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///Mink
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I prefer civilized campouts like Havasu. I'm old, what can I say? 
Anyway, we'll be there at the crack of dawn in the SO-42 and probably the orange Thing. See you suckas there. |
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sam_w
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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I will be overnighting with the Thingster, a tent and an air matress.
See you all there!
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crofty
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Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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| ///Mink wrote: |
I prefer civilized campouts like Havasu. I'm old, what can I say?
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You like the polar bear swim that much?
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Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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I slept on crofty's tent once. I passed out drunk from two bottles of Everett's brother's wine. |
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///Mink
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Did some more work on the beater '74. At the Bugorama I scored some cheap Baja wheels to replace the 4" Bug wheels that were on there as well as a pair of mondo industrial-style bumpers to replace the horrible junk that it came with. Looks a ton better but now I need to raise it some more.
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Emeritusx
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Those are some beefy meats... looks good...
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norcalmike
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| lookin good Tom. those bumpers are a nice addition. |
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///Mink
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So I haven't exactly been diligent about updating this thread, but over the winter, I stripped the ugly '74 down, fixed the body and pan rust, painted it and started the reassembly. Here's a sort of photo breakdown of the last 6 months:
Started stripping down the multiple, multiple layers of paint:
Repaired some body rot:
Continued the body work, sourced some replacement doors:
Tools of the trade:
Painted some small bits in the fall:
Primed fenders:
Painted fenders:
Body shell, before priming:
Primed shell:
Painted shell:
And finally, beginning reassembly!
I will update this thread as I continue the reassembly, as I should have been doing all along!  |
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///Mink
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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And finally, a few "as-found" pics. I originally bought it to part out and then felt sorry for it.
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sixty9fasty
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Location: crockett, ca
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| DAMN!!! You wanna volunteer your services to work on my Thing??? |
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///Mink
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Reassembly continues - hood, engine lid, windshield, front bumper, lights, mirrors, etc. Still need to repaint the rear bumper, finish the interior, install the top, reassemble the doors and so on...
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crofty
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Good job!
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norcalmike
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| Tom: my buddy is gonna help me make some this weekend for the top reinforcement brackets for the top frames |
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Chuck Lewis
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Mink,
How did you repair the rust areas?
Thanks, Chuck |
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///Mink
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| norcalmike wrote: |
| Tom: my buddy is gonna help me make some this weekend for the top reinforcement brackets for the top frames |
Cool! Put me down for a couple of sets. |
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///Mink
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| Chuck Lewis wrote: |
Mink,
How did you repair the rust areas?
Thanks, Chuck |
Standard operating procedure: Cut out rusted areas, fabricate new section from same gauge sheet metal, weld in, grind down, fill as necessary, prime, paint. |
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uberautowerks
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Looks great Mink!!!!
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'74 Thing (White)
'71 Single cab (White too)
'70 Weekender (White three)
'05 Evolution VIII (White also!!!)
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63ziggy
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Nice build!
gotta admit I am partial to the color |
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///Mink
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Nice build!
gotta admit I am partial to the color |
Thanks, your car kind of influenced my decision to go with the white. And the shade I picked is almost blinding in the sun. If there were a fluorescent white, this would be it.  |
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norcalmike
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| 63ziggy wrote: |
Nice build!
gotta admit I am partial to the color |
Thanks, your car kind of influenced my decision to go with the white. And the shade I picked is almost blinding in the sun. If there were a fluorescent white, this would be it. |
it is nice. it will be a shame when you hit the trails and show it some dirt |
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///Mink
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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More progress. Repainted the rear bumper, assembled and installed the doors, wiper assembly, top and bottom windshield frame seals.
Gotta do something about the ugly Vanagon seats, but they'll have to do for now.
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