VW Thing type 181 Revival 1st Drive prep - what is that noise? First drive next!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- We found and saved this 1973 Vw Thing that has been sitting for years in a previous video. We also did a first start and the engine was making some noise. Let's figure out what is that noise ? Will the transmission work for our first drive? The next video on this quirky car will be a first drive, hopefully in the snow :). Thank you Guys for dropping in!
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Here for the Thing, stayed for the surf story and i can relate bro!
I had a 11-6 long board, surfed Newport, Ca. In the 70’s.
Great story!
love to be right there on your shop. God bless as always.
Give yourself more credit, there's got to be at least 10 of us still here at the end. Great story.
🤣, you are right , by golly it's gotta be a dozen :)
I left.
I was the eleventh 😅🤙
I lied, I watched till the end.
12
Great story Jason. Looking forward to seeing that Thing on the road. God Bless
Thank you Mark
I started surfing in !964 at Haverhill Street in Seabrooke, NH, and now have a bunch of vintage boards (2 Greg Nolls among them) gathering dust in my garage in NYC. Rye on The Rocks was where we went when it was up.
Loved the story, and your constant glass is half full ( not half empty) outlook on life.
W O W! Just watched the end of this!
thank you for cool swag Bird !
We all have surf stories like yours Mate! You come out to San Diego and we'll surf again with your whole family.@@5150mxVW
Surfing with the Fishey's
🫠🦈🐟
Thank you Richard ! That probably pays for my board rental , lesson and ice cream back in 87’ :) .
Happy Thanksgiving to you all from across the pond
New Willy Nelson thumbnail, "On da road again, i can't wait to get on da road again...."
i'm singing that now :)....sunday off to NH
Love your videos and the story.
thank you bk5605
Oh man, the BRMs make it look so good! Cowabunga dude.....
My 73 pump lost that clip and I never noticed...kept trying to tune the poor drivablity and then I noticed....pin had 50% come out and wasn't getting correct psi...man that felt good to find!
Great surfing story :)
you have a super-channel, i see your work on VWS that i would totally give up on super interesting and i really like all of your patients
thank you for the kind words John, much appreciated
Hell yeah Man!!! Hella Rad surf story!!! Sounds like a scene from "Point Break" Hahaha man I gotta get my thing going again!!
I have to watch that again, someone else mentioned that too ! thank you Chris
Loved this Vid - the perfect balance of nonsense and Zen stuff!!
i have pride in you for guiding Dub works.
Yup! Bird's Surf Shop is FUN! I'm a couple miles from it.
Those rims looked SWEET on the Thing!
I always stay to the end!
Good move giving up Surfing 😊
Legend ❤
Looking good, man! Coming right along!❤
thank you !
Ohhhh... I was waiting for the blood sand stitches in the ER part!
oh like when i my fists needed stitches from Rocky Balboa'n the 8 foot Tiger shark haha
I love the IV style temporary fuel tank lol.
Nice touch Jay
Good times my brutha, good times. I always wait to view what you put up until I can watch the whole vid. I can derive maximum gratification that way. This one made my day for sure. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love the thing!!
than you Harry
Well that started without a fight for once!
Loved the surf story. Wouldn't mind more of your growing up stories every now and then. Oh, and I was relieved when you finally cracked that garage door. You ran that beast for quite a long time with the door closed and that exhaust system just puffing away like crazy.`
keep up the good work---fun
Good story thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍
glad you enjoyed it Eddie , thank you
Just the "thing" to get me past the turkey coma: a VW 1st start video.👍
Wheels exchange on the Thing look great ! Dresses up the look for sure ! Actually is some-Thing !
166th! You were a true HOWLIE out there with the locals. I’m surprised they didn’t rough you up for just being out there. They would do that in Santa Cruz. I know because I was there in 1969, and the locals OWNED the surf. I ended up just body surfing instead of regular surfing. It was less dangerous. I was them for a month every day,and still didn’t get to know the locals. Very CLICKIE. Roger in Pierre SD
I think it looks great go with it😊
🇦🇺👍great to revival again
thank you FishA'9112
I was there right until the end man 🦈🏄♂️
You stepped up another notch in my respect with your confessing to a love of surfing! I avoided owning a VW when I was a surfer, but my buds had a few bugs and vans to chase waves. I surfed pre-leash and became a very good swimmer because I wasn't that good a surfer. Great channel! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the heads up on Birds Surf Shed. My (third owner) 68 beetle is from San Diego… and it’s surf inspired!
I really like your positive attitude. It’s infectious. I remember in 1979 I was living in Newtown with my dad and would visit my mom and step-dad in Trumbull. He had an Orange Thing. They were in the process of moving to Stepney just off of Zoar lake and my step-father was shifting up and down due to the elevation and road conditions. As a 12 year old I thought it was pretty cool because he built up the rpm’s between the gears. So, for some pre-teen reason, I decided to hold my breath between the gears. It was going good until we hit a straightaway and he went into 4th. I was turning blue in the face and finally had to breathe. Funny how at almost 57 yoa I remember that. I also remember that his plastic windows would get cut. He worked in Bridgeport (say no more) and he used a kerosene heater because that Thing didn’t put out any heat! Fun memories. I like your channel, Bub. By the way, that $1,500 was a great price for the Thing. They are quadruple that in Northern Virginia. Blessings to you and your family.
I know I said it can sound bad on camera and that is true but after about the fourth start it seemed to sound a lot better. I think it will drive but you will only tell when you put the load on the wheels rather than just spinning them in the air. I liked the surf story we do some crazy stuff when we are young so great that you told us that. Take care Jason and have a great weekend.👍👍
I always loved the Things. Great progress so far. The surf story was like gnarly dude! LOL. Looking forward to more vids.
The Thing doesn’t sound bad at all. I’ve surfed once, in the Atlantic. Even with a wet suit on it was cold, tooooo cold. There’s 12 of us watching 😁
All right! Wondering what was going on with this rig!
Love the v-dubs. 16 years old and my 1st car was a 71 semi-auto beetle. Later I had a 73 manual.
I had 72 semi auto, I remember asking the guy how the hell do you shift this thing without a clutch peddle?? I learned.
@@kearnsey64 mine was in the shop at the lot I bought it from. Wouldn't shift and the mechanics there had no clue. Neither did I at the time. That little wire running up through the gear shifter had broken. Ét voila! No clutch.
Loved the surf story Jason! 😂 Hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🍂
Coming right along!! The first run, for me, is more exciting than the rescue. Your rescues are the greatest, though. Can't wait for the "new" buses.
I love that story it’s similar to mine. I lived in California about an hour from the beach but we were always at the beach. I had a 400 foot board. Oh my God I was 14 I could barely carry the damn thing I just left it there anyway the story goes on, cool stuff my friend
Love the thing
thank you
that is an old Motorola Alternator . those are really good.. hope it works. it it does hang on to it.
Ha! I used to live on Oahu. I wore my nipples raw trying to surf! That hurt! Or the time I was, boogie boarding, and took a big Kimo out at the knees. All I heard was howlie you’re dead! Needless to say, I made it to shore, and ran. We got our 58 convertible there! Good story Jay!
Great story at the end 😀
I love your surfing 🏄♀️ story and vw things my dream car
thank you George , good luck on the 181 search
Surfin' USA! I watched til the end!
I like those wheels, keep them. I can't wait to see this screaming down the road!
That Thing looks nice and solid on the outside. Love the surf story!
At 20.49 I can see a bit of arcing above the distributer and just below the rubber fuel line Leslie Northern Ireland - keep pushin those cars around!!
You are one patient dude and that's what brings me back to watch your videos. Thanks for being out there doing what you do! I've been working on my first restoration of a 64 VW sedan for a couple of years now and what an adventure it's been. Patience, I found out in this shade tree world of mine makes it all happen! Perhaps a second time around on the 64 to clean up on what I've learned from the first. You ever consider body surfing..
Loved the surf story. Good luck on all the projects!
Awesome content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along.Happy Thanksgiving
thank you , much appreciated 1554
The wheels look great nice when your not pushing things around the yard
I watched it all! Every time!!
Thank you Bob, I appreciate it !!!
I learned to body surf in the LA area beaches in the mid 70s. I loved it , then one day I saw a crowd down the beach about 200 yards, I asked what was going on and a guy told me it was a shark fishing tournament, I said where does the net end , he says what net, I could never go back in again, then Jaws came out and I had nightmares.
I always wanted BRM's on something, but that was long before repops were around and they were non-existent in my town. Now they are too common for me, but they are still my favourite of the aftermarket rims. Prefer stock rims these days...
Jason, great intro man. You always crack me up😊
Enjoyed the adventure and the commentary. I'm interested to see where this goes. I enjoyed your comment about the vision. High entertainment value for some of us. Hey where'd you get that auxiliary fuel tank you had hanging there to feed this project car
hi Frank, thank you ... tank is a Motion Pro
Love the BRM’s on that Thing!😁
Great deal so far too.
\As a former VW owner...( 72 Super Beetle and a 71 Super Beetle convertible) watching you bring a VW back from the dead, always hits a soft spot in my heart!
Love all your videos on your channel. Hope you and family had a blessed and Thankful Thanksgiving and happy holidays for the rest of 2023 season so happy to see people like you saving VW ☮️❤️
Timing is really simple. If your car is new, look in the book. Your pulley should have 3 marks.
Zero, the first from left, I believe.
Zero is only for setting your valves.
5 or 7? The next two from left are your timing marks.
Put a dab of whiteout on the correct one. So when you come back later, you already know.
1. Pop the dist cap, turn it to No.1. The zero mark should align with the case split.
Now your TDC.
2. Turn the pulley in accordance with the white out mark and align it with the split in the case.
3. Loosen the dizzy so it will turn
4. Use a test light, one end to ground, one to the neg. Side of the coil, ….point side.
5. Turn on your ignition
6. Turn your dizzy, until the light comes on. Back up….to the left.. I think, …the pulley. Light should go out. Turn it the opposite way, and if you have your dizzy adjusted right. The light will come on when you have your white mark aligned with the split in the case.
7. You can with great effect use a stroboscopic light as well.
8. Be careful when you clamp your dizzy down,. Because ‘Abner Dimwit’ , cranking on that nut in the past may have bent it in such a way, that it turns the dizzy a degree or two… so recheck your work.
All was good til you DID NOT zoom in on the cup! 😃 BTW; I like those wheels. Would it shock you if I said they are new to me?
Awesome dude,, loved the surf story.. Like your wife I too was born on the west coast LA 1959. We were frequent beach goers and I too tried my young hand at surfing , if you could call it that at 5 and 6 years old. We always had a blast watching the whales and the real surfers. Disney Land and Knotts berry farm. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving .
Cool "Trekker" as we call them here is the Uk. Interesting that its late but running in wide 5's but elephant foot rear lights 🤔. I'd keep the steelies and if you had enough room which it doesnt look like and have banded or a wider J rim. But if your hopping it up more then that would be cool...
Interesting VW. Where I live you rarely if ever see these 'Things' !! Great episode - interesting, educational and above all very entertaining. Best for now and .. .. .. .. safe surfing LOL !!
Mechanics should never own a white shirt. I know i have destroyed more work shirts that were green from oil and grease or more recently with never seize. That Thing sounds really good for an engine that is that old. Thanks for the surf story.
Cheers mate great Video
Happy thanksgiving from the Netherlands
Excellent video Jason :) also do excellent work on VW repairs videos plus other ones too ! Everyone got knack fix certain things too and never surf boarding in with sharks but I know others have live to tell plus camera footages plus live one in videos too! But I was age 13 swimming with tons live fish and snapper turtles in river north of I live when boys scouts then ! Also went in crazy craft with no motor in April in River racing paddle down and first time fell off and a buddy of mine pulled me out water to get craft again Lol that was in 2006 and last time was in 2008 ! But was funny and fun ! My town area does in remember of big flooding in 1980 happened!
Bird's Surf Shed is literally one mile from my place. Greetings from San Diego, keep up the great videos.
Gotta roller. Still some fixin.
I like how they call them Safari's here in Mexico. These cars deserve a better name than
The Thing" They are pretty common here in Mexico.
Cool looking car it would be awesome if you put it on the road & drive it & I think you should fix your wife side happy wife happy life like the rims for the car are you going to keep it or sell it big super fan of your channel keep making more awesome videos. Thanks.
she got a new car for Christmas ....she's fine😂. Thank you Alfred
Great story!
glad you enjoyed it , thank you
Many Thanks
thank you Dan
i love going back and watching half watched vids, this one was awesome, but as a surfer i just loved that story! you know there are small waves to ride!!!! looking foward to the end of the 15 window saga!
That was a 100% true story , I didn’t exaggerate it at all . I did later take lessons on a long board from a one legged guy named Manny . I was on the small waves near shore .
Love it
The older fuel pumps are rebuildable. The newer style like the one on the Thing engine, are not rebuildable. You can use the older style pumps on engines with alternators.
Great surfing anicdote man 😁
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I just rented Point Break with Swayze and Reeves. Awesome flick! Watch it! You're Reeves in the beginning, lol!!😂😂😂
I really would like a VW Thing, maybe one day, if I stop buying motorbikes,by the way the CX650 turned into a money pit,I havent told my wife.PS very watchable video J.
As usual,,great content,, and great entertainment
Awesome watching you work on the car
Did you know that Bird was picked by American Pickers and they actually bought some of his stuff. I was in San Diego in '72. Busted my butt and never was good at surfing. Great place to visit but I can't live there. lol Hope you and yours had a good Thanksgiving.
Loved the story!
thank you Tregiz, the classic run with board and dive on it into the ocean went well....not so much after that , not so much haha
In gear, tyre rubbing on the lift!!!! More dangerous than surfing I think. Great that the Thing is running, now time to get it on the road.
I hope you aren't pushing cars for Mustie,I guess I will wait and see.Good videos!!
haha, we will see , that might just be the theme song to the intro !
Interesting VW. Where I live you rarely if ever see these 'Things' !! Great episode - interesting, educational and above all very entertaining. Best for now and .. .. .. .. safe surfing LOL !!