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JeffL
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| 65ghia wrote: |
| my 58 ghia has that same front dimpled sway bar |
Yes even the parts manuals show the dimpled sway bar. I'm not sure when it changed to a straight bar? |
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JeffL
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: Removal of undercoat and paint |
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Had a nice day in Kentucky here today so I did some sand blasting.
Earlier in the year I uses a torch to remove the undercoating from the fenders and bottom of luggage area. To remove the rest of the tar I use laquer thinner. I followed this with some paint remover and got about 80% of everything cleaned up.
I hate sand blasting but wanted to remove some of the rust and in particular the corrosion in the battery area. Certainly being able to turn the car upside down made this easier. I had the rest of the body wrapped in plastic but the sand still got through.
I thought I had all the thin spots cut out in the battery area but some tiny holes showed up. Not sure yet if I'll cut more out....
I use a metal etch to go over the bare metal and it will typically not rust for over a month. It gives it a gray appearance.
It would be nice to drop this off in a paint show in Cleveland when we move. Anybody know of a good restoration paint shop in Cleveland?
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| That battery tray looks really solid. |
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SkrapMetal
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Nice and unmolested. Por-15 it.
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thom
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Hell - just clear it and drive it as-is!
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JeffL
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| thom wrote: |
| Hell - just clear it and drive it as-is! |
My son just loved your answer, I had to get the spray gun out of his hand 
We used some DP40 and gave it a good coat on both sided. I decided to use my door jam gun, took a while but still went on pretty good.
If you look close at the battery side you can see where I welded in a patch already. Start at the battery ground bolt (they grounded to the body in early 56) an come towards you in the photo. It is a square patch that crosses the seam and goes under the battery. The hole was the size of a quarter. When I saw the other pins holes develop I was dissapointed. I guess I'll use a little filler like "all metal" to dress it out. |
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70 140
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| Por15 - Silver, is good stuff. It is a metal strengthener good for pitted area such as this. You can prime it and top coat it also.... |
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hugheseum
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definately jealous of the sunroof,cant wait to see it after paint
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JeffL
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| Old thread are there any updates? |
Well, the car is now in Hudson with us. My son is 17 and we took a little side track and got a 35K mile Sonett back on the road.
http://karmannghias.org/blog/
Then, there was the 53 Fire Truck that got in the way. It is now back on the road with 9500 miles on it.
http://karmannghias.org/share/1953GMCFireTruck/
I am linked up now with the local AACA group and hope to get a good lead on painting the car as it does not look like I will not have a separate shop here.
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JeffL
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John Moxon 
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JeffL
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Wow, my original post was over 3 years ago and I only moved the Ghia about 11 hours North East.
Hopefully with the new garage now built I will get a chance to work on the Ghia again.
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Great to see things on the move again Jeff. Do you have a built-in intercom system to communicate with others on the far side of the garage?  |
No that's the jack for the flat screen TV and internet. I've found out that you never have enough space. The garage is about 1000 sq-ft with 10 ft ceilings. There is enough lighting to grow certain substances..........
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