towd or sandhopper

[sandhopper]

How can I tell the difference between a towd body and a sandhopper ?

[joescoolcustoms]

Some, not all, sandhoppers did not have the Gauge bump in the dash. Some were exact copies.

No sandhopper had a BF Meyers tag on them, or evidence of a tag, (4 rivets, or rivet holes where the tag should be).
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Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone

[hillmotorsports]

Similar question....
I know it was NOT the Tow'd but which Tow'd clones had a full length raised Centre spine?
The Meyers Tow'd had a flat floor in front of the seats, raised box near the pedals and e-brake, with a metal channel added to mount the shifter and cover the lines running from the pedals to the rear.
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[l8sho]

Don't know about all Tow'ds and Sandhoppers. Can only tell you about my Sandhopper body versus the Tow'ds I've seen - Sandhopper has full length tunnel compared to the short tunnel of a Tow'd (which is covered and extended with a metal plate for mounting the shifter) - Sandhopper dash is much smaller and extends from in front of the driver to the right just past the hood gauge hump - Sandhopper battery well is much deeper than a Tow'd and can put the top of the battery at or below the bed floor - the fuel tank mounts to the Sandhopper's body, not the frame the way the Tow'd does.

I still wish you'd let loose of your Samba name. Sure like to have it.

[hillmotorsports]

This only gets more confusing by the day...

Mine MAY be a Sandhopper, it does have the full length tunnel.
However, the trapezoid shaped steel fuel tank is chassis mounted with a flange on each end that bolts to a lip just below the roll bar mount, just like the round tow'd tanks.
There was no hood so can't comment on the dash.

The tow bar slides into a tube that ends at the hoop behind the master cylinder, does not extend up to mount the steering column.
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[sandhopper]

another question
what should the wheel base be on a towd or sandhopper ?

[hillmotorsports]

The wheelbase on our "whatever" measures 81".

I posted a bunch of other Tow'd/Sandhopper difference comments as they pertain to ours on the other Tow'd or Sandhopper build thread....
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[Dale M.]

Umm... Original TOWD had extension tube the was for a tow bar, the method of extending/storing tow bar also doubled as the steering wheel support....

Dale
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[monomanx]

All tow'd which I have seen disassembled have the round cylindrical tanks, not trapezoidal tanks. That may have been special built for your car for extended range driving/racing.