Dustin's 63 Coupe Build

motorhead364 · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:13 am Post subject:

Here's the finished pan. I've decided to get the bottom painted and put the body on the pan and finish the body work up that way just in case my dolly has the middle sagging any. I'd hate to get the doors gaps looking good only to have them change when it gets bolted down. With any luck it will be a permanent marriage of pan and body.

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motorhead364 · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:38 pm Post subject:

Underside painted and under coated and reunited with the pan.

For anybody watching that's 2 outter clicks in the rear and a two inch adjustable beam with 265/80's on all four.
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ghiacrazy · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:02 pm Post subject:

Wow looks sweet so far, great work!

motorhead364 · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks. It's motivating to see it back on the pan. I'll probably take a day off work this week and hit the body work hard and see if I can get ahead a little. I'd like to be in high build primer by middle May and paint by end of May.
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ghiacrazy · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:30 am Post subject:

I think now you're at the fun part. You've done the hard work of the metal fabrication, which makes the car healthy and strong. Now you get to straighten her out and make it as beautiful as possible. Your metalwork is designed to be hidden but your body and paint work is destined to shine!

jdoug · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:21 am Post subject:

motorhead364 · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:31 pm Post subject:

Ha ha. Yea. 165's. For now. The fronts are a hair tall. They rub just a bit on the inner fender behind the beam. On a full fendered car I like the look of a taller tire that fills the fender all up. The car is pretty low, it may have to come up a click in the back and an inch or so up front.
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motorhead364 · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:08 am Post subject:

Hey guys. I'm still working on it. Been doing some body work here and there. I have hooked up the steering column, bled the brakes and stuck the gas tank in. So I can move it around under it's own power. So here's my question.

I took the stock ignition switch (used from KGPR). As per Bently, without any fuses I wired like so:

From battery to 50
From 30 to starter solenoid
From 15/54 to coil, fuel cutoff and choke.

The motor will crank but I'm not getting 12v off of the 30 post or 15/54 post on the key switch when turned to on. Therefore no fire to the coil. What am I missing? I can take a wire from the coil straight to the battery and the motor fires right up.
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motorhead364 · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject:

Ok I figured it out. Switched the 30 and 50 poles on the switch and wired in the alternator. The little ghia moved under it's own power for the first time in who knows how long.
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silvertonguedevil · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:41 pm Post subject:

Nice work so far. Glad to see you sticking with it!
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motorhead364 · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:10 pm Post subject:

Thanks Greg. Picked up some bling for the car today. Along with a pristine passenger door. Too nice to pass up.
OG vw bumper sitting at the local ACVW shop for decades I'm guessing. He thinks he has a front hidden away. We're going digging this weekend I hope. He's shutting down in the next year or so.

And a Saphire 1! Who hoooo. Works too. Just needs the knobs cleaned up

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c21darrel · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:30 pm Post subject:

Nice finds!
the bumper is a 70-71
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motorhead364 · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:44 pm Post subject:

Do the early over riders wrap around the fender more?
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c21darrel · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:49 pm Post subject:

Yes sir, all the way around to the sides.

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motorhead364 · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:07 pm Post subject:

Learn something every day. Im not staying too close to stock so I'll run this one.no one around here will know the difference any way.

Thanks Darrel.
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motorhead364 · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:54 pm Post subject:

So I got a little excited and bought a late bumper, little annoyed but I'll live. I know the faceplate on my radio is for a beetle but I see a few ghias not running one so did ok there. However. My door is a 64-66. Face palm. Damn nice door but won't work. So needless to say I have a door for sale. Rolling Eyes

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motorhead364 · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:58 pm Post subject:

Well. I'm in a groove and want to keep moving SO, I'm making my 64-66 door. And 61-63 door. The original door is just too far gone to save. I tried re-welding my patch but it's just warping the crap out of the skin. They have zero support.

Door handle and window crank piece I took from the old door

To replace in the new to me door

Same with the latch mechanism area at the rear

I haven't cut the good door yet. I ran out of time today. After some measuring and double checks I'll make the cuts.

To be cont......
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motorhead364 · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:13 pm Post subject:

And now it's a 61-63 door.

Tacked in

I hung the door and put the latch in. All seems to work pretty well. I'll finish weld it all up tomorrow.
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Clatter · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:35 pm Post subject:

Love watching your build here.
It's cool to see how people tackle tasks, ever so slightly differently.
Not afraid to dig on in!

Also love the shop pic with the dog scratching... tells a story.

Are you sure she couldn't be talked into some other color besides silver or black or white?
97% of all cars on the road today are silver, black, white or gray.
None of which are actually colors, right? Wink

They say that's a sign of the economy being down; cars in neutral colors.
Like when skirts are long..

Part of the style that makes them so er, styley, is the colors.
Maybe find an OG color sales brochure from the period and leave it out for her to find?

Because,
Man,
Some of those factory color combos just 'pop', and are so right for these cars..

FWIW,
IMHO,
etc.

Color is such an opinion thing anyways..

Love watching this build. Cool

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motorhead364 · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:44 am Post subject:

Thanks clatter. I almost had her talked into lizard green with a bamboo top once. She even likes mango and white. She's just stuck on silver so that's what it will be. I like it too to be honest. It will be a pretty car. If I ever get to do one of my own it will be one of the early original colors.
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