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The body corrosion is one thing, better look underneath, rust never stops.
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I would consider 'Surface rust' what's on the left where the paint is chipped. The big difference is that surface rust can be treated from the outside and painted and you're good to go. But when the rust is 'cancerous', it's buried underneath and you must cut out the exterior metal in order to access, treat, and fix. Such as automotive rocker panels, trunk lips, cab corners, windshield channels, and other trapped areas. (I've done quite a bit of rust repair on car/truck projects.)
To me, that single spot just appears that the little door was allowing water intrusion between the exterior skin and interior, but likely above a reinforcement channel, which trapped the water and caused it to rust from inside out. (I had a similar situation under my exterior fridge vent/door, but caught it way before it rusted through.) That spot alone looks terrible, but could be isolated. And the other spot you describe sounds like a similar water intrusion/trap area. If the rest of the bus looks great, I would not consider that a deal breaker. However those areas are also indicators that the bus was in an environment that harbored rust and that there could be a lot more cancer in other areas. If there are rust bubbles in many areas along the length of the rivets, seams, and channels, then I would be much more concerned. And I'd take a good look at the underside, bay interiors, under the step area, suspension, etc. to gauge the overall rust condition. EDIT: More pictures may help.
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You need look no further than this thread.
https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.c...ad.php?t=40944 Here is a very clean Bird of the same year as the rust bucket. Sure the price is 45K (not 30K of the rust bucket), but its 45K OBO!! The rust bucket will cost much more than 15K to fix once, and because it likely has been subject to a lot of corrosion, once may not be the only time the body needs repairs. Sorry to be so blunt (rust bucket), but I've lived most of my life in southeast Michigan. They apply salt on top of salt in the winter. I've seen the rusty results. I hate rust. You rarely can get ahead of it unless you do a frame-off restoration (try that on a Bird).
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I haven't seen this bus since the last time J came to the WOG rally. As I remember... it always had weak paint. But it is a Georgia bus that I believe J was storing inside a warehouse. I haven't seen it, but I'd be surprised if it was ate up with rust???
Along with necessary maintenance, it probably needs tires and batteries. Still, lots of work and money. Your level of mechanical ability comes into play also. Can you do the work or will you be writing checks to someone else? I believe...You are always ahead buying the best maintained coach you can get. Spend 45k upfront and have a road ready bus you can enjoy right away or buy a project and end up spending the same amount over a period of time while it sits in the yard.
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Looks significant, galvanic reaction from a bad ground?
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He had spend a lot of time and money on Chips,before selling it back to Chip.
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I would not pay a lot for the bus. I personally wouldn't want to fit that monster size project.
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