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analogmax
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Joined: September 27, 2006
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Location: Chandler, Arizona
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 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:57 am Post subject: Time for an update |
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I have a 73 Thing I picked up a couple of years ago with a tired 1776 and bus transaxle that I'm now ready to change. I ordered a new 1776 from Chirco performance in Tucson and while I am waiting on it I have started changing out the Bus transaxle for a Thing freeway flyer transaxle from The Thing Shop.
Everything out
Bus Trans out with lots of extra parts
Thing shop Trans
Once I got the transaxle out and was able to look things over I had to head back to the thing shop for a couple more things, good thing it's only 2 miles from my house.
The plan is to have everything done and in by the 4th of July. |
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oasis
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A 1776 with a freeway flyer? Hell, yes, I want some updates! 
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Now: 2003 New Beetle Turbo S / 1990 Single Cab Transporter / 2014 Tiguan R-Line 4motion / 2013 Tiguan S / 2002 Golf GLS TDI
Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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analogmax
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Location: Chandler, Arizona
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Got the new transaxle in and finished putting in the drive axles yesterday. Now just waiting for the engine to be completed.
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analogmax
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Location: Chandler, Arizona
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Picked up the new engine yesterday
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sam_w
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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What year bus transaxle? Does it fir directly or do you have to modify stuff like the shift linkage?
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analogmax
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I took out the bus transaxle and there was a lot of modification to get it to go in. I replaced it with a freeway flyer from the Thing shop |
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