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ghia shifts
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Racelook
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Swweeeeetttttttttt!!! 
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Pennywise
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Nice.
On the oval, where did you get those mirrors from? I once saw them in a Rodding magazine, but have not seen them in awhile. I might have seen them in JC Whitney also, but was not sure of the quality. Thanks |
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klepic
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Location: Snohomish, WA
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Pennywise, check www.speedwaymotors.com and do a keyword search for "peep mirrors". they are $14.95 and attache to the window frame.
search keyword "mirrors" and you can see what else they got. Lots of rod stuff here.  |
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klepic
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| Nice beetle. I love flat finish cars. This is the same color as my 67. |
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71square
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wow! those are super nice rides. Is there an "official" color for that black on your oval? that flat black is one of the colors I've thought about painting my squareback, just dont want to go get it painted and have the place spray can my car
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klepic
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The "flat" is a clear coat that has no sheen and also has UV protection. You can actually mix regular gloss and flat to get whatever sheen you desire. Then the color you choose can be anything you want and still have all the benefits of a regular paint job. Although you can't wax this type of finish. So be prepared to live with some scuffing.
Lots of guys just spray black primer (PPG DP-90 epoxy primer), but it doesn't have any UV protection and ends up breaking down after a year or so.
PPG has all kinds of cool stuff in way of paint. You just have to play around to find what you like!
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Pennywise
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| Thanks klepic, I will check those out. |
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1973 1303S
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that oval is sweet 
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ACSwede
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations to a super sweeeet combo!...that's is the exact combo I'm shooting for -> You beat me to it
What year is your Ghia?...what are you running up front; rims/rubber?...lowered spindles?...narrowed?
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70 140
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Really nice ghia. I like the stance it has. |
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ghia shifts
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| 1973 1303S wrote: |
| that oval is sweet |
i'll keep an eye out! 
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ghia shifts
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations to a super sweeeet combo!...that's is the exact combo I'm shooting for -> You beat me to it
What year is your Ghia?...what are you running up front; rims/rubber?...lowered spindles?...narrowed?
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thanks for all the coments!
just lowered with adjusters,its been narrowed since this picture and is running 135-70 smart cat tyres, on 4.5 inch rims.
the back is stock height, just sagged alot, running spax adjustable dampers all round.
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RobzKombi
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| Im diggin' the stance your ghia has, Very kewl!! |
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79SuperVert
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| My 17-year old daughter was walking by the computer when I was looking at your rides and they stopped her dead in her tracks. I always knew I was raising her right!! |
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ghia shifts
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cheers, that must be one of the best compliments i've had.
more pics then 
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1973 1303S
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that blue convertible is really nice too....that reminds me i had a dream the other night that i used a grinder to cut the roof off my bug & i turned it into a convertible, but i was upset because i spoilt it 
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ncberserker
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful ghia its cars like that which give me something to shoot for with my ghia!
What year is it?
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ghia shifts
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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cheers, the ghia is a 65, and the bug a 54.
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sixfootdan
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Both of them look real good.
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