Russ Wolfe |
Wed May 04, 2005 9:34 pm |
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Well, my front clip for the Ghia should be here in a few days, and I get to rip the wiring out of the front of the Ghia so the cuts can be made.
Well, rip probably is not the proper term. More like disconnect and pull the harness back and strip the dash.
The cuts will probably be made on the windshield posts and the rocker panel near the heater outlets.
This will be my first front clip replace. Anything I should watch for?? |
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Mr. Bubblehead |
Wed May 04, 2005 9:46 pm |
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Measure twice, cut once. |
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BryanM |
Wed May 04, 2005 10:10 pm |
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Mr. Bubblehead wrote: Measure twice, cut once.
more like measure 5 times, cut large and trim untill it fits. |
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lonotch |
Wed May 04, 2005 10:11 pm |
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Take your time! and measure more than twice. Your harness runs through the rocker right? Pull it back as far as you can and wrap it in some protecetive materail. How are you going to weld the A-pillar, if you butt weld, have a windsheild around to double check the opening size. Depending on how you weld up the rockers it should line up pretty easy, but hang a door before you weld, to line up your reveals. I know you'll be O.K. on the mechincals. If any of the wires run though the panels you are replacing, run some type of wire so you can grab on to them later . hope this helps , I know i'm missing some more things, but take your time. Cut down to size, fit it in, cut down to size, fit it in, repeat, Weld once. |
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tomnotch |
Thu May 05, 2005 7:00 am |
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cut as squarely as possible.
over-trimming is a no-no.
he who welds well, should weld this. |
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Towel Rail |
Thu May 05, 2005 9:43 am |
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BryanM wrote: Mr. Bubblehead wrote: Measure twice, cut once.
more like measure 5 times, cut large and trim untill it fits.
Love it. Can I quote you on that? 8)
- Scott |
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Russ Wolfe |
Thu May 05, 2005 4:27 pm |
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I think I am going to pay a professional to make the cuts. A good friend of mine is a body man, and he said he would do it for me. I have to pull the windshield and the doors off too.
I do have the big Bentley manual, and it gives all the dimensions for the windshield open and the door openings.
I might make a template before I make the cuts. |
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lonotch |
Thu May 05, 2005 5:08 pm |
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By the looks of the clip, it looks like you won't be butt welding the A-pillar. :lol: |
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Russ Wolfe |
Thu May 05, 2005 5:36 pm |
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lonotch wrote: By the looks of the clip, it looks like you won't be butt welding the A-pillar. :lol:
We will see when it gets here.
Better than what I have.
http://classicvw.org/gallery/The-ghia/IMG_0003
http://classicvw.org/gallery/The-ghia/IMG_0001 |
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lonotch |
Thu May 05, 2005 5:38 pm |
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The side marker looks good :D have you figured out how to run the defrost tubes? |
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Russ Wolfe |
Thu May 05, 2005 5:49 pm |
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Not yet, I need to get them side by side. |
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Bobnotch |
Fri May 06, 2005 7:22 am |
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Russ Wolfe wrote: I think I am going to pay a professional to make the cuts. A good friend of mine is a body man, and he said he would do it for me. I have to pull the windshield and the doors off too.
I do have the big Bentley manual, and it gives all the dimensions for the windshield open and the door openings.
I might make a template before I make the cuts.
Templates sound like a good idea. :shock: Make sure it's square before welding, and use any and all existing bolt holes available to help align it. To do the defrost / heater tubes, you'll have to open the rocker up to weld them, so you might want to do this after it's located so you can hide the cuts and welds under the carpet (BTDT). :D Sounds like you'll be busy for a few days with this. :wink: |
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