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mandraks
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Joined: November 28, 2004
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Dan,
this entire thread is just a blast and a testimony to your dedication.
I bet the owner of the"original paint" bus in front of you was afraid your low light would make it feel self conscious 
i hope you enjoy driving you car as much as i have enjoyed reading the forum posts and looking at the pictures.
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Uli
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HouseofGhia 
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Joined: February 17, 2005
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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VERY nice job Dan, simply stunning! Shame I had to miss Kelley Park this year.....I would have liked to see this one in person.
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ScottDoonan
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Joined: August 04, 2005
Posts: 546
Location: Northern California
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:39 pm Post subject: Awesome |
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Hey Danny,
Great job hats off to you just getting caught up and saw the recent posts, outstanding work and dedication. Enjoy the pride that comes with the completion.
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1959 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet (current restoration)
1965 Porsche 356 SC coupe
1967 Volkswagen Convertible Beetle
1969 Porsche 911E Targa 3.2 twin plug
2006 Porsche 987 Rüf 3400K Prototype #2 of 2 |
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dmercer
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| Thats great thanks !! I've been searching for all vintage looking options for my car. |
Here are some pictures of how the gauge is installed. After saying that my gauge looked like all the others in the gallery, I notice that the image I posted is different: My gauge registers 15 pounds on the vacuum side and 7 on the boost. At idle, the needle stays around 12-13 and the most I've ever seen it jump is to ~4.5.
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. I'm surely glad to have the car at a stage where it can be driven and enjoyed, but what I could never have foreseen when I started this project is the number of people who would do so much to help! The community here is truly outstanding and the number of great Ghia's we've seen rebuilt, restored, and enjoyed is a testimony to that. |
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sparkleplenty
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Location: California
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WOW! Simply stunning! What a beautiful specimen of a lowlight...Well done. 
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'56 Karmann Ghia Coupe-Stock
'59 Italian Series I Li150 Lambretta-Stock
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Banzai KG
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