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Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:40 am

the son has yet to do any body work due to a new project car(1986 toyota corolla) that is not as reliable as the all so awesome Tuff Ghia. his next paycheck is going towards supplies necessary for the bodywork. pictures will be posted post body work. Thanks again dad. In the words of my father "IM F**KING AWESOME!" 8)

Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:38 pm

All right The son, where is the prgress? LOL

Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:26 am

so after a very long time of laziness and being busy, i have finally started some body work on the fat chick........ still in the baby stages, but progress none the less........ here are some of the pictures. more will be posted as the project continues.......

Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:17 am

Looking good.

Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:57 pm

Wow... Amazing story

Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:55 am

Been a while.. but.. Any updates??

Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:21 pm

Curious about the Lingo... What is a "fat Chick"? Is that a Ghia after '69 or '71, or are all Ghia's fat chicks.

Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:22 pm

just got thru all 10 pages. was thlnking that man has talent and glad he saved her. then l saw the wreck pics and almost got sick. glad you are savlng her agaln!

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:28 am

Stonesrock wrote: Curious about the Lingo... What is a "fat Chick"? Is that a Ghia after '69 or '71, or are all Ghia's fat chicks.

I gather the term "Fat chicks" applies to later air-cooled VWs. As VW made changes to conform to new stricter safety regulations, cars from the late 60s up progressively received bigger tail and signal lights, thicker/wider bumpers, larger mirrors, taller seats...etc. The basic shape and design was the same but some consider it less attractive...

Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:48 am

bobnorman wrote: Been a while.. but.. Any updates??

Not much to report. The car is about where we last left it. The kid now has an old Datsun 510 that takes up most of his time so the Ghia has pretty much taken a back seat for the last couple of years and hasn't been driven much.

Sorry to disappoint!

Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:28 am

Stonesrock wrote: Curious about the Lingo... What is a "fat Chick"? Is that a Ghia after '69 or '71, or are all Ghia's fat chicks.

Try looking here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/f.php

Fatchick Slang term for most air-cooled VWs that use 4-bolt wheels, such as 68 and newer Standard Beetles, Super Beetles, Bay Window Buses, 1970 and later Ghias, 1970 and later Type 3s, etc.

In my limited experience, it usually is used in reference to the later models that have the big bumpers, turn signals, etc... just as BobNorman stated. Hope this helps!

Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:37 pm

Some consider 70 on up to be fat chicks, but most apply the term to 72 on up. The change in 1970 was to the taillights and front turn signals/running lights. The bumpers remained the same except for shorter towel bars. The biggest changes came in 72 when the taillights went extra large due to safety regulations which required a minimum area by law. Also supersized were the bumpers as already mentioned.

I personally like the looks of the early taillights and nipple blinkers in front, however, they become a safety issue in modern traffic due to the small size and lack of brightness (especially for 6v cars). For a year-round daily driver, the 72 up are best suited in terms of visibility.

Paul

Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:29 am

The Ghia taillights changed in 1970. My late '69 'vert has the cute taillights and a glass rear window - I think it's the best looking body VW ever made.

Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:17 am

...but we digress do we not? :?

Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:30 am

ill trade you for the 66 in my avatar

Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:57 am

Careful about making sight-unseen offers. It has the frame of a '71 coupe, a fiberglass nose section that rotates up to fuel the vehicle, and all the wires are hand-laid due to the heat damage to the original harness during the welding procedure for the frame swap. She runs like a top with the DP 1641 which has a mild Engle cam and 041 heads, and she steers straight as an arrow. I commute from Melbourne to Orlando in it, 150 miles a day.

But we do digress. The fat chick we're discussing is certainly worth saving.

Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:11 am

The last two posters need to read the whole thread, it's 5 years old.

Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:21 am

1.... ive read the entire thread. and 2.... im totally aware of sight unseen offers. i was born at night but not last night. this aint my furst day ya know. THE OFFER STILL STANDS...

Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:46 am

kevin3406 wrote: 1.... ive read the entire thread. and 2.... im totally aware of sight unseen offers. i was born at night but not last night. this aint my furst day ya know. THE OFFER STILL STANDS...

PMs for private discussions please.

Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:32 am

The thread may be five years in the making, but it's still about the OP's car with an entry from him as recent as yesterday.