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Trylon
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 Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:12 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| That dash pad is a work of industrial art. |
Yes, very happy we decided to go with it!
Still seems like it needs to scooch in about 1/4 inch. The vent holes are not lined up fully and the speaker grill does not settle down fully. Waiting until we solve that to put in the grab handle. I’m thinking a little liquid soap and a nylon pry to push up the rubber and get it under?
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Brother-in-law (a car guy since birth) was *stunned* by the quality of our car!
We went for a ride and I told him he was the first person who knows anything about cars who has driven with me in it. I asked him for any advice— he said he was really impressed in the how the car looked and drove. Suggested that the ride might be a little soft and I might have shocks put on it. I said that that was probably something I could do but he wasn’t convinced… until I showed him how far I had torn down the front end.
I can imagine it might need shocks but it doesn’t seem to continue to move when I push on it. I would suggest that he might not know how Ghias should feel but he told me he had one back in the 60s (another sad tale of someone plowing through him and ending that relationship).
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1973 Volkswagen Bus
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:25 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Tooling around tomorrow!
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Touring the Northwest Hills
Stayed tuned!
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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^^^^^
Beautiful 😎
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Yeah, don’t know why but I still am having difficulty believing it is ours!
Video to come…
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1973 Volkswagen Bus
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1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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moogie32
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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| Trylon wrote: |
Touring the Northwest Hills
Stayed tuned! |
Wow- that's a Moxon-worthy photo....
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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| Trylon wrote: |
Touring the Northwest Hills
Stayed tuned! |
Wow- that's a Moxon-worthy photo.... |
Straight from an iPhone 12 Pro Max, no editing.
I think John probably puts in a bit more effort but appreciate the sentiment Moogie!
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1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
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overboost
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Beautiful capture @Trylon
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Trylon
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:59 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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| overboost wrote: |
| Beautiful capture @Trylon |
Thanks. Should fess up here that my son took it!
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1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
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1973 Volkswagen Bus
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1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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Trylon
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| Are you sure that you’d really be willing to give up modern conveniences like heat, A/C, cruise control, power... for an antiquated form of conveyance? |
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Yes.
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overboost
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Loved the run through the covered bridge. So many up there by you. I always hit the one off the 7 when I'm running at Lime Rock. <thumbs up>
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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| Are you sure that you’d really be willing to give up modern conveniences like heat, A/C, cruise control, power... for an antiquated form of conveyance? |
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DOH!
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Trylon
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:35 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Thanks for the all the kind words, mates!
[Hmm…, well The Aussie Trimmer seems to pull that off]
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Trylon
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:45 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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From our northwest hills tour:
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:22 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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"Brilliant Red Coupe"!!!
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Trylon
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Read that clunk in rear wheel could be loose axle nut:
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Pulled the wheel, and, yes indeed, the axel nut was loose. Tightened it and then realized the conundrum— the hole for the cotter pin is not accessible when torqued to 217. So, I believe that the procedure in this case is to loosen it until it does. I am hoping I got that wrong but will have to tighten it appreciably more that 217 to get at the hole the other way.
In any case, we are off the road until this gets sorted out.
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Vladiiiii
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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First torque to spec, then torque until you can put the cotter pin in.
If it's only a very short way backwards, maybe that would be fine. But middle way through? Tighty tighty 
Vlad
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