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Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 11:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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Lots of different size O.E. German hoses. Pricey!

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Mounting the electric engine fuel pump. We used the gas heater bracket for this. Maybe we can use this pump for the heater also?

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Here's the fuel flow schematic. Click on it to see the red arrows. Fuel filters are used to change from domestic size hose, to metric. The filter is "stepped up", so it has both sizes. Very clever...

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Sideview of fuel lines, under the gas tank, from the right front fender. Proves plenty of clearance for pump & lines.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:22 am    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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Test fitting the new Thing Shop top last night. Perfect fit, very impressed.

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Check out how nice this angle lines up with the windshield.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

randybriscoe wrote:

Maybe we can use this pump for the heater also?


The pump for the heater is a solenoid type pump and operates by contacts in the fan.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

So what you're saying is...install the "T" fitting, we're good to go!
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

[quote="randybriscoe"]IT's Fuel Tank Time

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Did you not use any gaskets either side of the plastic filter, or are you counting on the filter flange to seal both leak paths? I bought the same kit from cip1 and it recommended gaskets be used with this filter. Also, did you use the loose washer under the nut?

Great job on the restoration and the step-by-step posts.
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PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2017 4:30 am    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

madster, you will be eating a lot of pop-corn.

Since Randy found the thing facebook page a few months ago, he has not been back here to finish up.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

Just read all 12 pages, took a few days. Killer project!
Which Facebook page; not finding it?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 4:22 am    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

people who drive a vw thing (type 181/182)

it is not a build thread, he is just posting that it is together, and that it drives. short videos of test drives etc.

Now if you want to read through an interesting one on here, check this one out (all 18 pages): https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=389726&highlight=schwimmer
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:29 am    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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Well we're back...here's the first test fitting of the controversial 82 x 94 stock head engine.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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A little out of sequence...revisiting the steering assemble. A sketch I made of the steering column assemble on the steering wheel end. We added a plastic spacer in place of the felt to help keep the anti rattle bushing in place.
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Mike Basso at Thing Parts hooked us up with all the original steering column hardeware
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Test fitting the steering column
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Inserting the horn ground wire through the steering wheel
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Through trial and error we finally got a good gap/spacing on the steering column assemble. A lot of small variables at play here, both top and bottom
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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The new solid state voltage regulator. Lots of fun cleaning and installing the original wiring harness
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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Some wire bundles we heated up a little so they would lay in place
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:37 am    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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So we ended up having to turn the voltage regulator to clear the dual carbs
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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Test fitting the original front seats that have been in storage since 1978
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

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Installing the front fenders was more difficult than I thought i would be, we finally ended up using tape to hold the clips in place
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:59 am    Post subject: Re: Barn Find THING, Full Restoration, 27,000 Original Miles. Reply with quote

I skimmed through page 1 and skipped right to the last. Amazing work. Definitely will be reading through the thread for ideas/inspiration. Beautiful Thing.
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