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Gonzo181 Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2018 Posts: 6 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:00 pm Post subject: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Hello all! Proud new owner of my 1978 Safari. Always wanted a Thing and since we have a home in Playa del Carmen my wife and I decided this was the perfect beach car! In Mexico, the price was right (and there are still plenty of parts).
For all you gear heads, you will notice that the Mexicans don't worry too much about emissions.
Great shape. Drives like a new car (almost). Previous owner did a great job restoring the car.
Looking forward to learning from the brain trust here!
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Joe 20 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2005 Posts: 655 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Welcome!! Looks very nice! |
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guppysoup Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2003 Posts: 387 Location: Jalisco, Mexico
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Nice! Bienvenidos. _________________ 1973 Thing/Safari
1985 Bug/Vocho wanna be class 11
2014 Amarok TDI 4x4 |
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bent_karma Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2010 Posts: 291 Location: Modesto, CA.
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Congratulations, really nice car and I'm still pretty new to the VW Thing community as well. But I really think you should it an air cleaner. For the sake of other drivers, passengers and the health of your engine. _________________ '71 VW Bay Window Deluxe Bus [Busness] sold
'73 VW Thing [Agent Orange]
'71 VW Squareback (first air cooled/vw ever) sold
'07 Mazda3 Hatchback GT [the Mazda]
'06 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S (gone at the moment) sold
'18 Subaru Forester 2.5i [Sue Bee]
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Gonzo181 Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2018 Posts: 6 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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bent_karma wrote: |
Congratulations, really nice car and I'm still pretty new to the VW Thing community as well. But I really think you should it an air cleaner. For the sake of other drivers, passengers and the health of your engine. |
Agreed...plus seat belts! It will be a work in progress but it doesn稚 need much! Thanks! |
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guppysoup Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2003 Posts: 387 Location: Jalisco, Mexico
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:06 am Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Gonzo181 wrote: |
bent_karma wrote: |
Congratulations, really nice car and I'm still pretty new to the VW Thing community as well. But I really think you should it an air cleaner. For the sake of other drivers, passengers and the health of your engine. |
Agreed...plus seat belts! It will be a work in progress but it doesn稚 need much! Thanks! |
Like yours my Mexican Safari/Thing didnエt have any seat belts when I bought it.
There are mounting points front and rear for lap belts. I got some 3 point belts from an 90s Bug and used the roll bar to mount them. _________________ 1973 Thing/Safari
1985 Bug/Vocho wanna be class 11
2014 Amarok TDI 4x4 |
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Buggeee Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2016 Posts: 4419 Location: Stuck in Ohio
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Gonzo181 Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2018 Posts: 6 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:28 am Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Thanks for the comments everyone. I知 going to bring the engine up to US Standards just because. Appreciate the seat belt info as well. I have no roll bar so a 3pt strap could be a challenge, but will figure something out. The Policia here are always looking for a reason to pull someone over and no seat belts are high on their list... |
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guppysoup Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2003 Posts: 387 Location: Jalisco, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Gonzo181 wrote: |
Thanks for the comments everyone. I知 going to bring the engine up to US Standards just because. Appreciate the seat belt info as well. I have no roll bar so a 3pt strap could be a challenge, but will figure something out. The Policia here are always looking for a reason to pull someone over and no seat belts are high on their list... |
Hey gonzo it looks like you have some kind of 1inch+ tubing? What is it? _________________ 1973 Thing/Safari
1985 Bug/Vocho wanna be class 11
2014 Amarok TDI 4x4 |
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Gonzo181 Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2018 Posts: 6 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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guppysoup wrote: |
Gonzo181 wrote: |
Thanks for the comments everyone. I知 going to bring the engine up to US Standards just because. Appreciate the seat belt info as well. I have no roll bar so a 3pt strap could be a challenge, but will figure something out. The Policia here are always looking for a reason to pull someone over and no seat belts are high on their list... |
Hey gonzo it looks like you have some kind of 1inch+ tubing? What is it? |
Can you please be more specific? |
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guppysoup Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2003 Posts: 387 Location: Jalisco, Mexico
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Gonzo181 wrote: |
guppysoup wrote: |
Gonzo181 wrote: |
Thanks for the comments everyone. I知 going to bring the engine up to US Standards just because. Appreciate the seat belt info as well. I have no roll bar so a 3pt strap could be a challenge, but will figure something out. The Policia here are always looking for a reason to pull someone over and no seat belts are high on their list... |
Hey gonzo it looks like you have some kind of 1inch+ tubing? What is it? |
Can you please be more specific? |
The black tubular metal running up the post between the doors. _________________ 1973 Thing/Safari
1985 Bug/Vocho wanna be class 11
2014 Amarok TDI 4x4 |
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tgodber Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2004 Posts: 410 Location: Okanagan Falls B.C. Canada
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:23 am Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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My friend is in Mexico visiting from Canada. He has been riding around in a safari. The owner wanted to raise the front end height. He noticed that the ball joints were not both facing down like a Thing.
He looked at 3 others and they were the same. Did the mexican Safaris use a beetle front beam and spindles? _________________ My wife said I never listen to her.
Or something like that! |
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tgodber Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2004 Posts: 410 Location: Okanagan Falls B.C. Canada
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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Found my answer. _________________ My wife said I never listen to her.
Or something like that! |
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Gonzo181 Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2018 Posts: 6 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: New Safari Owner Saying Hello |
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guppysoup wrote: |
Gonzo181 wrote: |
guppysoup wrote: |
Gonzo181 wrote: |
Thanks for the comments everyone. I知 going to bring the engine up to US Standards just because. Appreciate the seat belt info as well. I have no roll bar so a 3pt strap could be a challenge, but will figure something out. The Policia here are always looking for a reason to pull someone over and no seat belts are high on their list... |
Hey gonzo it looks like you have some kind of 1inch+ tubing? What is it? |
Can you please be more specific? |
The black tubular metal running up the post between the doors. |
Sorry for the late reply. All of the doors have new weatherstripping. That is what you see in the photos. Here's a few more...
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