Sliding Windows

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 12:43 pm

I am looking for pics of sliding windows. Plan to make my own w/aluminum frames and would like a better idea of the mechanisms already in use.
Would front sliding or rear sliding be better? Both? Any input would be helpful. Thanks. Bob Ingman

Advokat · Post by **Advokat** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:41 pm

Bob:

I have no pictures, but I read somewhere recently that the rear slider is easier to use. The guy that had some front sliding ones mentioned that it was difficult to pay tolls and things of that nature as you have to reach backwards through the opening. Makes sense to me.

Good luck,
Rick

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 3:58 pm

I read that too on topica and thats why I had asked for a comparison to be sure it was`nt an isolated opinion. Thanks. Bob Ingman

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 3:14 pm

Bob, As you know, I too am intersted in aluminum framed sliding windows. I am near the point of needing windows. The windows I will be creating will slide in the same way as the type 2 bus. The front panel will slide front to back and will be on the outside of the assembly. I would really love to find the bus window latches for these. I have already figured out the rubber seals for the windows but am still waiting on my partners fabrication of the aluminum frames. I have the lucite to make the windows from. I will offer sets to online Thing friends for near fab costs. I dream of eventually creating these in stainless and glass eventually. Randy's Dad in Vegas is an auto glass man and when we hooked up we talked about getting him to template glass to be made available to Thing pals. Randy just lost his windshield and when his dad cuts his, he plans to make extras to offer at near cost. For those of you who do not know Randy, he is one of us who enjoys the VW world as a venue for sharing and helping a fellow enthusist. Randy is one of the true VW folks that I have had the pleasure to know of the past 40 years. I'm just a natural born rambling man.. doing jsut the best I can.(Greenback Dollar,H.A.) K-mann

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:24 pm

I am just finishing up lining most of the interior with sheet aluminum and will be ready to go on frames next. I picked peaches out in Fresno California boys, carried rocks for the Texarkana Dam (The Balladeer,H.A.). Bob

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:28 pm

Sick Thing has a really nice aluminum dash It is the same style the off-road bugs, It has a realy nice glove box door. It was made by one of the guys that build these dash and door panels for bugs. The standard design is aluminum panels that havea pair of ridges on the edges and rivet or sheet metal screw to the car. Sick Thing also has a Thing front end that has been gusseted and sports off-road tie rods a rack and pinion steering box and takes a stock Thing beam to the far reaches of what can be done. Let me put it this way. Sick Thing just preran the 500 and will prerun to La Paz for the 1000 with our 64 pre runner. Sick Thing is the example of what you can do with a Thing off-road. When K-mann grows up, he wants to be beefed like Sick Thing. K-mann

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:33 pm

I want the aluminum dash most but will bring the car south to have it completely rewired when installing.Love the www.westach.com instruments P-30 (the 2 1/4" square instruments are bad too) but will probably have to stick with the 914 set I already have.
I`m sitting here in Alaska eating venison stew wishing i could be in the Baja.
I bet there is someone in the Baja wishing they could be in Alaska eating venison stew. Let you be in my dream if I can be in yours. Another Bob said that

ericj8 · Post by **ericj8** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:44 am

Kubelmann wrote:Sick Thing has a really nice aluminum dash It is the same style the off-road bugs, It has a realy nice glove box door. It was made by one of the guys that build these dash and door panels for bugs. The standard design is aluminum panels that havea pair of ridges on the edges and rivet or sheet metal screw to the car. Sick Thing also has a Thing front end that has been gusseted and sports off-road tie rods a rack and pinion steering box and takes a stock Thing beam to the far reaches of what can be done. Let me put it this way. Sick Thing just preran the 500 and will prerun to La Paz for the 1000 with our 64 pre runner. Sick Thing is the example of what you can do with a Thing off-road. When K-mann grows up, he wants to be beefed like Sick Thing. K-mann

Do you have any pics of his Off-road Thing?
Thanks, Eric

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:53 am

Eric, Check out my recent posts on Samba. Go to gallery, search Thing and you will see the 181 Baja racer and Sick Thing details. I have many more pictues of Sick Thing if anyone is interested. K-mann

ericj8 · Post by **ericj8** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 10:22 am

Kubelmann wrote:Eric, Check out my recent posts on Samba. Go to gallery, search Thing and you will see the 181 Baja racer and Sick Thing details. I have many more pictues of Sick Thing if anyone is interested. K-mann

K-mann,
Are those last pics of the white baja racer really a Thing? I almost wet my pants when I saw those. Thats real similar to what I wanted to do mine. How does it do in the Baja? What type of engine does it have? If you got anymore information, I would apperciate it.

Eric

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 10:37 am

About the dash on Sick Thing the clearance lights were the first thing I noticed. Gauges are nice BUT when you are bouncing all around they are not readable. Clearance lights grab your attention.
The Dash panels do look manufactured.
What kind of switches on the dash. Bob Ingman