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Sonoran Safari Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2021 Posts: 2 Location: AZ
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This is exactly the look I want to work toward. I want to learn to do most of it myself.
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:36 am Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Kburren Samba Member
Joined: April 20, 2021 Posts: 2 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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Legion0514 Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2021 Posts: 5 Location: Houston
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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So happy to have joined this group.
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2021 Posts: 10 Location: TX
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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Finally got my Dad's Thing to the house, glaring parts missing are front and rear seats... Ideas? Anyone have a set for sale?
Have pretty much all the parts needed I think.. Anyone in McKinney TX want/able to come look and give some pointers on remainder of reassembly?
McKinney Tx
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11065 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1009 Location: Redlands, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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Not my Thing, but I found this old picture from 1980 at Pismo Beach. Being a green car, this should be a 74. It looks pretty hammered for only being 6 years old.
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p horvath Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 1225 Location: south carolina
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2021 Posts: 10 Location: TX
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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Drove to office, first time on the road since 2003!
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TRIKTHG Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2022 Posts: 2 Location: CA
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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hello all, heres a pic of my 74 thing at bugorama #87 placing first
more pics to follow
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fastmc25 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2004 Posts: 1202 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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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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Grand_Pooh-bah Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2006 Posts: 2171 Location: MIAMI V-DUBville, Florida
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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_________________ http://miamivdubs.com/
They say MONEY don't buy HAPPINESS, BUT!, it buys me VW'S and lots of other SHIT and that makes me HAPPY!!!!!!!
MIAMI V-DUBS |
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fastmc25 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2004 Posts: 1202 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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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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Bryan67 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2003 Posts: 2940 Location: Fresno, Ca.
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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Homer The Thing
_________________ If you`re going to do something, do it right. |
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RealThing74 Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2008 Posts: 197 Location: Cortez
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:09 am Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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These are the only pics I have found of the 73 I owned in the late 1970s or early 80s.
Drove it from Colorado Springs to So Cal towing a U-haul trailer then back without trailer. I had forgotten it did not have the rear wheel fenders on.
_________________ Mike
81 Vanagon Westy
74 Thing Currently under a pan off restoration
73 Standard Beetle that we tow behind our Motorhome & use for sightseeing.
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fastmc25 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2004 Posts: 1202 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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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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slayer61 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2021 Posts: 1015 Location: CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Pictures of your "VW" Thing |
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Due to a family emergency, me & my Mrs. made the trip down to San Clemente and stayed with my little brother & his wife for a couple of days. First chance to see his Thing in person. Pretty impressive ride with the ecotec engine & King suspension all tied to the roll cage.
He tells me that he has no 4th gear in his bus trans. HE tells me that he will probably send it to Rancho for an overhaul... possibly Dave Folts.
Both will be fine choices brother.
Be well _________________
Cusser wrote: |
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3/4 race cam? What's missing, one of the lobes? |
Paul
'68 Manx clone... Sears??
2276 built on AS21 case
W-125 w/ GB 1.25:1 rockers
Mahle forged pistons
CB 4340 crank
CB H beam rods
deep sump
44 HPMX
EMPI GTV 2 STG II wedge ports
CB Magna spark
1 5/8 merged collector w/ hater stinger |
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