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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:45 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Having problems finding our car…
_________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4105
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 8:15 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Trylon wrote: |
Having problems finding our car…
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Where's Waldo? _________________ "Depression is a malfunction of the instrument we use to determine reality.”
Mike Gerson
What is your "Bespoke Reality"? |
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4105
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:21 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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^^^^^
I totally understand _________________ "Depression is a malfunction of the instrument we use to determine reality.”
Mike Gerson
What is your "Bespoke Reality"? |
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:27 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Have to give a shout-out to Kaefer-Nostalgie though— give me a deal on my second set of beauty rings. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:40 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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John Moxon wrote: |
Trylon wrote: |
Have to give a shout-out to Kaefer-Nostalgie though— give me a deal on my second set of beauty rings. |
Two sets...you've not bought another Lowlight from RT have you? |
Well actually, two sets and one for the spare.
The way these pop off they seem like consumables. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
More tomfoolery on
The Karmann Ghia Fever YouTube Channel! |
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:23 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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John Moxon wrote: |
Trylon wrote: |
John Moxon wrote: |
Trylon wrote: |
Have to give a shout-out to Kaefer-Nostalgie though— give me a deal on my second set of beauty rings. |
Two sets...you've not bought another Lowlight from RT have you? |
Well actually, two sets and one for the spare.
The way these pop off they seem like consumables. |
You just have to bend the tags out a bit so they bite into that fresh, fleshy, pristine powdercoat. Horrifies a lot of restorers. |
Oh, have bent and pried and pushed and pulled and screamed and cried.
One is now on the route to Lime Rock. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
More tomfoolery on
The Karmann Ghia Fever YouTube Channel! |
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:30 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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John Moxon wrote: |
Trylon wrote: |
Oh, have bent and pried and pushed and pulled and screamed and cried.
One is now on the route to Lime Rock. |
I bought a set of Drake repro Ford SS in 2008...pushed them on and they haven't been off since. |
See, that’s why you need to emigrate to the US. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:38 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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No Karmann Ghias here but thought some might enjoy our trip video anyway:
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_________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:35 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Trylon wrote: |
No Karmann Ghias here but thought some might enjoy our trip video anyway:
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Be sure to take a ride on the Mi Dushi. The cargo net in front of the bow is the place to be. Nice breeze, just feet off the water, & all of the wake splashes into the boat while you stay dry.
Never mind, it seems that the original wooden ship is no longer. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it.
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:36 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
Trylon wrote: |
No Karmann Ghias here but thought some might enjoy our trip video anyway:
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Be sure to take a ride on the Mi Dushi. The cargo net in front of the bow is the place to be. Nice breeze, just feet off the water, & all of the wake splashes into the boat while you stay dry. |
Thanks for the tip, TD, but this was years ago… just got around to putting a video together for it. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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I FOUND IT!
Well, since I never let on that it was misplaced I can understand if you are not as excited as I am.
A while back we were going to try to attach the visors properly but when I looked in the box where I keep the visor jewelry, one of the small chrome clips was not there. We proceeded to look throughout the car, the barn, the environs, to no luck. I had not emptied the garbage with the intent of going through it with a fine toothed comb.
But, as I said at the start, I found it! The weather is getting a bit chilly around here so I put on a jacket that I hadn’t worn since the spring. When I put my hands in its pockets, yep, a smooth, small metal piece was in there. Pulled it out and could not believe it. I must have put it there with the intent to put it back in its box and then completely forgotten about it. Whew, I am not sure that we could have found another at any price and it would have always nagged at me.
So now, we are ready to try to get the mirror/visor assembly on correctly. It is currently just attached by the screws that hold in the mirror. I say “hold in” somewhat optimistically as the screw holes have clearly seen better days. I have tried wrapping the screws in that blue filmy stuff but it does not seem to last during the motion of driving. I’m thinking the next size up screw but am not sure how the chrome of the mirror is going to like that.
Is there some prescribed method for dealing with this problem?
Also still need to get the passenger side visor about a quarter of an inch further on the rod. If you recall, been working on this since, well since I put the retainer in my pocket last spring! I think I need to take it all down (after marking where I think the visor needs to push on up to) and try some lube. I have given some thought to trying to ream out the hole in the visor but there is no plan B for when I screw that up.
Lastly, we need to poke around and find the screw holes for the “arrows” under the headliner without messing up the headliner. Seems that this is a recurring theme— finding hidden screw holes. Any hints on that conundrum?
Planning our first out of state excursion for tomorrow!
Stay tuned! _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:08 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Just fell on this pic:
Man we have come a long way. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:57 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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Trylon wrote: |
Just fell on this pic:
Man we have come a long way. |
You have made a Gem out of a Turd that is now worth MUCH more than your initial purchase price.
I think you should sell it and buy another "fixer-upper" with the profit and do it again. |
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:00 am Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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iowegian wrote: |
You have made a Gem out of a Turd that is now worth MUCH more than your initial purchase price.
I think you should sell it and buy another "fixer-upper" with the profit and do it again. |
Oh IO. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: '59 Karmann Ghia fever |
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New York State!
_________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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