Full Disclosure: The original plan was for me to buy this Tramp and reverse the millions of modifications. I ended up not buying it because this Tramp, as of right now, has no title.

Here's a Joke: In the DDR in East Berlin there was a Crash of 2 Trabants there where 50 People injured. The 2 Drivers and 48 People who got in a fight over the replacement parts.

25:53 that car going across was timed perfectly to make me think you'd lost your mind and were driving like a madman without having tested the brakes yet!

How to quadruple the value of your Trabant: Step 1: have the specialized brake tool Step 2: have a full tank of gas

HA stands for Hinterachse(rear axle)

♫ _It's a Tramp_ _But I love it_ _Breaks a new part_ _Every day_ _It's a Tramp_ _It was stock once_ _Just a shame it didn't stay that way_ ♪ ♫ _It's a Tramp_ _It's a two-stroke_ _It's a shitbox_ _It's a pile_ _It's a Tramp_ _But I want one_ _Yes, even I admit I like its style_ ♪ ♪ _There's no roof or doors, it's got no trunk_ _Less of a car than a hobby_ _I guess it's just a piece of junk_ _But, I guess, I dig this Trabbi_ ♫ ♫ _It's a Tramp_ _It's a kübel_ _And there's nothing more to say_ _If it's a Tramp_ _'Least it's running_ _And I wish that I could drive it someday_ _Wish that I could drive it someday_ _Wish that I could drive it someday_ ♪

I'm German, but I'm not mad at you, I'm laughing my ass off :D Also, my brother and his best friend owned a Tramp once, that car was ridiculous fun. Sadly, it burned out after an unfortunate fireworks mishap one new year's eve.

I'm not actually certain about this but I believe "HA" stands for "Hinterachse" (rear axle). I also have to say I love your videos, especially the ones about Trabants. There is something really nostalgic about those good ol' twobangers. I was born in the GDR (1989...close call :D) and I remember the 601 being a pretty common sight for quite a while even after reunification. I can literally smell it 🖤

I'm so mad that I've never thought to use a ratchet strap to hold down brake shoes during assembly...

Yeah please fix your own Trabant! And it was nice to hear how you tried to speak German. Greetings from Germany

"The boxes on these sad "links" which is german for "left", so im sure these are the right ones." No, they are the left ones :P

When removing brake springs... I save time by grating my knuckles with a cheese grater first ;-)

Ok. That was 30 minutes of my life I don’t mind losing. Well done AW

Free tip Friday: For small tricky sections of brake line, flare the brake tube first, and bend it afterwards. Use a piece of string to measure the length of the old one. Don't forget to forget to put the tube nuts on first so you can enjoy the experience at least twice.

I know very little about cars and even less about brakes but even I could tell there was something wrong as soon as you took that first wheel off. That double take was hilarious.

Your supposed to remove the emergency brake lever from the old brake shoe and install it on the new one.

In my neck of the German woods, Kübel means trashcan. I am so impressed with your skill, persistence and improvisation (both in humor and metal/plastic work). You are a genius! Never a dull moment.

"There's probably a special tool for removing these springs as well, but i prefer to try to kill myself with needle nose pliers." Ahh the good ol' pliers.

Ah, brake springs. The greatest evil in the world.

Just found your channel the other day. My favorite saying of yours so far has to be " using the power of guessing" lol. For some reason that killed me I had tears coming out of my eyes🤪.

I can't help it. I was sitting here yelling at my computer screen "Use JB Weld for now, JB Weld!" like an idiot. Glad you heard me. *:-)* Love your channel. I sincerely thank you for sharing these videos.

Looks like a mix between a mini cooper and a VW thing.

you should have drilled small holes to the end of the crack dude. Anyway, nice videos. Seems like you're turning into a genuine eastern germany citizen who compensated the lack of new parts by fixing the old ones. I am really proud of you

Safety glasses when working with springs always a good idea.

Watching you for awhile, found this old gem looking back. The chrome "brush guard" is 3/4" and 1/2" copper plumbing pipe... wow that's awesome, who ever did the updates to this car was a tradesman. Cool shit.

Here in germany you see the Kübel/Tramp sometimes going around...But someday, somewhere in Germany there was a Stanley-steamcar meeting and one of the visitors was chasing a stanley-steamer with his Trabant-Kübelwagen for getting some photos of the nice Stanley Steamer 735. Things you do not see often and I doubt you see in the USA :-)

i love this guys when he chooses the most simple yet not safest route to fix something.

You haven't made brake lines until you've flared the line without the nut on it or on backwards. The resulting line after cutting the flare off will be too short.

Every time I see these things, I bemoan you not having one of the very late ones (built between April 1990 and 1991), which had a VW-sourced four-stroke engine.

I love that double take when he notices there's no brake drum!

I was at a point in this video where there was basically no talking and I started falling asleep. Then this damn AMBER alert plays on 5 of my devices. I swear my heart rate jumped to near deadly 😂

Okay the ignition cutoff got me LMAO.

22:26 - The horror on His face. 😂 The genuine and sudden realisation of what has just been discovered is absolutely glorious! Had to rewind a few times to bask in its glory!🤣

A year later, and I'm just now catching this video. Fun to watch you work, particularly when things turn out ok.

5:19 hes going to pop!

Watching you from east Germany, seeing thar you live the spirit of drivin in east germany in the 80's... It is just it was more like 2 years until you found that part you needed instead of 2 weeks. Please never stop posting Trabant videos

Why do some Trabants have a heated rear window? In order to warm your hands while pushing.

What a sweet little machine! Shame it was customized by a blind man.

A comrade had bought such a Trabant Cabriolet from the NVA in 1990. It was a strange feeling to drive through the barracks in such a car as a German army soldier. After all, the GDR called us “class enemy”. :-) The Trabant felt amazingly robust, even though it was so small. Of course, that was no comparison to our VW Iltis, which was at least capable of off-road driving. At Citysax you can order an electric conversion kit for the Trabant, then it finally doesn't stink and rattle any more. It also accelerates faster. :-)

I love how excited you get over your successes!

I love the progress you show throughout this video, the first brake line took you a minute and 20 seconds to make but the second only took 8 seconds! nice job

Another great video! Glad to see more Trabant content! Looking forward to seeing more of your own...the more I see them the more I want one!

Maybe Germany needs to be more like Sweden. I ordered a new radio module for my car from a shop in Sweden, it arrived to my hotel room in Minnesota literally 3 days later. Now anything from California, on the other hand, will spend 4-5 days in Sacramento.

"I hate springs" reminded me of "A Case of Spring Fever", which is a movie I strongly recommend looking up the rifftrax of.

That is absolutely amazing. Congratulations on working on it.

This right here is what i call England Top Gear mixed with roadkill humor, but on a budget.

A NEW VIDEO, WOOT! Been looking forward to a new video :) And no, the video was not boring :D

Kübel is short for Kübelwagen, and essentially means "bucket-seat", because military versions of both the Trabbie and the Volkswagen Beetle had such seats, so as to keep soldiers from falling out of the thing.

Great video, still good to watch and not boring at all

I'm not sure why I like this channel so much the unusual cars or his zany monologue

Your videos are so fun to watch. Thanks!

Amazing I smelled the fumes,love your channel ,good vibes, greets from Belgium 🇧🇪

most entertaining/educating car channel ever! makes me want to buy a beat up Trabby and go get to it :-)

I love your videos. Please keep them coming!

My favourite brake line bending tool is a beer bottle. Cheap and there's usually at least a few kicking around.

Loved to see more video’s on this quirky car

It takes a special kind of dedication to own and service a Trabant. My hat's off to you, Sir! (It helps to have your own car lift!)

Fill the tubing with fine sand (pack it in) before bending and plug the ends. This will prevent kinking.

I had to transplant the parking brake lever on my Toyota Corolla, so that would apparently be a common thing. Drum brakes are the work of beelzebub and anyone who prefers drums over discs is insane.

Maybe HA stands for hintere Achse or Heck Achse (both means rear axle)

I love how when entering in the garage you putted the foot like if the brakes failed you would have stopped it

one thing i like about this guy is yeah he knows mechanics mess up ,Now you dont have to order break lines just make them yourself ! on any car

I am from Germany🇩🇪, i am not getting mad at you for speaking german, i think it’s hilarious😂

Great job on the brake lines. I was hoping you would make your own. Great video.

9:00 Add Trabant to the short list of cars, like recent model Corvettes, the Opel GT and the Cadillac Allante that used transverse leaf-spring independent suspensions. This one doesn't seem to have the anti-roll properties (which would require 2 mounting points) for which the Corvette was famous, but it looks very similar. From the camera perspective, it looks as if the shocks are acting as non-load-bearing McPherson struts, though it could be the trailing links holding the wheel hubs steady. Whichever way they did it, it seems to work.

good fun to watch thank you for making this film

The previous owner of my 4wheeler decided to hold the plastic fancy bits on by screwing it into the gas tank (surely by accident). I got the screw out and melted the plastic just like you did. Works a treat! No leaks! Unfortunately, the brake system is a pressurized thing, so I don't think it would ever work.

We all know exactly how structurally sound your crack is, Robert. You've driven a Robin, a Wheego, and a Yugo, after all.

This is why I love small, lightweight peppy cars. They're just fun to drive, like gokarts.

I love how he makes new brake lines with the easiest parts to get thinking the originals we’re made any differently

Good video bud love seeing your videos show up in my notifications all the way here in Australia.

Every time I hear the theme tune music it reminds me of "Today on How They Do It...Plumbuses"

I like your personality! Keep it up!

You have a natural charm.

You can easily put the springs back this way: - attach the upper part; - put the right brake shoe in its place; - put thе spring on; - place the handle of the hammer at free (left) brake shoe in order to pre-load the spring; - make a strong and quick push towards the front of the car. The brake shoe is in place, the spring is in place. I takes a second and saves your fingers :)

I'm a German and I'm enjoying it very much...

I made the same attempt to plastic weld the water tank under my tent trailer! I went through the same process -- soldering iron followed by epoxy after initial failure.

I love your fast pace video clip

Robert, the noise of the Trabant IS the engine. Add sound dampening to the engine bay=quiet Trabant.

mini moke vs trabant tramp vs citroen mehari!

Can't you transfer the lever to the new shoe?

I like your videos there fun and your well spoken host :)

For a while new Trabants got delivered whithout fire extinguishers because of a fire extinguisher shortage. Aparently this one was build during a front brake shortage.

A Trabant Kubelwagen for the NVA! Kool find. 👍

I own a Trabant, and it's a wonderful little car, unbelievably reliable. Easy to fix, when needed. Invest in a brake spring compressor and a brake retaining spring clip depressor. Cheap tools that make your life much easier and you don't get hurt by flying springs ad pinching pliers. Oh, and when you own a foreign car, and you have to order parts, buy the whole brake system replacement parts. Cheaper to batch your purchases, and you build up a spare parts storage for your vehicle as needed.

great video reallly enjoyed watching

Bulgarian joke: The DDR sent 5 Trabans to the United States for advertising purposes. The Americans answered them - cardboard models are good, send us real cars.

GO GET ZHE BUCKET

Rust= the most manliest make up!

The "HA" on the Box is the german abbreviation for Hinterachse which translates to Rear Axle. Since there is just one cylinder you dont need to differentiate between left or right

My German teacher at high school called me Kubel Kopf, aka bucket head. Never understood, but it always got a laugh...

Now I'd definitely like to see you fix your own Trabant.

Never Boring!

I believe this is an actual kübel and not a tramp. Not only is the original paint the right color, but so is the roof.

Hi, great fun watching this just FYI : -they sell "compact" models of the pipecutter -instead of trying to use tools in the back working on the fittings -rotate the wheelcylinder instead, the pipes can usually stand the bending

Spring is just around the corner :P I like spring time :D

10:40 chrisis fix

Was pretty interesting, btw. HA on the rear drum assembly stands for "Hinterachse" or rear axle.

"out with the old and in with the new" thank you for this AW

l love this one its so cute, thanks for the share dude