Spotted this in a backyard so knocked on the door to see if they wanted to part with it. It's a 70 lowlight deluxe that he bought new & parked here running about 12 years ago to do some front panel repairs that he never finished (small bingle that tore off the front bumper & moounts) It all looks to be there though I didn't get inside & the roof has some rust holes towards the back in the gutters & the front panel is rusted at the bottom, but what I could see through the window the front floor looks solid. There is a bit of surface rust on the floor above the engine due to the holes in the roof but the hood lining is all still there. The interior is white.
I'm happy for a long project so not too fussed about the level of work required.
Is it worth grabbing? Any thoughts please?
The front suspension is very sought after for split owners wishing to do a ball joint conversion they fetch $4-500 alone
is there an engine? it would be a 1600TP, if ok you could more money for the engine
in all you could get about $1500 + in parts alone
if the rust is not too bad then yes it is probably worth restoring
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yes yes yes,like silver said ,but it would be a shame to part out unless really rusty
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Yes there is an engine & as I said it was running when he parked it here 12 odd years ago. Didn't ask how many k's it had though.
I wouldn't part it out, want to do a resto, unless it was beyond it rust wise, but looks pretty solid from what I can see of it.
Personally I would walk away from the rusty roof. It will never stop bubbling out
I'm with Helbus, too much rust in the roof, but as said, parts are def sought after
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Thanks for the input guys. Having read a bit more on bay identification it would seem this one is a 71 as it has the closer 5 stud wheels with disk front. The old fella (in his 80's) that bought in new said he got it at Footscray VW in 1970. Could it be an MY71 released late in 70. Does it make it any more desirable or useful for parts?
yes its the model for the donor beam for splitty conversion the aluminium trim looks desirable too
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silver wrote:yes its the model for the donor beam for splitty conversion the aluminium trim looks desirable too
70 71 front ends even wide five are not the ones you want for splitties need the early ealy ones. Mitchell
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The 71 was the best low-light year ever as they looked totally as a lowlight yet had huge upgrades over previous models such as:
First year to have a twin port 1600 (MY1970 models still had the single port 1600).
First year to have disc brakes up front.
Frist year to have boosted brakes.
First year to have a "Y" frame chassis up front.
However roof rot is a difficult repair and too scary for my liking.
Still worth it if your keen - although I would cut down the grass around the kopmbi to get a better check.
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Looks like it's about 50/50 for & against taking it on. Leaning towards picking it up but will sit on the desicion for a few weeks. Will post up the outcome. Cheers all.
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Scottkombi wrote:The 71 was the best low-light year ever as they looked totally as a lowlight yet had huge upgrades over previous models....
What about the beautiful early lowlight rear wheel-arches which were replaced with the later (& less attractive) flared arches in 71 which continued till the end of bay production?
That's a pretty obvious difference, not to mention the close five wheel pattern really changes the look from early lowlight models. Interior trim was more simple as well. Colour choices changed as well, with less options offered.
So maybe not totally like the original wide five lowlights?
But I agree it's a great year to find. Good score and definitely worth getting, for all the hard to find microbus parts. Good find!
71 were a 1 year only wheel arch slightly diff to later bays
Klaus wrote:71 were a 1 year only wheel arch slightly diff to later bays
Ok, I'll bite. What is the difference, or differences between a 71 rear wheel arch & later ones?
There seems to be be no difference with genuine repair panels.....
71 have a curved single edge arch later ones are double edge , have a 69dc bay in the yard some 68 rear arches cut off a bus a 70 micro , 71 dc and a 76 camper, so can get pics if u want 🙂
Klaus wrote:71 have a curved single edge arch later ones are double edge , have a 69dc bay in the yard some 68 rear arches cut off a bus a 70 micro , 71 dc and a 76 camper, so can get pics if u want 🙂
Hey wow, pics would be great! The 3 71's I have owned don't seem to have this feature you describe, so maybe it was early 71's which had this wheel arch?
I've posted some pics of genuine 71 arches on my van for you to show how they differ from later ones.
Thanks in advance for going to the effort to show me the differences, Cheers, Dave
Early 69 lowlights with wide 5 wheels were the last to do a direct front & rear interchange with a splitty, late 69 onwards have a different size bolt pattern for the front beams & the IRS is a problem
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they look similar to whats on my 73 kombi👍
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what happened to this one?
mmm the deluxe trim would look good on my 70
oh and heres my 71 dc arches
76 arch
SlownLow wrote:what happened to this one?
Will be dropping in shortly to have another chat to him.
My 71 bus has the same rear guards as the 76 pictured.
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Keep us posted Dave
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