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fastmc25
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Location: East Tennessee
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Also got the 2110cc engine assembled and ready for carbs. Modified the doghouse for a type 4 cooler.
Engine bay ready for oil filter hookup
and ignition…. 😎
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Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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fastmc25
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Joined: January 01, 2004
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Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:16 am Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Finished type 4 cooler tins.. installed Magnaspark Ignition. Fuel rails made. 😎
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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fastmc25
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Joined: January 01, 2004
Posts: 1202
Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Installed engine today 😎
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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fastmc25
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Joined: January 01, 2004
Posts: 1202
Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Prepped car for the road today. Tag and insurance. Did a couple of neighborhood test and tuning drives today. Waiting for seat belts to arrive before we hit the road. 😎. Almost there 😎
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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kenj06
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Joined: November 28, 2011
Posts: 198
Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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It was in the 60's today so I took possibly the last drive of the year. Hoping to sneak in another next weekend if the weather cooperates.
Filled it up with fuel and took about an hour drive through the metroparks.
Had to grab a pic with some fall color.
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germansupplyscott
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Joined: May 22, 2004
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Location: toronto
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Installed a new steering wheel, it's a VWOA accessory wheel we've had forever but not gotten installed for various reasons. Very happy with it. About 1 1/2" smaller diameter than the stock wheel so getting in and out of the car is much easier for me and my hockey-thighs. Side view w/Kat an old photo to show how it looks from that angle. Depth pretty much identical to the stock wheel.
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Semper_Dad
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Location: Indiana
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GrooveThing
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Joined: June 18, 2021
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:46 am Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Finished installing a remote oil filter mount along with a 96 plate oil cooler above the transmission. Only issue found is crank pulley is grinding on oil pump plate. Ordered a sand seal pulley kit to hopefully fix the problem.
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fastmc25
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Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Finally installed the rear tire carrier. My 15” spare won’t fit in the trunk
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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fastmc25
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Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:04 am Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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We ran the Tail of the Dragon yesterday. Joined East Tennessee Air Cooled on “Buggin the Dragon” 😎
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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HammerFLA
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Joined: June 12, 2023
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Location: Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:51 am Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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I received it! That's right, I just got my Thing today. It was in Denver, a trade in at a Lexus dealer. Anyways, the transporter just dropped it off. (Orlando, FL) I had never seen it in person, All I knew was the PO drove it in. That was all the info I needed.
Its got front disc brakes, Dual port motor with Delorto 40's, and an alternator, Five point harness mounted in soft bucket seats!
My history, I'm 55. Its been about 25 years since I have owned an Air cooled VW. Before that, I have owned 12 VW's, 2 buses, 2 Ghia's, 8 beetles.
Just ordered New top, side curtains, service manual, a Jack, and some other odds and ends.I do not plan on a full restore. But I will fix it up and make a great beach driver out of it..
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fastmc25
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Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Awesome score!!!
😂😎
Who the heck traded a VW thing in for a Lexus? 😂😂😂
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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Semper_Dad
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Location: Indiana
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| HammerFLA wrote: |
I received it! That's right, I just got my Thing today.
Just ordered New top, side curtains |
Nice score. Unique rollbar. Hope it fits under that new top. The windshield looks a raked back a bit. Thing shop has braces that puts it in correct alignment.
Enjoy!
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HammerFLA
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Location: Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Windshield is raked back. cause the 4 screws were busted out. others were loose. I removed the lower frame from windshield, but having a terrible time removing 2 of the broken screws..I even tried Carbide tips in my drill press..
I did rework the hood latch, Works great. All new stainless hard for windshield from Ace Hardware
From all the issues with lower frames, I might fabricate one just for fun.
Found out Motor was built by Painters (grinding) in Denver, they built my friends motor in 1984..It was strong, a 1776, that beat most 1835"s..Wish I could figure out what size motor I got.. |
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EverettB 
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HammerFLA
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Location: Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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| HammerFLA wrote: |
I received it! That's right, I just got my Thing today.
Just ordered New top, side curtains |
Nice score. Unique rollbar. Hope it fits under that new top. The windshield looks a raked back a bit. Thing shop has braces that puts it in correct alignment.
Enjoy! |
Yikes How is the roll bar supposed to look? |
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Semper_Dad
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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| HammerFLA wrote: |
Yikes How is the roll bar supposed to look? |
There must be a dozen variations of rollbars. VWOA however, only licensed 2 versions. Sometimes referred to a "West Coast" and "East Coast" styles. You rarely see roll bars on European 181s. Most if not all of VWOA's accessories were either produced or sourced within the USA.
I suspect they contracted two different manufacturers to produce them with one version being predominantly sold on the east coast and the other on the west. I believe the 4 point bar was the West Coast bar and the East Coast was a 5 point. I'm not sure whether my 4 point is a VWOA.
Here's what the 4 point (West Coast) bar looked like in a Thing Brochure
A 5 point Bar (East Coat Bar)
Here's a sampling of bars from the gallery
Anyway,....Both VWOA bars would fit under either the convertible or fiberglass hard top. I'd wager to say that most of the other bars would fit..... at least the soft top. I've seen several hard tops that had to be trimmed and fitted to accommodate a roll bar.
It may just be an optical illusion from your windshield being raked back that makes your roll bar look a bit tall. FTR, the top of my roll bar including padding is approximately 18 inches from the top of my doors. I believe the roll bar has several inches clearance above it.
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madster
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Location: Rio Grande Valley Texas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Made some speaker plates out of $5.00 worth of 20ga sheet metal : 👌🏽
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fastmc25
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Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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Installed a Bully Atv Bluetooth sound bar. Bolts to roll bar and is 12v powered. Sounds pretty good and can be easily heard with the top down at highway speed. It’s fully weatherproof.
Comes with a remote to control from the drivers seat along with my phone.
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Peace,
Paul
1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
I identify as: “A Pissed Old GI ” |
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Johnnyw
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Location: San Clemente, CA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: "What did you do with your Thing today"? |
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A couple of weeks ago I installed some BMW seats.
Today I added Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to cruise with me during the
Holiday season.
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