1978 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon

2.0L

Manual

2282072692

Clear

At auction is a 78 VW bus that turns heads wherever it goes with its beautiful red and white color combination. You’ll love the attention you get and you’ll have no problems keeping up with traffic with the recently rebuilt 2.0L engine. On the inside, “Rojo” has been fitted a Westfalia Z bed / bench seat and many of the OM cabinets that come original with the earlier (and preferable) Westy transporters. The bus is running like a champ, will cruise at 70 or higher with no problem whatsoever. I was forced into replacing the Fuel Injection (FI) with a carburetor and now that I’ve installed the correct distributor, this thing flies (at least compared to most VW Busses). The engine has less than 2,000 miles on it, the bus steers and brakes perfect, the transmission is solid. The cab dome lights, dash lights, parking lights, the horn, reverse lights, oil temperature gauge, brights and bright indicator - they all work. There’s an electric fan installed to move heated air into the cabin with a 3 stage variable flow switch placed in the dash, but still needs heater boxes added to complete the heater restoration. The inside looks very good with interior panels 18 months old, reupholstered seats and rear bench, extra touches like a hand sewn Wheelskin steering wheel cover, newer 4 speaker stereo with Pandora capability and more. It’s got a center console for storage, arm rest, cup holder and serves the overall need for somewhere to put your “stuff”. The bus has had all new door seals and just had all of the window seals replaced along with new vent wing window assemblies (on front doors only) to complete the overall sealing of the vehicle. Beyond all that, here’s (a partial) list of additional work completed on the bus in November, 2012: New shocks front / backNew CV axles front/backNew rear/inner and outer wheel bearingsFront/rear rubber brake lines installedReplaced engine mountsReplaced transmission mountsTransaxle serviceResealed transmission / final drive cap / final drive sealShifter coupler replacementDriver side lower ball jointSteering gear box serviceNew clutch kit / clutch cableShift rod sealNew oil coolerNew Axle pinNew oil temp sending unitThis sale is the casualty of a painful divorce and the low reserve will virtually ensure that it’s sold. I’m happy to answer any questions and can provide additional photos and assist with any shipping coordination, but the buyer will pay all shipping costs. Thanks for looking and good luck!