1978 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon

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*** If you have a feed back rating of 3 or lower please contact prior to bidding or your bid will be cancelled ***NO PAINT WORK EVER! NO BONDO! NO WRECKS! 99% RUST FREE, 100% ORIGINAL PAINT! GARAGED SURVIVOR.... RARE Low Mile (79k) - 1978 Sunroof Deluxe 100% OG Paint.... No Really this Bus has 100% OG paint.... Never restored, resprayed or touched up in any way. Only 79k original miles since new. 2 Owner. Professionally lowered 2 inches for the perfect stance. The interior is all original including headliner, all interior panels ect. The headliner is near perfect. The seats upholstery 100% original and in mint condition, (NO RIPS or damage) Rebuilt factory fuel injected 2 liter hydraulic valve motor. The bus rides awesome with the lowered stance and KYB gas shocks. Very rare to find van that has 100% og paint in this kind of original condition. This van had been garaged most of its life. Many man hours and a lot of money have gone into the preservation of this bus with the goal to keep it as original as possible.... ENGINE- Rebuilt factory fuel injected 2 liter hydraulic valve motor with approx. 20k miles on it. Brand new Empi Monza style 4 tip exhaust (not pictured, I just installed it yesterday, sounds awesome). At the time of the rebuild the clutch, pressure plate, trough out bearing, fuel and vac lines as well as many other misc parts were replaced. New battery. Fresh complete tune up including but not limited to plug wires, rotor, cap, points, condenser, oil change, filter service. The motor is finely tuned and runs perfect. The engine bay is very clean and tidy (see pictures).There is no comparison to a well running fuel injected 2 liter motor in tip top shape. The motor runs strong and at high way speeds easily... TRANSMISSION- Transmission shifts perfectly. The transmission has a updated short throw Scat racing shifter so the shifting is crisp and precise. A huge improvement over wobbly stock shifters. PAINT & BODY- Rare Sunroof, this bus was garaged for a majority of its life. 100% original paint, NO REALLY 100% ORIGINAL PAINT......Rare factory orange with original pin stripes. NO PAINT WORK EVER.. (There is nothing hiding under the paint, this is a no stories bus) I had the original paint professionally polished. I took the van to a professional detail shop. They spent many hours polishing the paint to a beautiful finish. The body is super strait with only a few small dings and scratches to be expected of a almost 40 year old van wearing all of its og paint. Under carriage, frame, jack points, nose, floors, dog legs, inner rockers, all doors, and gutters are completely rust free, (the bus is 99% rust free). Only corrosion is in the battery tray area, THERE IS NO RUST on the body... Both front and rear bumpers were updated with chrome for a better look. All four wheels were completely sand blasted and powder coated. INTERIOR- The interior is in excellent original condition. Mint front, rear and middle seat, no tares, the padding is still like new. All interior door and kick panels are 100% original to the bus. Most of the interior panels were removed, the vinyl was carefully removed as it was in excellent condition. I used the old card board panels as templates and cut new Birchwood panels and re glued the factory vinyl panels on the re cut birch wood panels. (the old card board panels were warped). The end result is the original interior vinyl over the birch wood panels. The new panels will never warp again and look almost brand new. This process took many hours and was very time consuming to do but well worth the effort. The original head liner is perfect. The ONLY tare is a small 2 inch tare on the sunroof section that slides back. The rest of the headliner is near mint with no tares..... Grant steering wheel. The original deluxe clock still works.. SUSPENSION & BRAKES- The van was professionally lowered 2 inches, KYB gas shocks. New brakes as well as brake lines. The wheel bearings were repacked at the time brakes were done. (The bus handles and drives more like a car than your typical VW Bus and does not have the typical swaying that stock height vans have). OTHER- New tires front and rear. CD player with 6x9 speakers. Sliding rear windows (rare on a deluxe) and excellent for much needed ventilation on a hot day. Vintage 1978 licenses plate frame, tinted windows. Once in a while you find van that has been well cared for its entire life, this is one of them... 100% original paint survivor late model fuel injected Sunroof deluxe in a desirable color combination. This is a rare bus to begin with. Super rare to find one in this kind of original condition. Many hours went into the preservation of this bus. There are many things I have listed that have been done to this bus. With the rebuilt fuel injected 2 liter motor, Scat racing shifter, suspension and brake work this bus runs and drives more like a car than a bus. The additional power from the upgraded rebuilt motor and lowered stance make this bus perfect for highway and long distance driving. No expense or man hours were spared on this preservation. I am regretfully selling this bus so I can finish other projects. This is a no story's bus with no hidden problems like so many other "restored buses" on the market today. This is one of the finest Bay Window sunroof buses in the country.... Put the sunroof back and cruise, there is nothing like a sunroof bus on a nice day. Feel free to contact me with additional questions. I will be happy to show the bus in person before the end of the auction or answer any questions over the phone in person or by email. (36O) 8l3-8332 *** Please Note *** I listed the van for auction, there is no buy it now price. I will let the auction run its course to be fair to all bidders. If the van does not reach the sell, I would be happy to negotiate a buy it now price after the auction has ended.