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Peter D.
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Awesome project, can't wait to see how this one comes out. I have a boring old 65, but would love to have an early car.
I met Trylon at a show and he commented that his low light wasn't very fast and didn't handle highway cornering very well... but who cares! The car is cool.
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VeloMikey
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| Peter D. wrote: |
Awesome project, can't wait to see how this one comes out. I have a boring old 65, but would love to have an early car.
I met Trylon at a show and he commented that his low light wasn't very fast and didn't handle highway cornering very well... but who cares! The car is cool. |
My Ghia is fast and handles okay.
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WrennMetallWerks
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T_Sobray
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Looking forward to seeing the body on the pan!
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Loren 
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| That looks great. What a transformation! It's amazing how quickly Jason tackles all these repairs and brings these cars back to their original glory. |
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VeloMikey
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Here are a couple more photos of the Berg / Folts 5 Speed bump cover.
Jason did a little more clean up on the back of the nose. With a little "body work" you won't even know it was replaced.
I decided to go with Stainless Euro bumpers since my car does not have the rear bumper supports under the apron. I bought them from Helen in the bumper thread for $450 plus $170 shipping.
She stuck a surprise $29 PayPal fee on there too. I couldn't justify having Jason weld up the overrider holes on the original bumpers and then have them chromed for $3000.
Plus I like the way they look on the car. Maybe someday I will rechome them and put them back on. At least I have the option now. I had them shipped directly to Jason.
They showed up a day early. The chrome / polish job on them looks good from 400 miles away. He is going to assemble and fit them this rotation so we can get his feed back.
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robbiecanter
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Clean work as always!
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VeloMikey
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:47 am Post subject: Re: 58 Ghia Restoration Begins |
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Jason got the Stainless bumpers mounted up yesterday. The back bumper went on without incident and gaps are really good.
The front bumper is a different story. The driver's side corner bolt tab had to be cut and rewelded in a different postiton. The finish and gaps are great here too after the modification. Next up is welding up the over rider holes in the bracket covers and geting them fitted.
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VeloMikey
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More progress from last week. Jason got the GabFab engine compartment panels mounted.
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