No more lurking, this is my first post as a vw owner.
Today I lucked out. I was the first one there with the cash and managed to pick up a '71 bay window with a T2 1776. The engine is new but died when the PO got caught in a flood, and it ran like crap after. Turns out a sparkplug hole is also stripped, so Im hoping he either blew a plug out of it from water vapor in the combustion chamber or stripped it trying to get it started and thats the only problem (but expecting worse). Anyway... no real rust, no bondo on the corners, brand new transmission, new brake calipers and cylinder, all bench seats there and only one torn, no cracked windows, dash looks good, nothing missing anywhere!! The engine was already out of it, and it does looks brand new and looks cared for, all tin neatly stacked with manifolds, carb, etc. This thing is *exactly* what I was looking for (a splitty is later) and I couldnt be happier considering the price ... 800 bucks!!! Yay!
Tom