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Shoyrtt
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| Rake is probably off in the picture due to the camera angle and we pulled the latches to get the tubing close |
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mkparker
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"Rake" looks ok here, unless something has changed.
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GI Joe
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Shoyrtt
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Sneak peek of the cage:
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mkparker
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OK, I did some checking, Danny works with Steve Tyo @ TPM Racing in San Antonio.
http://tokipokimotorsports.com/team
Race is out of Odessa. Race currently has the two FP cars and just added a Penhall 10 car.
I like the looks of the black top quite a lot!
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Shoyrtt
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There's no Danny in our group and we have two FP cars. We're out of Odessa.
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Sorry about the mix up. Danny works for Race Ritchie on his FP car that we used to race against us in Class 3000 (now converted to a 10 car). I forgot about those cars. So with the old Green Army 3000/10 car there are 5 cars on the planet. 
I'm thinking that we will remove the aluminum window molding on the Fiberjet top and replace it with just rubber. As far as mounting, we can fab up some lower brackets to replicate the VWOA units and glass them in. I have an extra set of stainless steel Thing Shop latches I can use up front. I'm torn on the color. Keep it white or paint it black or yellow?  I'm leaning black. |
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mkparker
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| I'm thinking Danny works for the owner. He moved to West Texas and preps two cars, one of them is a FP 10 car. Seeing that there are only 3 on the planet and Torchmate owns another one, I'm guessing I have a 50/50 shot. |
There's no Danny in our group and we have two FP cars. We're out of Odessa.
I like that red cage a lot! The whole red Thing is pretty awesome. I'm aiming a bit lower on mine! 
A little paint and the Fiberjet top looks pretty good!
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Shoyrtt
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So after picking up the yellow Thing a few months ago, the seller also had a hardtop at his house for it that was part of the deal. I wasn't in a huge hurry to pick it up, as the seller was a friend of a friend. I figured it was a white VWOA ribbed top that I have seen over and over and hopefully in a little better shape than the top I have for the lowered car. I never saw the top until today...
Its a Fiberjet top. I had never seen one of these less desirable tops and even with a search on Google and here on the Samba, I couldn't find another picture to compare it with. I sort of like the textured roof, but I'm not thrilled with the aluminum trimmed windows and how it attaches to the car with the rubber bungees.  The jury is still out on this one. 
Edit: Found this picture of a Fiberjet. Maybe it works with a few changes. 
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Shoyrtt
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Looks like a small buggy bench seat in the back.... Between the shock mount hoops....
That's one sweet Thing..... All that capability, and not a spec of dirt.......  |
I think you are correct Joe. I wonder if the fuel cell is on the rear parcel tray or under the little bench seat. I'll guess that car was built by a fab shop in San Diego (pic is from a San Diego VW car show) just to show off the skills of the shop. It will get sold and used some day in the dirt or sand. |
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GI Joe
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Shoyrtt
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The cars are mostly prepped by the owner in West Texas. We were having some west coast prep help by the original Full Potential car builder, but that came to a screaming halt recently...
Seats look fantastic! Are you mounting them on stock bases, cage or ?
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I'm thinking Danny works for the owner. He moved to West Texas and preps two cars, one of them is a FP 10 car. Seeing that there are only 3 on the planet and Torchmate owns another one, I'm guessing I have a 50/50 shot. 
As far as the seats, since this is a street first car, I'm using these bases from Moore VW that are easy and work well:
And the cage, I really like the look of the work on this show car in the gallery. From the photo it looks like the rear coilovers are mounted to the cage and this car might be a two seater with a fuel cell in back. I think our rear mounts will tie in just behind the rifle rack mount and slightly in front of the stock location. I think we will do an aluminum top painted yellow with a dust light and tabs for a LED light bar up front. That's the plan for now... 
BTW: In no way am I comparing my car to this. This car is sick. The detail work is over the top! 
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mkparker
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The cars are mostly prepped by the owner in West Texas. We were having some west coast prep help by the original Full Potential car builder, but that came to a screaming halt recently...
Seats look fantastic! Are you mounting them on stock bases, cage or ?
Can't wait to see your cage come together!
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Shoyrtt
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Full Potential, yes.
I see live axles!? How do you like that setup and how is it done? I'll have to look you guys up...maybe V2R. |
Does Danny Webb prep your car? The two pictures above were taken in front of Danny's house in Parker. Our two cars are Truggys built by Dunn Tech. We have done well here in the local races but had bad luck in 2013 racing BITD. I am racing in a 10 car at V2R this year with a friend. That's a fun race! Maybe I'll get to nerf you.
I did a little work on the car in the shop. I picked up the seats from PRP and got them mounted. I cut the stock bumpers down slightly to fit the raised fenders. Picked up 60 feet of 1.5 tubing and plates to do the cage. We put the hard top on from the lowered car to take some measurements. The one area we were having trouble with was figuring how to keep the cage tight to the window frame and keep the latch functional. The idea is to maybe relocate the latch inward on both the window frame and the top.
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mkparker
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Full Potential, yes.
I see live axles!? How do you like that setup and how is it done? I'll have to look you guys up...maybe V2R.
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Shoyrtt
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We run Methods also. (sorry for the indulgent hijack)
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Is that a Full Potential or Fusion 10 car? Very nice!
Our two cars don't run CVs
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mkparker
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Thanks for the reply! That's my thinking as well on the "no lift" plan.
I really like the looks of your setup!!
We run Methods also. (sorry for the indulgent hijack)
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Shoyrtt
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How effective are the turn signals when the headlights are on? |
That is my concern with this set up. I'm not sure yet. I'll try to post some pictures when I get the headlights and signals wired.
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So, it looks like the tires are 235/75/15s, The Methods are 4"? They look great! It looks like you ended up with no lift, just "lifted" fenders. The clearance looks good in the pics, do you see any possible rubbing issues once it's on the road/trail?
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Yes the tires are 235/75/15 on 15x4 Methods. With the offset and the tire size (I think they are about 29" tall) they fill the fenders well. The goal was no lift and just the lifted fenders to accommodate the wheels and tires. We run Methods on a lot of the race cars in the shop and I thought they would look good on the Thing. I might need to adjust the torsions in the rear a bit once we get the cage, seats, bumper and later the hard top in place. I think the front fenders will be fine. I really was trying to keep the car as low as possible knowing that my 16 year old will be driving it. |
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mkparker
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So, it looks like the tires are 235/75/15s, The Methods are 4"? They look great! It looks like you ended up with no lift, just "lifted" fenders. The clearance looks good in the pics, do you see any possible rubbing issues once it's on the road/trail?
Great job so far!
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Great progress!
How effective are the turn signals when the headlights are on? Although I have no plans of that sort with my Thing, it was the type of mod I had conceived years ago when my Super Beetle was becoming a German Looker. That unit is much cleaner than what was offered back then (maybe still available, I don't know). Very cool.
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Shoyrtt
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Another quick update and a look at the new lights. With the fenders from Brian Coats Fabrication (Saddlesore1 also sells them here on the Samba) I really wanted to retain the look of the stock fender with the stock headlight rings, but at the same time eliminate the fugly turn signals. I found these headlights at Moore VW Parts that a number of the dune buggy guys use to have the headlights and turn signals all in one unit. I think it is a clean look.
Here is the box (sorry its sidways )
and the progress to date:
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