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Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:39 am

so i drove my ghia an check the gearbox, clean some parts and drink an beer in front of my car.....hope to see you at hessisch oldendorf 2009.
regards from germany, udo

Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:15 pm

The Ghia is looking great Udo...just beautiful :D

We had a rare sunny day today but I couldn't get out to drive my Ghia. I have a bad neck at the moment and it hurts to drive. :(

I have just recieved my SS 4 tip exhaust for my '58 but I will have to get my friend to fit it for me. My wife will kill me if she finds me crawling under my car. :roll:

Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:28 pm

John Moxon wrote: The Ghia is looking great Udo...just beautiful :D

We had a rare sunny day today but I couldn't get out to drive my Ghia. I have a bad neck at the moment and it hurts to drive. :(

I have just recieved my SS 4 tip exhaust for my '58 but I will have to get my friend to fit it for me. My wife will kill me if she finds me crawling under my car. :roll:

hi john. i wish you go ok in next future. i be with you, see my sign at my front lowlight bumper :lol:
and look that your wife have no knife in her hand......

Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:46 am

Very nice photo's Udo. I would love to travel to Europe one day !!

Not to change the subject but I wanted John to know that I also Have the Okrasa Repro 4-tip on my 67 and wanted to add some insight;

The muffler fits very close to the body and generates enough heat to burn paint. I installed foil backed insulation under the rear deck and apron to protect the paintwork.

It does have a great look and sound 8)

Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:49 am

I have one on my 58 and its not even close. It sounds awesome tho...

Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:58 am

Wiggy wrote: I have one on my 58 and its not even close. It sounds awesome tho...
I wonder if it would have to do with differing engine sizes?? I have a 1971 1641cc dual port in my 67. I have no expeience with lo-lights. Would the engine bay be any different?

Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:11 am

kingkarmann wrote: I wonder if it would have to do with differing engine sizes?? I have a 1971 1641cc dual port in my 67. I have no expeience with lo-lights. Would the engine bay be any different?

The 40hp block is slightly larger than the 36hp and I would think the 1600 case is also larger than the stock 36hp. I would think it's more to do with who produced the exhaust.

I know Kevin's 4tip is one of Stephane Lhonneux's Stainless Steel versions and they are a very good fit. The mild steel versions are the Flat4 product which have all kinds of fit issues. Which one do you have?

This is my third 4 tip. Initially I had a Flat4 fitted to my 36hp Judson Beetle and that was a very poor fit...it had to be cut 'n shut in 5 places before it would line-up with the heater boxes and fit under the rear apron.

Stephane also bought a Flat4 exhaust to fit his vintage speed project 4 years after me and found Flat4 had still not addressed the fit problems. This prompted him to make the high quality SS version with proper attention to the fit.

I had one of Stephanes first 4 tips to replace my crap Flat4 one and it was a simple bolt on...a perfect fit on my Beetle.

The new one I have is another of Stephane's SS 4 tips, this time a 40hp for my non stock engine on my Lowlight. It's not fitted yet but I would be surprised if it was not a good fit. I'll let you know how it goes.

Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:37 am

Yes, I purchased Stephanes' about 2005. The fit to the engine was very good, just tight. (Close to the rear deck and apron as stated earlier). I brought up the issue as something to watch for when fitting it.
Happy trails and clear sky's to all 8)

Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:59 am

kingkarmann wrote: Yes, I purchased Stephanes' about 2005. The fit to the engine was very good, just tight. (Close to the rear deck and apron as stated earlier). I brought up the issue as something to watch for when fitting it.
Happy trails and clear sky's to all 8)

Yeah thanks KK. I think it's not a bad idea to fit foil backed insulation whatever the fit of the exhaust. I find my stock 40hp exhaust heats the rear apron a bit and as the rear most part of the engine tin has been trimmed to fit the engine aperture by the PO it might suggest the 40hp engine sits a little further back in the Lowlight engine bay.

...back to KGs on a sunny day. :D

Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:39 pm

Thanks for the photos, Udo! Glad you could enjoy your beauiful Ghia. Here in the NorthEast USA (Connecticut) we also had fantastic weather past weekend. I drove my '64 Ghia cabrio (top down) to a vintage car meet (spectating only) and saw a friend there with a fine solid, original '68 Ghia coupe on display. Acorns are dropping from the oak trees onto the driveway, a sign that the summer is coming to an end. So drive your Ghia while the weather still allows!

Roland from NY

Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:26 pm

Very nice! 8)

Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:18 am

hi volks.
i hope that some sunny days are in the next weeks. some vintage-meetings are in september and october and i hope that the streets are dry and i can drive my lowlight.
karmann ghia and lowlight driving is the same for me as holiday.
when i drive my ghia, hear the boxer engine singing this song, i'm very happy that i own my ghia.
have a good time and accident free driving.
regards, udo