My new project... needs a bit of work.
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Posted by: JD - 17 April 2019 10:13:45
The Kabriolet not challenging enough for you Rob?
Posted by: pre67vw - 17 April 2019 12:00:18
everything looks easy after seeing the kabriolet
Posted by: JD - 17 April 2019 14:01:13
Oh i dunno...Ghias are horrible to work on as you can't get the wings off without resort to an angle grinder.
Probably the same as your Kabrio come to think of it. :-D
Posted by: 51reutter - 18 April 2019 00:55:16
Nice project! Congrats
Posted by: Tall Bloke - 08 August 2019 12:57:31
Is it sitting on a later pan or just a later steering wheel ?
Posted by: pre67vw - 08 August 2019 16:42:18
[quote=Tall Bloke;61773]Is it sitting on a later pan or just a later steering wheel ?
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Original pan, wrong steering wheel.
Posted by: Tall Bloke - 13 August 2019 13:21:54
A pair of headlights and thats ready for Lavenham 2020-[img]https://forums.pre67vw.com/Images/Emoticons/msp_wink.gif[/img][br]
Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 16 August 2019 19:26:08
It's got the lowlight front and the facelift rear. Quite easy to change the rear light apertures to the smaller lowlight versions. What year does the vin number reveal Rob? Looks like it has remnants of a dash pad which would indicate a '59.
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Posted by: pre67vw - 16 August 2019 20:07:16
It’s June ‘59
Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 17 August 2019 08:05:12
I dare say you have already found this supplier of tinware: https://www.wagner-blechteile.de/index.html
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and this: https://www.repuestossam.com/en/karman%20ghia/g002.html[br]
Posted by: pre67vw - 17 August 2019 09:22:10
Thanks John, I’ve bought a few times from Sam, but the other link is new to me, so thanks for that, very useful!
Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 17 August 2019 10:44:23
[quote=pre67vw;61783]Thanks John, I’ve bought a few times from Sam, but the other link is new to me, so thanks for that, very useful![/quote]
If you're also in the market for replacement pans you'll find this uesful:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=706778[br]
Danny Gabbard in Nevada also makes some very useful early ghia parts too: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=danny+gabbard[br]
Posted by: pre67vw - 04 October 2019 10:13:48
were there two different sizes of lowlight Karmann Ghia badge for the rear engine cover?
Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 04 October 2019 10:36:31
[quote=pre67vw;61808]were there two different sizes of lowlight Karmann Ghia badge for the rear engine cover?[/quote]
No, the Lowlight era script measures 12" across the K A R M A N N name, That lasted until the '63 model, from then on it's the smaller script: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=554046
Posted by: pre67vw - 04 October 2019 10:55:07
Thanks John. I'm so confused... (not difficult).
We bought a Karmann script from Camberg, I brought it home and it doesn't fit. Initially I thought maybe it was a later decklid replaced along with the back lights, but some research on your Samba thread shows that it's the correct engine lid.
So I have a lowlight decklid and a large badge, but they don't go together.
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Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 04 October 2019 14:21:45
I would say Rob you have a later decklid. The early lid was not unique to the Lowlight era as you'll see with this picture of a '67 decklid...
[img]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1772551.jpg[/img]
That will explain the spacing of the mounting holes.
Posted by: pre67vw - 04 October 2019 14:31:26
So they changed to the smooth panel, then changed back again in the 60's?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=344617&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20
Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 04 October 2019 15:34:26
[quote=pre67vw;61812]So they changed to the smooth panel, then changed back again in the 60's?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=344617&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20[/quote]
"Smooth panel" not sure I understand what you mean Rob. For much of the production years the decklid was the same, the only difference being the spacing of the holes for the script and much later ones had a plastic rain tray. Quite often the plastic rain tray was removed on later '70s cars to improve air flow for larger custom engines.
Posted by: pre67vw - 27 July 2023 10:46:47
Well I can't believe it's been 4 years already and I've not really touched the Ghia, collected a few parts though - and finally sent off for the birth certificate, looks like it was originally Bamboo and found the original colour under many layers on the glovebox.
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Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 27 July 2023 11:33:06
It's an underappreciated colour combo Rob...I love it...
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