issues, but it looks like a nice survivor with opportunities to
> make it better. It is also not so nice that I feel bad driving it.
> 
> In all honesty, I don't see a lot of issues that POR-15, in the hidden
> spots, and a little elbow grease couldn't fix. There are some rust issues
> that I will have to take the fenders and side panels off for. That is not a
> job I am not up for.The engine cover / trunk area could use a complete
> replacement. That could be a project, but it is not something that cannot
> be done.
> 
> I am a bit scared to take the panels off and find rot. I know first hand
> that these cars rust inside out. I had to chop up a 69 squareback because
> it was too far gone about a year ago. Someone had decided that "repairing
> the rust issues" meant spraying foam filler in every possible spot. This
> only gave the water a place to hide while it TRULY rotted from the inside
> out. I just don't see that here.
> 
> Let me know what you guys see.
> 
> As far as the odometer reading 77777, I asked him. He and his 9 year old
> son drove around until they hit that spot and pulled over for pictures. The
> car currently has 78,500 miles on it.
> 
> Adam
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:54 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 14 Apr 2015 at 21:31, Craigs List wrote:
>>> 
>>> Here are the pics.
>> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3scmv7LTNgSfk0yWjNqMFlBWjBKUVU1Y21CZ3A2NEhqVWZ1S0xZRmtVUzhOYjN2b3I2ckU&usp=sharing
>> 
>> It looks pretty rough, and we don't get to see any of the usual rust
>> problem areas. I'd like to see if there's anything left of the rocker
>> panels as well as what things look like inside the wheel wells and
>> under the back seat.
>> 
>> The seat belts are replacements and the front seat covers have been
>> replaced. They look good, but the buttons have been left out of the
>> seat backs.
>> 
>> There are rust-thru holes in some odd places, like under the rear
>> license plate, under one of the headlights, and just behind the LR
>> tire.
>> 
>> At least some of the carpet is missing. We can't see much of it. I'm
>> guessing that it all got water damaged and thrown out. Expect water
>> leaks.
>> 
>> The trunk floor is rough. The FI brain cover is probably installed
>> wrong, letting water in.
>> 
>> The rubber gaskets we can see are toast, as is the dash.
>> 
>> Can't be sure, but there is probably rust-thru into the trunk from
>> the front wheel wells.
>> 
>> No photo of the engine: FI or some kind of carb conversion?
>> 
>> There's a spare (?) knob of some sort stuck against the windshield in
>> front of the speedo. The reading (77777) on the speedo seems like an
>> extraordinary coincidence.
>> 
>> Torn headliner. No spare tire. No trim rings on the road wheels.
>> Wheels have been painted, or they are the wrong (Beetle?) wheels.
>> 
>> The oil dipstick cap sits in a recessed area. I've not noticed that
>> before. Is that a fasty thing?
>> 
>> --
>> *******************************
>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>> *******************************
>> 
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