"Thing shroud" on eBay

500LbGorilla · Post by **500LbGorilla** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:36 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Thing ... dZViewItem

That can't be a thing shroud. That must be off an old 40HP engine, am I right?

Chris V · Post by **Chris V** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:24 pm

500LbGorilla wrote:That can't be a thing shroud. That must be off an old 40HP engine, am I right?

Yeah...non-fresh 40hp style. Might have come off some industrial engine too.

That's about how much I paid for my real Thing shroud a few years ago...

500LbGorilla · Post by **500LbGorilla** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:28 pm

Figure someones getting suckered on that one.

I emailed the guy and asked him to explain and he said "All I can tell you is it came off a thing". lol

Towel Rail · Post by **Towel Rail** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:29 pm

1973 Things without fresh air heating had this kind of shroud, but they would have had doghouse oil coolers.

alsehendo · Post by **alsehendo** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:12 am

Can someone tell me why 73 Thing shrouds are so expensive anyway? Are they good for something other than a Thing? I saw one on Samba the other day for $250. Why is the demand high for these?

I have an extra one because I purchased a whole Thing engine about a year ago localy, (for less than $250). I was planning to keep it incase I upgrade my engine leaving the original 1600 DPI one intact. If they really bring $250 this will be hard to do.

Bruce2 · Post by **Bruce2** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:38 am

The only reason they are desireable is because they do not have the heater outlets like every Beetle shroud does. If you have a big engine with no heaterboxes, you don't need the heater outlets. With dual carbs, the lack of the heater outlets makes it easy to access your carb's adjustments/mounting bolts.

alsehendo · Post by **alsehendo** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:45 am

So many that buy them, at these expensive prices, use them for non Thing applications?

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:52 am

I've got one on the 1904cc in my 74 Beetle.

Bruce2 · Post by **Bruce2** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:57 am

Hey Glenn, do you have a pic of that shroud from the backside?

500LbGorilla · Post by **500LbGorilla** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:27 pm

That's a silly question. Glenn has pictures of everything from every angle. lol

Scott H · Post by **Scott H** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:39 am

Here's the back of mine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/ ... thing1.jpg

Towel Rail · Post by **Towel Rail** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:08 am

A thought just crossed my mind -- it's possible that the eBay shroud is from a very early 1500cc Type 181. But I still doubt it.

60Sunroof · Post by **60Sunroof** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:54 am

Yea 500lb you are right Glenn has all kinds of help full picts.

the 73 thing housing on the samba is the real deal.

Towel Rail · Post by **Towel Rail** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:37 am

60Sunroof wrote:the 73 thing housing on the samba is the real deal.

It can't be. 1973 Things had 1600DP engines, which had doghouse oil coolers. Look at the back of the tin in question -- it wouldn't work on a post-1971 engine!

60Sunroof · Post by **60Sunroof** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:37 am

Towel Rail the one on the samba.not e-gay go lookie for you're self.

it's a 73 on the samba.

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