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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 4:50 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

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Put a gallon of High Build Polyester primer on the beast.
Now it's back to the sanding block, More primer, more sanding, sealer and top coat. Hopefully I'll have color on it in a few weeks.

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I dream at night about an almost empty garage to work in. After moving stuff I'm to tired to work on my Ghia.

Post more pictures if you have them..... nice job.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 5:44 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Ha! The garage is empty, but my driveway is full of the cars that should be in there. I'm sure my neighbors are ready for me to be finished!
It is nice to be able to work with out an hour of moving stuff around.

Thanks for the comment!

My thread is here with more pictures.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:15 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

I put a set of Pedrini Porsche 2 liters on my Ghia. And installed a KPH speedometer.

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Long story behind each of them.

I bought the Pedrinis from someone in the US. The wheels went missing in Portland for a month. When they arrived another month later, I found that they were not straight. Another $450 spent to straighten them. I'm keeping the original wheels.

The speedometer arrived here (in New Zealand) yesterday at the end of a 5-year search for a KPH speedo.

One big job left to do, maybe 2. The list gets longer as I think about it:
Alternator conversion
Sound system (maybe)
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:59 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Chris,
I like the Pedrini wheels better than the stock wheels. As for the metric speedo.... good move. A metric speedo removes that uncertainty with a MPH speedo on metricated roads.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:25 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

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Chris,
I like the Pedrini wheels better than the stock wheels. As for the metric speedo.... good move. A metric speedo removes that uncertainty when using MPH speedo on metricated roads.
Nicholas


Hi Nicholas, I forgot to mention that the Pedrinis have a VW stamp on the rim. But they went onto the Porsche 914 2 liters. I like the Pedrinis too, but my wife has made me promise to keep the originals. My collection of duplicate parts is growing.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:15 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

sputnick60 wrote:
Chris,
I like the Pedrini wheels better than the stock wheels. As for the metric speedo.... good move. A metric speedo removes that uncertainty when using MPH speedo on metricated roads.
Nicholas

X2!

Those Pedrini wheels are beautiful, and they give your Karmann Ghia a more "sporting" appearance than the stock wheels.

Also, it just feels "right" to have a gauge that's calibrated in kilo-somethings on Emiko's car.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:39 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

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sputnick60 wrote:
Chris,
I like the Pedrini wheels better than the stock wheels. As for the metric speedo.... good move. A metric speedo removes that uncertainty when using MPH speedo on metricated roads.
Nicholas

X2!

Those Pedrini wheels are beautiful, and they give your Karmann Ghia a more "sporting" appearance than the stock wheels.

Also, it just feels "right" to have a gauge that's calibrated in kilo-somethings on Emiko's car.
:wink:


When I read your comment to my wife, she said, "I'm going to make my second husband put the original wheels back on the car." Revenge for the time I introduced her as my "first wife", I think.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:41 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

kiwighia68 wrote:
I put a set of Pedrini Porsche 2 liters on my Ghia. And installed a KPH speedometer.
Top shelf! Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:18 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

X3. I am a fan of quality wheels and Pedrinis certainly are. Congrats Chris!!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:32 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Exciting day for me today. After being the solitary Karmann Ghia owner in our village for 11 years, Nick joins me with his beautiful 1965 Karmann Ghia Coupe. A friend tipped me off and I called round for a chat this afternoon. Smile

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:40 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Looks like Nick has good taste. You know, just one pic is not going to suffice.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:52 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

c21darrel wrote:
Looks like Nick has good taste. You know, just one pic is not going to suffice.


I'm hoping he will be along soon...with quite a few questions as it's his first aircooled VW. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:54 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

looking forward to that. He either had some coaching...or he got very lucky.
or your photography skills make that ghia look great.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:55 am    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Courtesy of John’s great camera work, here are the other 3 photographs.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:50 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Wyatt Earp wrote:
Courtesy of John’s great camera work, here are the other 3 photographs.

John's HDR photographs always stand out, but it helps when the subject is outstanding as well! Beautiful car.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:14 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

I have not done much to mine lately besides drive it. I took it up to a local shop and bought a couple of valve cover gaskets, and I'll use those when I do a valve adjustment next week. My wife totaled our other car, and she as been using my daily driver a lot, so I've been driving the Ghia in more situations.

I took a day off work today, and was snoozing when a friend of mine asked if I could drive her to school. I said "Yes" before remembering that I had to shower and get dressed, then I found out the only car there was the Ghia. Oh well, a brisk drive it is! She's a budding actress so it was a fitting entrance for her. It's kind of poetic, as people stare at the car when we pull up, then they stare at her when she gets out. She's quite stunning and, as beautiful as a Ghia is, they make a good match.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:16 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Altema wrote:
I have not done much to mine lately besides drive it. I took it up to a local shop and bought a couple of valve cover gaskets, and I'll use those when I do a valve adjustment next week. My wife totaled our other car, and she as been using my daily driver a lot, so I've been driving the Ghia in more situations.

I took a day off work today, and was snoozing when a friend of mine asked if I could drive her to school. I said "Yes" before remembering that I had to shower and get dressed, then I found out the only car there was the Ghia. Oh well, a brisk drive it is! She's a budding actress so it was a fitting entrance for her. It's kind of poetic, as people stare at the car when we pull up, then they stare at her when she gets out. She's quite stunning and, as beautiful as a Ghia is, they make a good match.


What? No pics!
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:19 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

John, Nick picked a sweetie. Understated two-tone paint, stronger engine. Is it an early '64 model year with later front blinkers? Excellent photos!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:18 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

I drove my '68 to the alignment shop...the car's first day on the road in 38 years...or 14,031 days to be exact...

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:21 pm    Post subject: Re: What did you do to your ghia this week? Reply with quote

Scheff wrote:
I drove my '68 to the alignment shop...the car's first day on the road in 38 years...or 14,031 days to be exact...

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Lovely car and a job well done.

Welcome to the '68 club.
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