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olypopper Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2024 Posts: 1 Location: AK
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Have had this 73 for a few years.....had it stored at my parents place in central Arkansas until this past April when I hauled it to Alaska. Have since pulled the engine and started a new engine build and have replaced the windshield and brakes. Will be replacing pans and doing a full re paint soon.......to something other than yellow.
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smokeydogvol Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2024 Posts: 11 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Glad to finally be a Thing owner again. This is my 3rd one and hopefully this one will remain with me to the end of my life, or hers. lol
Knoxville, Tennessee
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lqqkatjon Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2013 Posts: 49 Location: St. Cloud, MN
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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how are things going with this? I see this is a year old!
I have been trying to do my thing bodywork for years, and it is very thin, hard to weld.
I have few words of advice as I am getting mine about done, and have put away the welder.
1st. get a rotissery and get the body off the pan.
It seems like alot of work, but you will be time ahead if you can do your welding at the angle you want, and not try to weld at bad angles.
I did not do this, but I should of... I had everything apart to get at things, and it was not much more to remove the body.
2nd. I found using a "locate flag"- the metal flags they mark utility with in the grass. work as a great extra filler rod for my mig welding on some of the smaller holes.
3rd - I also found that Por15 paste worked great for filling up some small pin holes.
FatherDaughter73Super wrote: |
Just bought a 73 a week ago. I knew it had a good bit of rust esp rockers and the floorpans would need to be replaced. As I get it cleaned out it's a little intimidating considering I've never welded but not afraid to try/learn. If any of you have been through it and can offer any tis they'd be much appreciated.
Can anyone tell me what the hard line is that runs under the passenger side from front to rear? Mine is rusted through and I've just begun digging into it like I said so haven't yet discovered where either end leads.
Is there anywhere I can get a Thing-specific manual?
Thx
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KMHaus Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2024 Posts: 2 Location: Boulder
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:59 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Hi ^-^
I'm a very new owner of a much love needing Thing. But seeing her in the garage every day makes my heart smile! I've hoped to own one for decades now, and teenage me would have fainted to see it happen!
I stumbled across this site looking for information on rebuilds and am thankful this resource exists! <3 |
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RocklinDave Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 318 Location: Georgia (L/L)(34.012525300, -83.995595400)
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Been away a while, (aka) kool1. Herbie the love bug guy. Just my ole Thing
_________________ Herbie's Heroes Founder
http://www.herbiethelovebug.net/
Had one of the Largest Herbie Collection, this side of Disney, Maybe the world.
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oldcarsguitars Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2011 Posts: 19 Location: Durham, NC
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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I have owned a few Things over the past 25 years and just brought home another one that is fortunately better than it looks!!
Lol
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rhubarbray Samba Member
Joined: September 13, 2023 Posts: 25 Location: Ottawa, ON
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:59 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Suppose I should have started here first rather than start posting. In late August my wife aquired a yellow 74 Thing from my brother who owned it for 6 years. So keeping it in the family. My brother just drove it around his town in Northern Ontario and didn't really do much to it. I've slowly been going over it and realizing it needs a bit to get it back up to where it should be. Been having fun, learning a lot, spending my wife's money,
I'd always seen and heard of enthusiast groups for the old air cooled VWs but now that I've opened the door and walked in..........damn! This is whole 'nother world!! |
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Semper_Dad Samba Member

Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 3525 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Congratulations on your acquisition. Good luck on the restoration.
Hardline on the passenger side is part of the fuel evaporation system. It connects the expansion tank in the frunk to the charcoal filter under the right rear wheel well.
You can find a downloadable “Shop Manual” for your 181 in the technical section within this website. It’s more of a compilation of other book but it does contain a good deal by of 181 specific information. _________________ Walküre Restoration Thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=737492 |
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FatherDaughter73Super Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2010 Posts: 170 Location: Columbus Ohio
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Just bought a 73 a week ago. I knew it had a good bit of rust esp rockers and the floorpans would need to be replaced. As I get it cleaned out it's a little intimidating considering I've never welded but not afraid to try/learn. If any of you have been through it and can offer any tis they'd be much appreciated.
Can anyone tell me what the hard line is that runs under the passenger side from front to rear? Mine is rusted through and I've just begun digging into it like I said so haven't yet discovered where either end leads.
Is there anywhere I can get a Thing-specific manual?
Thx
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Semper_Dad Samba Member

Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 3525 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:47 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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JamminJeff1 wrote: |
Looking for a windshield for my 74 Thing. I am located in the Surprise, Az. area.
Any suggestions ? |
You definitely need to pay a visit to the Thing Shop in Chandler. They don't really have much of a storefront but are generally happy to give you a tour of their operations. Bring your checkbook, credit cards and least loved child.  _________________ Walküre Restoration Thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=737492 |
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germansupplyscott Samba Member

Joined: May 22, 2004 Posts: 7192 Location: toronto
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JamminJeff1 Samba Member
Joined: April 14, 2020 Posts: 1 Location: Sacramento, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Looking for a windshield for my 74 Thing. I am located in the Surprise, Az. area.
Any suggestions ? |
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VW1973Thing Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2023 Posts: 1 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 11:20 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Hello to all. |
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RocklinDave Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 318 Location: Georgia (L/L)(34.012525300, -83.995595400)
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Griffin Area. _________________ Herbie's Heroes Founder
http://www.herbiethelovebug.net/
Had one of the Largest Herbie Collection, this side of Disney, Maybe the world.
Now just a hotrodder |
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Hobug  Samba Member

Joined: May 19, 2004 Posts: 236 Location: Bishop, GA
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Where are you in Georgia? There are a few Things in Athens. My son and I each have one and there are more in our area. _________________ 73 Thing (Typ481)
76 Westy
69 Squareback auto
74 Bug
63 Bug
63 Ragtop
72 Vert
87 Scirocco |
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RocklinDave Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 318 Location: Georgia (L/L)(34.012525300, -83.995595400)
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Many west coasters may remember me a Dave G (AKA) kool1, the Herbie the love bug. been away 20 ish year, got a thing after wanting for 35 year, no shite, too slow back when I was younger. Any one, thing clubs in the Georgia area?, excaped Cali after 60 years. thank god. Cheers
_________________ Herbie's Heroes Founder
http://www.herbiethelovebug.net/
Had one of the Largest Herbie Collection, this side of Disney, Maybe the world.
Now just a hotrodder
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Bryan67 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2003 Posts: 2959 Location: Fresno, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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Here’s my 73. I’ve owned it a little over a year
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madster Samba Member

Joined: November 01, 2006 Posts: 213 Location: Rio Grande Valley Texas
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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ozark23 wrote: |
we finally found a Thing for my wife, only 22 years later.
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Perfect _________________ 1966 BEETLE @ 1973 THING |
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VWNYCMike Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2022 Posts: 63 Location: NYC USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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1978 Type 181
Spent its early years with the German Bundeswehr, then on to the USA where it made a few stops, South Dakota, possibly New Jersey, Indiana before arriving in New York. |
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TRIKTHG Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2022 Posts: 2 Location: CA
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Thing Owners Roll Call! |
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not sure if im doing it correct, this is my 1974 vw thing at bugorama #87 was my high school car that my dad and i built that took over 18 years!! |
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