Phoebe - After 10+ years the Resto begins!

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:01 am Post subject:

Yes I'm a little torn/undecided on what to put back underneath the mats. Having something actually attached to the floor pan is better from the point of view of sound deadening, but I don't want to have a modern version of tar board creating a little corrosive micro-climate!

Having said that, like most of our old cars it will be leading a far more privileged life than it probably ever did even when new. Probably won't be getting wet too often either.

I'll be putting something like dynamat around the transmission tunnel, but will be doing a bit more research on what to put on the floor pans. Open to suggestions!

My rubber mats are still in pretty good shape, small section torn on the drivers mat. So I will use them, but will also be making up carpet 'mats' so that I can preserve the mats a little. Original RHD Ghia mats are like rocking horse poo. I've booked a place in line for Kevin (trimtec) to do the interior. He may have some suggestions here, haven't spoken to him about that.

kman · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:20 am Post subject:

You could spray it with truck bed liner.

c21darrel · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:55 am Post subject:

kiwighia68 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:05 pm Post subject:

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:15 pm Post subject:

John Moxon · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:07 am Post subject:

Just seen the news Angus. Shocked

Hope you've got that Ghia stowed away safely.
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Angus Dowrie · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:34 am Post subject:

Did our storm make the news in the UK? It was a pretty nasty storm but I wouldnt have thought worthy of international news. We have just moved house, and our new house was right in the middle of it - quite a few broken windows.
We are about a block and a half from the 'Gabba, which as a Pom will mean something to you but not our US brethren.

John Moxon · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:28 am Post subject:

Rich62ghia · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:06 pm Post subject:

Looks like a nice project for you Angus, especially the matching numbers engine, look forward to reading more about the resto. You may want to confirm yours is a 63 model, I was told mine was a 63 model(late 62 build), but parts fitted meant it was actually a 62, heartbreaking at first Sad

had my number plates and everything planned for 1963.

Tell tale signs are:

1. Original nose badge is particular for the 60-62 years, looks like a pressed one piece badge, the VW insignia is small compared to other badges. There is also no repro available.
2. Rear deck lid script is large 1955-1962, a 63 model has a smaller script

There may be others but these were the things that confirmed mine when I tried to order replacement parts and they werent the same as my originals or wouldnt fit.

Rich

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:03 pm Post subject:

Rich

Not good about the number plate! Very frustrating. I have a personalised one, PBE144 for Phoebe and the model number so not year-dependant. Its Black and white which is correct in QLD for that period.

But I'm sure it is a '63. I can't recall the nose badge, but the deck-lid script is the smaller one, and also the '63 has a Volkswagen script on the left side of the vertical section of the deck-lid. Not many other changes with mine, it has a stale-air motor like the '62 model as that didn't change until about half-way through the year.
I have the birth certificate which shows it as an October '62 build.

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject:

Panels are back from the blaster. Doors and bonnet look good - straight and rust-free so just minor scrapes and dings to fix up. Typical rust along the bottom edge of the decklid (inner and outer panels) which was obvious even before blasting.

Body is back late this week, will head down to have a look and take some photos next week.

Moved house over the weekend and all time taken up with that, and also arranging insurance repairs on storm damage that happened at the same time - busted skylights, casement windows, louvres carpet you name it Crying or Very sad

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Angus Dowrie · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject:

Body is back from the blasters. Pretty good rust-wise, but there is more work to straighten the nose/wheel well area than I'd like!
It is fixable. Will have a look for any front clips available but they are pretty thin on the ground over here. Probably prefer to keep the original nose anyway, even if it costs more.

Forgot to take photos, will take some when I'm down next, probably Friday morning.

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:08 pm Post subject:

Photos back from the blasters. Some are pretty grainy sorry, iphone on a gloomy day. All the rust is shown in the photos, so not too bad. Lot of massaging around the front to fix up the crash damage though. It all looks achievable though, so no turning back from here!

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Previous hammer repair of front

Poor photo of wheel well. Lot of work here, front has rolled under slightly. Means lots of metal massaging virtually back to the pillars to get lines right.

Bit of rust from a hidden panel.

Bumpers missing a fair bit of chrome....

Previous lap repair on front qtr.

Random rust areas, previous repairs around headlights.

kiwighia68 · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:30 pm Post subject:

It doesn't look too bad, Angus. Mine has come back (to life) from much, much worse. Good luck from here.
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sputnick60 · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 4:13 am Post subject:

Angus, That's well above average for an Australian delivered Ghia. You chose well! It will come up nicely.

You might try contact Vic Brkovec for a front clip. He brings containers of stuff from the US on occasion. Also, Boris at Vintage Vee dub has a smashed Ghia that has one side totalled (head on Crying or Very sad

) and the other side sort of OK. It might have sections you can use for yours.

When you get to doing the bumpers I'll give you the details of my guy in Queenbeyan.

Nicholas.
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Angus Dowrie · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the comments, keeps the motivation on the boil!

I'll check into those options for some panel sections. The existingfront can largely get panel-beaten OK again. But there are some crisp shaped sections like the cross at the bottom of the wheel-well and even the nose ridge which can be hard to get right. I have an overall preference to keep the car as close to as it left the factory, but if a section can't be resurrected an original offcut is preferable to a repro.

Nicholas can you send me the contact for your chromer? I was just talking with Barry about the chroming, be good to have another option. I want to send off all the bits for chrome at once, not in dribs and drabs. He was talking about some guys at Lismore and Coffs.

sputnick60 · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:13 pm Post subject:

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:29 am Post subject:

Some more progress. Bottom of deck lid inner and outer skins were pretty shot so new ones fabbed up. Briefly back on car to check fitment.

Angus Dowrie · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 3:10 am Post subject:

It's been a while since I posted, but work has been continuing.

You can see the pitted areas on the floor have been replaced. Replacing the minimum amount required, rather than just putting in the whole new panel. Trying to keep as much of the original metal as practicable.

Last one shows the tarted up front beam. A Disc brake kit will be one of the few mods I'll be making on the car. The beam is on to check the diagonals on the floor pan.


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