WTB....The Thing needs a heart...

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:54 am

On the lookout for a 1600 kombi IRS gearbox and Type 4 2 litre motor for The Thing..

Anything available in melburg area would be greatly appreciated..

Cheers
Tony

Megalania · Post by **Megalania** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:18 pm

Tony I got a 1600 kombi gearbox but condition unknown. Also have a 2ltr case and heads if you wanna build one instead.

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:20 pm

Thanks mate..
I better suss out how to test a gearbox when it's not installed..

Hoping not to have to build one from scratch at the moment, due to time restraints ...

Cheers

GFresh · Post by **GFresh** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:11 pm

Tony, if you find yourself a bay with the right running gear in it I may be interested in the rest of the van for panels, suspension and chassis jigs etc.

This might help open up the market a bit, also means you could test drive it before you buy

G

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:44 pm

Thanks G-daddy...

Keep you in da mind..

In town at the mo, or over West..?

karmannghia60 · Post by **karmannghia60** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:58 am

How about a complete Porsche 912 engine. Been sitting for 5 or 6 years in my garage though
Raf

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:21 am

karmannghia60 wrote:How about a complete Porsche 912 engine. Been sitting for 5 or 6 years in my garage though
Raf

Could be a good match for a car which has also sat for a similar time ..
The big question is...
Can the budget afford it..?
Interested if its a runner.

Thanks Raf..

karmannghia60 · Post by **karmannghia60** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:33 am

It won't be a runner. I would say it will need at least pulling the top end off and replacing seals etc. Carbies will need to be checked too
It cost me $3k
It was going into the Ghia, then sold the car. Then thought of putting it into the RSK but backed off because of rego issues

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:00 am

Thanks for the thought but would be too exotic for this Ugly Thing..
Like wearing Gucci glasses and K-Mart trackie dacks..

Having a crack at a Fatty on e-bay at the moment which would tick most boxes at the moment..

karmannghia60 · Post by **karmannghia60** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:10 am

cool, good luck

JYE_91 · Post by **JYE_91** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:38 pm

Tonz Magonz wrote:

Having a crack at a Fatty on e-bay at the moment which would tick most boxes at the moment..

U talkin bout a car or a mail order bride?

LeeM · Post by **LeeM** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:03 pm

GFresh · Post by **GFresh** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:38 pm

karmannghia60 wrote:cool, good luck

Pm sent

GFresh · Post by **GFresh** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:44 pm

Tonz Magonz wrote: In town at the mo, or over West..?

I'm in Groote Eylandt at the moment which is in the Gulf of Carpentaria on a road contract

It's a f#*king circus

I'll be home in another 2.5 weeks, I'll make a spesh effort to drop by and we can fat arm it in the man cave

martinigreenbus · Post by **martinigreenbus** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:39 pm

Tonz, maybe Gman is onto something and I'm drowning in bays

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:00 pm

martinigreenbus wrote:Tonz, maybe Gman is onto something and I'm drowning in bays

Be calling you The Hoff soon..

Plenty of bays to watch...

GFresh · Post by **GFresh** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:02 am

FARK

Tonz Magonz wrote: Hoff

No way!!