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GI Joe
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Location: Athens, TN
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sixty9fasty
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Location: crockett, ca
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At a nice little local show here in Concord CA.
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yellow73kubel
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Location: Columbia, SC
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 Your Thing looks beast!
7.00x15's front/31x10.5 rear right? I'm definitely considering a similar setup when I get the extra cash. Just need some mud tires out back since we get some nasty stuff around here. |
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sixty9fasty
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Location: crockett, ca
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| yellow73kubel wrote: |
Your Thing looks beast!
7.00x15's front/31x10.5 rear right? I'm definitely considering a similar setup when I get the extra cash. Just need some mud tires out back since we get some nasty stuff around here. |
Dead nuts on the tire combo, I need to get higher in the rear as the suspension has but 2" for travel till the tires rub... |
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63ziggy
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Joined: June 19, 2005
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Location: The Woodlands, Texas
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Well I thought I would post in.
Here's a pic rt after we got tires and started getting street worthy after 3.5 yrs of "learn as you go" restoration.
2 bottom pics are from attending 1st VW Car show
still carrying paper plate as waiting on permanent tags at that time.
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Nikkoleto
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Joined: July 15, 2004
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A Few Pics of my Baby. A Rust Free 1973 Pittsburgh Steeler Thing in Norther Virginia. New 1776cc Engine.
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yellow73kubel
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Location: Columbia, SC
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| She's a beauty! Can't go wrong with an lightly modified yellow Thing. |
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BNMike
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Location: Hot Springs, SD
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Very Nice 
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Hobug 
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Location: Bishop, GA
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Today at Y U Buggin 2010 in Hampton GA as part of the VW show we were allowed to drive on the AMS NASCAR track. 3 laps and boy are those banks steep! NASCAR Thing.
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rasputin
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Location: Hampton VA
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A Few Pics of my Baby. A Rust Free 1973 Pittsburgh Steeler Thing in Norther Virginia. New 1776cc Engine.
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Nice thing Nikkoleto. Looks like your thing was in the parking lot at the "Bug-Out", seems like it would have done very well if you would have entered it in the show.  |
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landkholdings
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Location: N. GA
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Beefed up and mighty clean... ready for the new engine!
The new engine finally fired off and almost ready to be installed!
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blsthng
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From the show in NYC on Sunday
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Fun 181
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Joined: October 20, 2006
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Location: Connecticut
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| From the show in NYC on Sunday |
What show on Sunday in NYC???
I see Casey was there.
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Van-go108
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The new engine finally fired off and almost ready to be installed!
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Sa-wheat.... 
What's the specs?
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landkholdings
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| It's a 78x94 2165cc. FK-8 cam, straight-cut cam gears, H-beam rods, the carbs are Dellorto 45's, 1-5/8" header from A-1. Weighted pulley and welded/balanced fan from Gene Berg. I finally tracked down a used type 1 DTM. I can't remember the specs on the heads, but they're whatever Steve Sands decided were the right ones. Steve handled the entire build including all of the machine work on the case and hand porting/polishing the heads. |
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amishman
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1973 VW Thing
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SgtSamy
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1973 VW Thing
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Beautiful car. Love the classy look! |
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77whatsit
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Location: Deepina Hearta, TX (Austin)
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I gotta say that Thing is just RAD!
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Semper_Dad
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DannyK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:35 am Post subject: Roxy, my '74 Acapulo |
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Roxy napping under a shade tree while I work on the Baywindow Bus. I recently put on the new bikini top, a Thing Shop hitch and awaiting the Chirco 55 amp alternator kit to arrive.New glove box door and stereo will be next. She's my good weather daily driver now.
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