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c21darrel
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PaintSum
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Joined: November 24, 2006
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Location: Kansas
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just finished,,, 68 4" transaxle raise, 6" narrow rear, 9" narrow front beam center steer rack n pinion, repositioned/recontoured front and rear bumpers. on and on.... you can check this build out on FB AyresAutomotiveAdditudes
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Bloku
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Joined: April 09, 2013
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Location: Tulsa/Jenks Oklahoma
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That looks very nice PaintSum! I like the painted bumpers actually!
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1971 Karmann Ghia
1975 Porsche 914
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1976 BMW 2002 (Bored and Stroked w/ 5-Speed)
1981 BMW E21
1986 Toyota 4Runner (Dead engine and trans)
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Fiatdude
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Location: now in MO.
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Beautifully done Paintsum -- one of these days I'm gonna have to do FB thing -- --
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| I have had good luck with JayCees spring tubes. |
One of the biggest issues I've had with having an engine this big (2989cc), is the amount of growth during the heating/cooling cycle. And a lot of stuff that works fine on smaller engines, just doesn't hold up with this duty cycle. So I very rarely complain about parts issues I encounter. That said, I've been looking for some super whammy large diameter tubes (to fit the bigger push rods) to address this issue.
During a casual conversation with Roger Crawford, I found that he had had these same issues on his race engines, and had developed these tubes with a higher spring rate and triple oil O-rings -- -- From first impressions, these are perfect (I had to hit the gym to get enough strength to collapse the springs for install LOL)... And instead of using oil for assembly, I used some high temp anti-seize goop I had laying around. SO, I'm thinking (fingers crossed) I've finally solved this issue!!!!
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c21darrel
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Location: San Dimas
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ol'skool
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Joined: November 08, 2014
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Location: WI
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New to the VW but not to cars. This is going to be fun owning one of these. A lot of work was done but it needs finishing work, fix a few things & repaint. 2165cc w dual weber 44's It's fast. Kind of like that. Wish I could have driven it before the snow came.
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KGCoupe
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Joined: July 01, 2005
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Location: Putting the "ill" and "annoy" in Illinois
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New to the VW but not to cars. This is going to be fun owning one of these. A lot of work was done but it needs finishing work, fix a few things & repaint. 2165cc w dual weber 44's It's fast. Kind of like that. Wish I could have driven it before the snow came.
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OK, I'll bite - why does it need a repaint?
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c21darrel
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Location: San Dimas
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ol'skool
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Location: WI
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| The paint looks good from 25 feet away. It is flawed in many places. It's a little to flashy for my liking so time to repaint. House of Kolor is a cool paint and flashy, but that color on this car doesn't look right. Going with the Mango Green/Sea Gull Grey from 1967. My wife is partial to green. That maybe the only thing "stock" on this car. |
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c21darrel
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Location: San Dimas
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PaintSum
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Joined: November 24, 2006
Posts: 100
Location: Kansas
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| Haha thats funny i was building the ghia i posted above for my wife untill she became afraid to drive it lol, and she picked those colors too , mango and savannah beige and the wheels |
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Aearon
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Location: Huntsville AL
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Howdy all, I got my ghia in December and drove it a bit then sent it to paint Working on adding all the rubber back atm.
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$Waipio$
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:17 pm Post subject: 1971 Bahia Red /Black Karmann Ghia |
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Nor_AL_67
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Location: Huntsville,Alabama
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69 Coupe I picked up from Dayton,OH via thesamba classifieds. Will tackle the rust shortly.
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RichElliott
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Here's mine... I LOVE it! 
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Super cool! Perfect stance.
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scottz
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Here's mine... I LOVE it!
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Super cool! Perfect stance. |
Why thank you! |
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e&m_ghia
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Salted roads are now a distant memory, some of the polish is back on the Ghia, the newly-rebuilt engine is purring, and time to start touring the countryside.
Local group (Commemorative Air Force) restores and shows vintage aircraft, and had a "Wings and Wheels" event today in Culpeper, VA. This is a TBM Avenger:
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CiderGuy
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Salted roads are now a distant memory, some of the polish is back on the Ghia, the newly-rebuilt engine is purring, and time to start touring the countryside.
Local group (Commemorative Air Force) restores and shows vintage aircraft, and had a "Wings and Wheels" event today in Culpeper, VA. This is a TBM Avenger:
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Very cool picture.
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Murdlem
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It's almost time to get her on the road again!!
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