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NWGhiaGuy 
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Joined: March 16, 2005
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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Been a while since the last update...
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Been a while?!? You've done more in the last 60 days than a lot of us get done in a year or more!
Nice job. Certainly an inspiration |
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semipixel
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Joined: July 22, 2014
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Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Getting the torsion plates at the correct angle. I was going for a 2 inch drop (~1 spline), and for some reason decided the add 8 degrees to the stock angle rather than subtracting it, not sure what I was thinking. Realized it after I had it all back together:
Switching from the wrap around signals to bullet style ones to go with the earlier style bumpers:
Seeing what the nose looks like under the paint... a lot of bondo. Once I got through it I wasn't really sure why they had used so much, didn't take a lot work to get the metal to where it should have been:
Cutting the rest out of the bottom of the nose. Not much left. Old bumper mounts roughly cut out at this point as well:
Test fitting the new bumpers before I start patching it back up since it's easier to access where the new mounts will go:
Patches tacked in:
and after a little grinding this is where I'm at. Bearings went in it so I called it a day:
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semipixel
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Joined: July 22, 2014
Posts: 56
Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:47 am Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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Long time since an update. I ran short on time and neglected posting, I'll see if I can get back on track. I'll fast forward through the last few months to get up to date:
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bobnorman
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Location: Newfoundland
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BadStorms
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Joined: August 12, 2013
Posts: 22
Location: Bay Area, CA
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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Amazing progress- you do great work!
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2005 Mercedes C55 AMG
2001 Suzuki SV650
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semipixel
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Joined: July 22, 2014
Posts: 56
Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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Fell off the update wagon... Car's on the road, just in time to be put away for winter. Have a few cosmetic things to work on until spring, but it's nice to know it's ready to go.
Here's a few photos since last time:
Wet sanding in progress
After 2000 a bit of shine is coming back.
First stage of compound, nice to see it coming back to life.
New SS bumpers on, not such a fat chick anymore.
Painted dash and new wheel. The wheel didn't end up clearing the signal and washer stocks, but I managed to heat them up and bend them out of the way.
Headliner, used the old one as a template. Not a bad project with a bit of heat.
First sample of the new seat covers, again using the old as template, but putting my own twist on it.
Getting ready to put the engine in.
New door panels
Back window in, used the soap and string method. Front actually went in easier than the back.
Seats in. Front carpet isn't in yet, waiting till I'm 100% done in an attempt to keep it clean.
As is sits now
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motorhead364
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Joined: November 04, 2008
Posts: 715
Location: Amarillo Texas
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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sputnick60
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Joined: July 22, 2007
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Location: In Molinya Orbit
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John Moxon
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Joined: March 07, 2004
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Location: Southampton U.K.
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semipixel
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Joined: July 22, 2014
Posts: 56
Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:27 am Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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Thanks guys!
I have a EMPI Trigger Shifter and wanted to find a shift knob to match the wheel. Because the trigger slides up into the knob there's not many options, so I started putting one together.
I turned this on the lathe out of birch, and made a recess to fit a 1974 German coin in the top:
Next step is to find a stain to match, and then I plan on covering it with epoxy resin and buffing it out. |
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myghiarocks
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Joined: June 02, 2009
Posts: 143
Location: DFW area Texas
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:05 am Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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| car looks fantastic. Nice job. |
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kgj
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Joined: February 25, 2013
Posts: 418
Location: Uk, Cornwall
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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Nice.
I really like the colour, and the red calipers, and the brake fluid reservoir......
And to quote 63vwnotch, " looks like another one ready for the scrap heap" 👍
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SwappedGhia
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Joined: December 29, 2016
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Location: Greenville, SC
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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| Beautiful. Great job! |
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74GhiaConvertible
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Joined: December 18, 2016
Posts: 100
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: '74 Ghia Project |
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| That's a lot of work! You did great. |
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