1973 VW Transporter, Bus, Bay Window, Volkswagen Type 2, Hightop, Ireland

1973 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon Transporter for sale in Nellis AFB, Nevada, United States

Condition:	Used
Item location:	Nellis AFB, Nevada, United States
Make:	Volkswagen
Model:	Bus/Vanagon
Trim:	Transporter
Year:	1973
Mileage:	80000
Number of cylinders:	4
Fuel:	Gasoline
Transmission:	Manual
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Want to buy?	Contact seller!

Description for Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon 1973

For sale, a fantastic VWcamper van -bus from 1973, with a fiberglass hightop . Clean title, flat pancake engine with carburetor. Original color is blue, painted green in London. 80,000 kilometers on the odometer.
In Las Vegas, Nevada 702.................. 239................. 6292...............
History, the bus was made in Germany and shipped to the US. In 1980 it was shipped to the UK where it spent 8 years in the England and Ireland, then shipped back to the States. I found it leftin a field,in Arcata, California a few years ago. I had it towed on a flatbed down to Santa Cruz, Californiato be restored. It's truly a survivor.
VIN # is 2232070106,
Number does not appear in search engines.
The engine is solid, I've used it as a daily driver and camping. I bought it to restore it, it's been a passion bringing it back to life. I've lifted the fiberglass hightop up onto 4x4s, to put new seals and screws. The walls have been insulated with spray foam, along with new wood paneling and shelves. I had a seamstress make the three layer curtains.
There's rust rot on the front floor, dog legs, battery box (has a sheet metal piece currently) and on the back right corner (below rear light). All four of these areas should ultimately be replaced.
The chassis, rockers and jack points are good. The doors have spots on the bottom edge.
I've done a lot of Por-15 painting, combined with the "No Weld" method using spray foam and bondo.
All window seals have been replaced. The two folding horizontal louvered windows on the side replaced the original vertical folding windows, which were broken.
Concerning the bed, this bus has a long bench in the back. To make the bed, you would fold down the back side of the bench and then fold back the bed wood ply board on top of it and finish with a foam padding on top of all. It essentially was one large sized bed, with no furniture on either side. The foam padding and wood ply board were in bad shape and removed. I wanted to redo the bed set up, so I found a Z-bed for the bus and had plans on building a wood cabinet furniture on the driver side. I was going to sell the long bench since original VW full benches are sought after. To summarize, the bus comes with both, a full bench and a Z-bed.

A lot more has been done with the bus, I have full list of everything completed in an Excel document.
This bus is a survivor, there's still a lot more restoration work that needs to be done, rust, upholstery, inside front door panels, etc.
Sold as a collectible, but completely a daily driver.
I put a "Slow Van" sticker in back window since too many people drive too fast and tail gating, while flipping me off when they passed. Since the sticker, no one flips me off anymore. The young millennial generation have no experience with these older buses and how slow they are on the road. 55 mph max, otherwise you over heat the air cooled engine.
Also included with the sale, is a large collection of tools, fire extinguisher, jack stands, window covers for all windows, etc, purchased for the bus.
If interested, bus is located in Las Vegas, NV. I drove it from California.

Contact me to get the full details before making purchase. Ideal candidateis into restoring classic cars.

A COMPLETE LIST of what I've done to Bus
New CV BOOTS
BRAKES COMPLETE: MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT ROTORS PADS CALIPERS BRAKE HOSES, BACK DRUMS SHOES CYLINDERS HOSES,
4 NEW TIRES size 185 R14, 8/1/16
Wheel Alignment
New SWAY Bar
New Windshield, with top 5" tinted. Installed 6/28/17. Old original windshield called VW Sigla,Front windshield rubber sea, standard Cal-Look style, from wolfsburgwest
New MUFFLER-TAIL PIPE, with GASKETS MANIFOLD New Carburator Rebuilt Kit, Weber #92.3230.05 New SPEEDOMETER CABEL,New ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEALNew SHOCKS FRONT + BACKNew FAN BELT,DISTRIBUTOR, PLUGS New Regulator from Winchester AutoNew Fuel Pump New Shifter coupler New Ignition condensor
Heat Shield Window Insulation, All windows have insulation coverswww.heatshieldstore.com,
2 Louvered joulise windows, Replaced original two broken middle windows. 1 Z-Bed Sofa Seat
Front wheel bearings replaced (L + R), rotated tires
Sun viser clip, from Wolfburgwest.com2 VW rubber covers for foot pedals2 Knobs for Louvered windows, from Airheadparts.com 2 Rubber stops for Gas door. Locking Engine Door Latch from jbugs.com 4 new Hubcaps (8 total)
SEAL for Door Sliding,2 door seals for driver and passenger side, fromWestCoastMetric.com2 rear side Window Seals, from Wolfsburg WestWindow rear door seal, from Wolfsburg West SEAL Rear BACK Door from jbugs.comSEAL Engine inside Hatch from Wolfburgwest
Insulation, foam in a can, 12 cans Insulatio, Rigged board 4'x8'x1'' sheet, R6 value, used in the walls, Hightop,2 Reflectix Insulation sheetsHightop, Reflectix Insulation roll Hightop Carpet Tape for reflectix insulationHIGHTOP New Top Window Vent complete from RV store HIGHTOP stainless steel Screws for vent window,Pine Wood 1/2 inch x 10 ft, frame for side window in Hightop4 packs Putty tape+Crank Handle for Hightop window Screws Hardware for Hightop windows, Stainless steelVENT WINDOW latch, front driver door, from wolfsburgwest
Fire Extinguisher wall bracketFire Extinguisher 5lb from ACE Hardware
Curtains, three layer, two sided.
Door, FELT CHANNEL, driver sideWINDOW PASSENGER,METAL LIFT CHANNEL from wolfsburgwest.com
Earz Engine Bay Airtake wings from busdepot.com
Empi web carb Air Filter, 2-1/2" rectangle, from Ebay