sactojesse
Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2006
Posts: 2655
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:29 am Post subject: My "new" 66 ghia convertible. |
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Last weekend, I picked up this very original 66 convertible from a TheSamba member in Santa Barbara and drove it over 400 miles north to Sacramento. It still has the original 1300 and 4.37 ring and pinion in it, which made for slow going (65 mph) on the trip home. A prior owner had converted the car to front disc brakes though, hence the four-lug chromies.
My long-term plans are to do performance and suspension mods that don't involve any body mods: adjustable front end, 3/4" front sway bar, camber compensator, super street trans w/ 3.88 ring and pinion, and the 2110 from my 69 coupe. The 1300 will be pulled and stuck on a shelf for safe keeping. I'm definitely losing the white wall "falsies" as well. 
Here's my 69 coupe, which I plan to sell after I swap engines. I have a 1600 dual port that will go in this car for sale.
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1966 Karmann-Ghia convertible |
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