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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:27 am

Believe it or not, I actually have my own Ghia project now. In the past few months I've been working on a 1972 Super I picked up for a song, and once it's on the road this is most likely the next project for me. The best part of the deal is that it's a 1969 -- the year I was born. The deal included a nice drill press, a never used tap & die set, a 4'x8' piece of sheet steel, and a complete engine rebuild kit (jugs, pistons, valves) and a lot of misc parts. The nose has basically been sculpted from bondo, so I plan on clipping a nose from a parts car of mine for the nose as well as the engine bay sheet metal from another, not to mention the floorpans from yet *another* spare pan I have. I'm literally my own parts warehouse now. I haven't decided how close to original to make it.

Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:44 am

Icy wrote: The deal included a nice drill press, a never used tap & die set, a 4'x8' piece of sheet steel, and a complete engine rebuild kit (jugs, pistons, valves) and a lot of misc parts.

That's what I'm talking about, the barter system is alive and well!

For a split second when I first saw this pic I thought, "wow you've got a hell of a rust problem, I can see the whole engine..."

Quote: I'm literally my own parts warehouse now

Oh if only I had that "problem"

Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:54 am

Looks like a sweet project car. IMO '69 is the best year to have if you can't get a lowlight.

Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:28 am

Looks like a good solid car. A good starting point.

Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:46 pm

looks like a great find/start keep use updated

Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:59 pm

so it's not a 74 vert with autostick. but it is the best year and nothing is wrong with it that parts, labor and money can't cure. ain't it fun?

Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:17 pm

snookerdude wrote: so it's not a 74 vert with autostick. but it is the best year and nothing is wrong with it that parts, labor and money can't cure. ain't it fun?
You forgot Orange ;) Which I still hope to find someday.

Heck, I have all of the parts and pieces that I could convert this car to an Autostick :lol: And, I may just do that.

Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:36 pm

Quote: Looks like a good solid car. A good starting point.
X2

Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:42 am

Coolness! 8)
Welcome back into the Ghia Driver's Club
and let me know if there's anything you need.

Looks to be a nice KG to base a restoration.

Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:07 pm

68-69 were always my favorite years... newer style door handles, fuel lid, IRS, 12v, and older body style. Looks like you have some hacking ahead of you. Take lots of pics. Good score.

Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:46 pm

SkrapMetal wrote: 68-69 were always my favorite years... newer style door handles, fuel lid, IRS, 12v, and older body style. Looks like you have some hacking ahead of you. Take lots of pics. Good score.

I will *not* hack! :lol: Part of the reason I have that piece of sheet steel is that the PO was going to make some panels for it. I've been studying John Kelly's DVD's and I have the book The Key to Metal Bumping. I spend a lot of time on the metal shapers' site as well to gain insight and understanding. The moment I realized that the best engine bay sheet metal I have is from a 1968 Autostick I figured I might as well convert it.

You know I'll take a lot of pictures.

Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:09 am

Very cool!

Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:49 am

It has been 7 whole days, and no updates?????? :(

:lol:

Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:12 am

Well, I've been tearing down the engine so I can send the carb to keifernet to be rebuilt and have pulled scads of twigs, acorn bits, and assorted bits of grass from almost every spot. The distributor wires were chewed through as well.

I've been toying with the idea of installing a Type 4 FI engine that I have in this car; however, I think it's a Bus and not a 914 engine.

Once I get my Super on the road then this car goes into the garage for teardown and buildup. I'll do updates then.

Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:14 pm

Icy wrote:

Once I get my Super on the road then this car goes into the garage for teardown and buildup. I'll do updates then.

We should expect the updates around 2015. :lol:

You should work on the ghia and put the Super on the back burner.

Good luck with the project, Gary.