Mike's Nevada Lowlight

Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Nice

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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Here's a few pics of what we got done while I was down at Ben's place

I got a chance to sort the small hole infront of the rear wheel that was an mot failure

I started by cutting out to solid metal
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Looking through thing's are nice and dry looking Smile

After giving the other side a quick clean I could see what I was trying to copy, nice wonky handmade Karmann panel
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Attewell copied panel complete with factory missing corners etc

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We knew the rear mounts were going to have to be relocated so I set about drilling out the spots
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All done

Once I gave them a quick zap and grind you would never know
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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

In order to run the deep 6's and 205/70's we narrowed the torsion housing by 1.5" each side

We had a trial run on a spare section Ben had laying round

Once I had removed the section Ben tacked things back together
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Then set about laying down some beads
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The trial run went perfectly so it was time for me to chop the Ghia Wink

Location lines scribed on
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Then I cut the f**kers off ;D
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Pre 67.com anyone?

While the mounts were off Ben set about re-profiling them

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The heater tubes were removed as they would clash with the relocated mounts, won't be needing them but the tubes have been kept just in case
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Housings clamped, aligned and tacked
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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Then Ben laid a stack of dimes Cool

Factory looking mounts were fabricated and grafted on
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All done

These will help the air system lift the back end up from 3 splines a little easier
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Anthony had these next door at Autostyl so we just had to offer the suckers up!

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Not my thing but bad ass all the same ;D
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Toddball · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject:

Dude that looks F@#king Awesome. That is some cool work you have done. The deep 6ers look killer!! Twisted Evil

John Ghia · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 78

What axles will you be using?

Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

58lolight · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject:

Next to grelland's this is my favorite build thread right now!! Those welds are art!! This car is going to be amazing!! Thanks for sharing!

Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Ben's finished the rear body mounts off as he needed to get the Ghia shifted off the ramp

Origional mount
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Removed

Section cut in body
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Template taken of available space of new mounting area
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Mount with new mounting plates grafted on
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Return produced for rear
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All finished
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Can't get much more factory looking than that Cool

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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Will update this thread properly when I get a chance

Until then..... Very Happy

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50Split · Samba Member Joined: May 19, 2000 Posts: 848 Location: 602

Lookin' good so far!
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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Thanks Q
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Paul_Revere's Ghia · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject:

very cool!! Cool

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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Just to fill in the gap

Ben's cracked on with the beam

All out
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After crouching infront of the car I decided that what I want is the headlight, indicator and wheel all to be inline when viewed from the front, this didn't phase Ben ;D After a few measurements it works out to be a 6.5" narrowed beam Cool

;D

Very Nice ;D
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Tasty

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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Air Shocks offered up
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Modded spring plates
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Repro Craddle
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Now modded by Ben into factory style raised craddle Cool

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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Ben giving thing's a touch of colour
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Back end all fitted up
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Front End going in
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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

Front End dropped down to check how things look ;D
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Mike Att · Samba Member Joined: October 06, 2003 Posts: 395

And finally the roll out Cool

F*****g pleased with how she's turned out, looks exactly like I wanted her to Cool

Hat's off to Ben for working out how to do all the mod's, great work mate!!
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