We'll, the planned move out to CA isn't going to happen for awhile (personal reasons. good ones) so now I've found myself trolling for another project to play with :)

What I've found is a 84or5 westy which was brought to a local shop for repair. Seems the prev owner lost oil and siezed the engine. Shop owner was planning on putting in a new engine, but now wouldn't mind if it found a new home. It's been sitting for close to a year.

So here's the question: has anyone had experience with ressurecting a van which has been sitting? This may get a new 1.9 or perhaps a swap of some sort. I'm mostly concerned about what else might need attending to. The van has sat in his lot and has been kept shut. Interior is in really good shape. Exterior is dirty from sitting and appears to have two major rust spots in places where I've never seen them -- above the rain gutter on both sides of the front luggage rack. No seam rust, however :) Should the coolant lines be suspect? Radiator? Brakes? I've ressurected a couple air-cooleds and usually they needed new brakes (but they sat much longer).

He's only asking about $600 for it, and might come down if I tried.

Thoughts?

john