During the pandemic I stripped this to a bare shell, Welded it and replaced some panels, rebuilt the engine and painted it. Here is the result. I also have a yellow T2 that I did after...
https://i.imgur.com/xRPfnDI.jpg
Neither are complete yet but I keep working on them.
I like it!
I had a 1973 (?) vw bus when I was stationed in (the Former West) Germany. It was ex-Bundeswehr, OD green with rifle mounts and the gasoline heater/bomb. I did lots of weekending in it but never tried to convert it.
Also had a 1972 standard beetle back in the US. Might be in my blood, dad tells me I was conceived in the back of one of those single-cab pickup versions in 1965. :-)
Bet you wish you still had them, Have you seen the prices of them now ?