My 181 - Kubel - Trekker - Thing

[vader]

MMmmm that could be why I cant get the car over 300kmph.....

[Tony Z]

MMmmm that could be why I cant get the car over 300kmph.....

that should read 300 km/year

[vader]

HAHAHAHA a decade!!!

[Tom Bishop]

Got the inlet manifold all cleaned up (Thanks Bill)



And fitted to the motor.

[plj7473]

Very nice car. Will have to try and get a ride if ever in South Africa.

[Tom Bishop]

Add we carry on slowly.

I got some parts back today.

[eben]

quickly finish it before friday

[Tom Bishop]

I will bring with "Thingy"

[forcecooled]

Hi there Tom.
That preheat pipe from the cyls thru the tinware and flexible to the air cleaner is commonly known as the "stove pipe" When I saw that pic I, for interest's sake went and checked my stash--- got about 3 here!!
Bill

[Tom Bishop]

At last I got to do a bit of work on the motor again. Next is to recon the Carb.

[Chris]

Wow Tom,that looks very nice.

[vader]

Its getting there bud...

[Tom Bishop]

Fitted the plug wires and coil this afternoon.

The body is comming along. They are now making sure that the ridges in the body are all square.

[Pine]

Looks good, Tom! Is that the special 'Thing' exhaust that exits through the rear bumper? Does your Thing also have a hole for a crank handle?

[Tom Bishop]

Thanks Guys.

73 and earlier had a beach buggy type exhaust system with a 'gas' heater up front. These had a facility for a crank handle as there as no silencer behind the crank pulley.

74 and after had a normal beetle style heater system and a beetle type exhaust system. As this sits behind the pulley, you can not insert a crank handle. Yes my motor has an original 181 exhaust system.

BTW 74 was the switch from single axle to irs at the rear and reduction boxes dissappeared. From the outside the 74 also had large airboxes over the rear wheels and not the kombi style grids in the rear.