Afternoon Run to the Rooster Tail

May 5th, 2012 by Mike | Comments Off | Filed in Mike

Heading to the Lucky Peak Dam to see the Rooster Tail. Excess water is released from the dam between 11AM and 4PM.
Shoots 190 ft high into the desert sky. Nice excuse to take the Things out for a run.



Things leading the way!


 190 ft tall. Comes from the bottom of Lucky Peak Dam.


On the return trip to a chili feed at the house, we stopped at the Pioneer Cemetery at Idaho City.


This is ZELDA the 74 Thing restored for my wife Mare two years ago.




Mare wanted her bumpers ‘bobbed’ so as to protect the fenders in minor bumps with other objects.

We do a lot of them this way now.

                  				



				

			


		
			


				
Dinner Run to the Ola Cafe.


	March 24th, 2012 by Mike |   Comments Off | Filed in Thing Photos   

				

					
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We are famous before we even arrive!


	March 7th, 2012 by Mike |   Comments Off | Filed in Mike   

				

					
 


 




 


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Thing Road


	January 4th, 2012 by Mike |   Comments Off | Filed in Signs   

				

					

                  				



				

			


		
			


				
Things in Action


	January 1st, 2012 by Mike |   Comments Off | Filed in Engines, Parts, Thing Photos   

				

					
Tossing out a few Thing photos for your enjoyment. Remember you can click on the photo to see a larger version.


0) This is one of my favorite photos, so let me get this one out there first:




 


1)  Dale & Eva really know how to pack a Thing for a Rallye




 


2)  Things loaded on the ferry at Kelowna BC     Canada Rallye 2008.




3) Larry’s push rod came off in Pony, Montana




4)  Touring the National Bison Range in Montana 2008




5)  104,000 miles on this engine I built in 1992.  The push rod tubes started leaking so the engine was pulled and rebuilt.  Compression was 98 PSI all cylinders.




6)  New trans and new engine going in.




7. Cam burned in and ready for rallye.




8)  We CC all heads before installation.




9) Two spares.




10)  We use safety wire on all our cool tin.




11)  After-market heads with air flow restricted.




12) VW Factory heads with proper air flow.




13) Andrew torquing the heads.




14) Last pic……..It ain’t all fun and games.






15) Nope …..not a good idea to pass a Thing on a gravel road.





                  				



				

			


		
			


				
German Transaxle of America


	November 7th, 2011 by Mike |   Comments Off | Filed in Parts   

				

					
 


For many years now anytime I needed a trans for a Thing restoration I’ve used GTA out of Bend, Oregon.




 


These are the two Thing transaxles I wanted rebuilt. Both had the AV trans code stamped on the bottom denoting the 4:12 ratio used in the VW Thing Type 181.




We dropped them off on Wednesday and they were ready for us the next day.




We have started a complete restoration on Sherry Mann’s Thing and she wanted to see if the transaxle could be painted to match.  As you see……GTA was happy to accommodate her wish.




Doug & Sherry had driven over to Bend with us and were able to see GTAs facility first hand.  These folks are pros and the quality of work is outstanding.  They took the time to visit with us and answer all our questions.




German Transaxle is the premier supplier of VW transaxles and the quality of their work is amazing.  I have had many Thing transaxles done by them and the results have been super.  Remember ….they are a wholesaler so ask your local shop to consider GTA when your need is a VW Unit.  They are located at


German Transaxle of America

 2185 NE 2nd Street  #C

 Bend, Oregon

541-382-7723


http://www.germantransaxle.com/

                  				



				

			


		
		

			
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