HELLO New to the air cooled world

[MicroCADDY]

Hello all.

Names Mike from Louisville, KY & i'm new to the air cooled world. I just sealed the deal on a trade from my 67 Stang for a 74 THING I'm super happy.

I have been in the vw mk1 world for over 15 years. I currently own a 82 VW Caddy / Rabbit pickup with a ton of work to it. I daily a 97 Audi a4 quattro

I know NOTHING about air cooleds BUT have many close friends that own slammed bugs, buses & things.

Here is my THING ( picking it up after Thanksgiving )
all new floor pans, narrowed bug beam, notched, 1600dp & much more



















Seats will most likely be the 1st things to go

[trbodubn]

very sweet . I love things slammed can't wait to see more of it.

[LooseNuts]

nice first start. love it mang..


and welcome

[urbancynic]

Nice looking thing. I want to see pics of the stang that you're trading for it though.

[MicroCADDY]

67 Stang all matching #s 91k original miles, 289 200hp, A/T, factory A/C & front disc brakes, comes with all new chrome & badges & a set of 1960s bad ass rare wheels, Solid car. 97% rust free, runs, drives, stops. I bought it in 2004 been garage kept & have only put 1 mile on it since.





I'm just not an American car fan

[zoom-zoom]

Welcome to the cool kids club haha. We met a few times. You were parked next to my black b5 at MWVF 2010 among other events like wbtb and junk.

Hope to see you out next season.

[MicroCADDY]

O yeah wud up. lol i agree the cool kids club. 2012 will be the best ever with an all Euro garage.

The Caddy will be done & out n' about to every big show within a 10 hour drive. The THING well we shall she how far i can push that.

The Audi can go back to daily status

Do you own an air cooled ? PICs ? never knew

[Schell R32]

welcome!!

did one of them 67's for a lady 2 years ago:
http://401restos.com/Mustang.aspx

...your in for a different vibe for sure...air cooled is totally diff than water scene and even tighter than any american show/hobby.

[MicroCADDY]

NICE

Yeah the water guys or should i say kids i kinda can't stand.

When ever i hung out with the air cooled guys everything felt so laid back & relaxing.

IT

[LooseNuts]

NICE

Yeah the water guys or should i say kids i kinda can't stand.

When ever i hung out with the air cooled guys everything felt so laid back & relaxing.

IT

Post of the year..

[Schell R32]

hummm.....

...i'm wound the f--k up,hate the f--kin hobby and gonna set fire to the hot rod.




































..nahh just f--kin with ya.

[zoom-zoom]

O yeah wud up. lol i agree the cool kids club. 2012 will be the best ever with an all Euro garage.

The Caddy will be done & out n' about to every big show within a 10 hour drive. The THING well we shall she how far i can push that.

The Audi can go back to daily status

Do you own an air cooled ? PICs ? never knew

Yeah I've been in and out of the aircools for the last 15 years or so.

Here's my car in the TeamEurotrash booth at MWVF this past year...




Did you ever find a truck? I don't know how the engines sit in those Things but the way my Beetle is I can push it onto a trailer backwards without worrying about dragging my engine, hell on the U-Haul I used it didn't scrape anything. I will say though that you will need to keep a close eye on the front wheels though, my narrow beam made it a bit sketchy. The tires were mashed against the inside rails...

[MicroCADDY]

SUPER NICE

find a truck

Yeah the guys said the front wheels when turning rub the inside rails. I'll add spacers & see if that helps IF not then skinnier front wheels.

I didn't bother with MWVF 2011 due to my Caddy not being ready & i didn't feel like taking the Audi again. Heard the show out was sad anyways.

2012 i'll be all over the place

[zoom-zoom]

Dude, seriously...I've been on LVW for years lol. I figured you would have made the connection lol. You were looking for a truck for the trip...

[MicroCADDY]

O to trade the Stang for the THING in Memphis TN.

Gabe the THING owner called me up yesterday & said his good friend offered to do a full run up to Louisville drop off the THING & pick up the Stang

CRAZY they want the Stang more then i want the THING

[crestfallen]

NICE

Yeah the water guys or should i say kids i kinda can't stand.

When ever i hung out with the air cooled guys everything felt so laid back & relaxing.

IT

you say that but... Im a watercooled guy, I grew up on air, and I still have my A/C, but I like my w/c daily. At least get to know people before you pull the typical stereotypes

And welcome to vortex

[MicroCADDY]

you say that but... Im a watercooled guy, I grew up on air, and I still have my A/C, but I like my w/c daily. At least get to know people before you pull the typical stereotypes

And welcome to vortex

I said i was new to air cooled NOT water cooled or this sight

I have gotten to know many h2o owners & what i said is based off my feeling of the scene.
I have owned many mk1s for over 15 years & enjoy my Caddy & selected few watercooled peeps.

So chill

[yellowvduber]

haha air cooled is fun.. if only my bug could get as low as the thing... someday!

[MicroCADDY]

OK i got the delivery date for the THING

December 17th

I know it's a month out but with the holidays it's the best his buddy can do. I'm not griping one bit since he is driving all the way from TX to my house in Louisville, KY dropping it off & picking up the Stang

[Schell R32]

...cool man and again welcome!!

yeah the water scene i can take or leave it...to much "common" for me.

air cooled let's you hang it out or keep it stock and there is always a welcome..it's what ever the looker is into...mine,off the hook pro mod beetle driven on the streets...stocker boys hate it...cal look and resto guys love it...but neither "hate".

that's whats cool about the hobby...when that goes away,i'm switching to 10.5 tire,unlimited street, Nova

[MicroCADDY]

Front parking lights

Any other less ugly lights to replace them OR headlights with parking lights in them to i can delete them ugly thangs ?

[MicroCADDY]

HELLO anyone in here ? wanted to know about ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[zoom-zoom]

The headlights are just sealed beam h4's. You can buy non sealed bodies and simply drill and rock your own turns. There's other fender mount options but they are all ugly as balls IMHO. A nice set of crosshairs would do the front a lot of justice.

[MicroCADDY]

yeah guy i'm getting it from said it has H4 bulbs.

Are these 7" rounds ?

So i can just get a set of lights with a city lights & hook that up as blinkers.

WHAT ARE THESE ?



Saw them on a car F.S. on Samba & really REALLY like them. Can they be used on the THING ?

or this would work

[LooseNuts]

neither of those head light assemblies will work on the thing. the head lights themselves will but not the housings.

[MicroCADDY]

I have got to delete these ugly front blinkers

Guess it's down to finding some 7" round headlights with city bulbs also in them

[LooseNuts]

you can cut them down like a lot of people do o there fatchicks

my friends old fatchick

[MicroCADDY]

Now that i can live with

[MicroCADDY]

OMG this has to be the longest 2.5 weeks i have ever had to wait. Time is going so s l o w.

Come on Dec 17th

[LooseNuts]

[JDII]

you can cut them down like a lot of people do o there fatchicks

my friends old fatchick

That looks good Tightnuts. Simple and effective. First time ive seen that and I likes it.

[4supreme2gambino0]

That looks good Tightnuts. Simple and effective. First time ive seen that and I likes it.

JD looooooook! a fat chick with t-bars.....and you like it!


j/k, that thing really does look great, the blinkers def help set it off....

[JDII]

JD looooooook! a fat chick with t-bars.....and you like it!


j/k, that thing really does look great, the blinkers def help set it off....

it just seems right to put t-bars on a fatchick, it helps slim her up a bit in my o/p. Big bumpers take the attention away from her nice curves.

[MicroCADDY]

it just seems right to put t-bars on a fatchick, it helps slim her up a bit in my o/p. Big bumpers take the attention away from her nice curves.

agreed BUT chrome T T bars are sexier

[4supreme2gambino0]

it just seems right to put t-bars on a fatchick, it helps slim her up a bit in my o/p. Big bumpers take the attention away from her nice curves.

haha funny sheit!

agreed BUT chrome T T bars are sexier

disagree, t-bars must be played correctly on the right car. the above look pulls it off, not many can.