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obus 
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hitest
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Thing accessories are not really rare (I know, here we go...), but having a sense of what various parts are called will lead you to many gallery shots. I'm chiming in because I've had one since 1985- and have done a few things to it. A few quick Thing-only accessories available since the early days that come to mind:
Roll bars/cages; fiberglas top; Brush guard with or without wings; Hood rack; Bumperettes; Running Boards.
The Thing shop in AZ has virtually doubled the number of dealer accessories- with items including: Rigid side curtains; Glove box doors; Door pocket hatches and heavy duty mirrors.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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crofty
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Thing/181 only accessories? |
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| hitest wrote: |
Thing accessories are not really rare (I know, here we go...), but having a sense of what various parts are called will lead you to many gallery shots. I'm chiming in because I've had one since 1985- and have done a few things to it. A few quick Thing-only accessories available since the early days that come to mind:
Roll bars/cages; fiberglas top; Brush guard with or without wings; Hood rack; Bumperettes; Running Boards.
The Thing shop in AZ has virtually doubled the number of dealer accessories- with items including: Rigid side curtains; Glove box doors; Door pocket hatches and heavy duty mirrors. |
The winch is pretty damn hard to find.
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blackdog1999
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hitest
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Thing/181 only accessories? |
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Yeah, but they were hideous so we really don't talk about those much. 
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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obus
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Typ3nut
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| Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Thing/181 only accessories? |
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The Things you are looking for ...
Things for the THING ...
THING Things ...
Rouge THING
Some of my Favorite THINGS ... Accessorize, Accessorize !
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hitest
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Great submissions!
I've got that original Rogue article from my childhood- and tried to give my car a little of that look- even pursued a full set of those wheels in the wilds of Salt Lake City! I confused many when I painted the push bar white too.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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74 Thing
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| How did you mount that bike rack on your roll bar? Very nice! |
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hitest
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| Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Thing/181 only accessories? |
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| How did you mount that bike rack on your roll bar? Very nice! |
Thanks! That's a regular set of Yakima crossbars- cut to fit just within the roll bar supported by Yakima bar clamps- without the towers. The collars around the roll bar are just 1-3/4" galvanized fence post tension bands. I bolted the bands directly into the Yakima bar clamp bases. It sits just below the soft top when up.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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obus
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Typ3nut
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| Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Thing/181 only accessories? |
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Some more Things ...
Police & Military Things ...
These Things came from a VOA Master Catalog...
Push Bar
Tire Carrier
Electric Winch
Zebra Seat Covers
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