Coming up with a plan for my resto project!

I agree. with mine I learnt the skills of welding and panel beating. I will still say I will do a good job but slower as I am doing it at home in my own time and not in a shop doing quick fixes. I wonder how much a full restoration will cost? Nor do I think they will do a better job than us rookies.

 

You say the underneath is ok but I can’t see that given the state of the rest put some pics up, do you have belly pans?

It might be the final nail in the coffin

 

did you cut out the arches and sandblast the rest ?
With this rationale all VWs would be on a rotisserie…
Pretty much every part is available here in the U.K. repo or as a cut …

Keep it on the road and doing a bit at a time prevents the for sale thread of a stripped half done resto project

 

If I cut it loose at a loss now (for restoration, parts whatever), would you say it is better to have the very worst bits fixed first with the panels I already have, or sell untouched as is with the parts included ready to use. For that matter I am still in time to return the £500 worth of parts for a refund rather than chuck them in.
I'd get the chassis checked before selling ofc. I don't have pics to hand.

 

I think I'd sell as it is, you're unlikely to increase the value more than it costs for the work. When you have some panels welded in it won't look great. At least now it's all the same colour and after all - you bought it, so someone else will. Clean it thoroughly. You could fill some holes like the roof with filler and brush paint it - that's all the last person did - it would give the impression that nothing needed doing right away, but without hiding it's obvious faults. You'd be surprised how many people reason that they'll "sort that out later" after they've got over the initial purchase price. It's not all bad after all.

 

Thanks Zed, I’m coming around to this idea. I am sure there is some sort of ‘chart of acceptance’ for this camper mistake scenario!

I am thinking then that I might tidy up what I can myself without spending any serious money, and use it a bit this year. And look to make a more honest sale than was presented to me early next year, when the sales market is more buoyant for Campervans. It’ll take eons to sell anyway as it’s an auto too, but this might work in its favour if another auto fan crops up eventually (this is what swung it for me - don’t!)
...and I’ll come to you guys first if I muster up the energy to take on another one!


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At least your auto box has been refurbished. That will help resale.

 

The auto box in a bay is probably about the best auto box vw ever made IMO, for reliability anyway. I’m sure it would sell without too much bother.

Patch it up as best you can and go camping, have some fun, and leave the worrying until next year.

 

have you made any plan on what you are going to do to yours. also keep in mind that any kombi will eventually need a full restoration.