65 Ghia Restoration

greythorn3 · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:51 am Post subject:

wow!!!

VERY NICE!

what kinda badazz bumpers are them?

The65ghia · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: more

And thanks for whoever took this from the show.

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The65ghia · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject: Almost done :).0

Well since I last posted I brought my ghia home. Before I did Mike with HOG installed my tweed headliner. I am glad he installed it because it looks awesome. Wanted to thank Mike with HOG for getting me all the parts I needed, and letting me bug him day or night. He really has a great deal of knowledge. Derik with Wagen Werks for putting the engine together, coming out to my house installing it and for all the help and advice. Mike with A Step Above for being there from the beginning to the present. He has been at my house several times to help me install various things, and to keep it polished up. He is truely A Step Above. And of course my awesome wife for putting up with me:) I am blessed to know such great people. ok ok Smile

I have been tearing down my seats getting them ready to paint. I picked up my seat covers, pads, and door panels that I ordered from HOG. I will post more when they get installed. Here are some pics of where it is now as you will see there is still alot of little things to finish.

jburgard · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject:

i just got back from HOG and believe me when i say this the pictures posted here do the car no justice....cant wait to see more

Z+9 · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:39 am Post subject:

I am so envious... not only because you and Mike got to do all the work, or because you got the chance to work with him, learn some of his techniques and secrets maybe, but most important, he was kind enough to let you work at his shop... most guys here won't even let you inside their shop. This is one of the times I wish I was living in PDX (the other being micro-brew tasting Smile

Nicely done Maestro!
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mlhsquared · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:22 am Post subject:

Stunning.
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John Moxon · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:50 am Post subject:

Added to Restoration Stickys.
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sputnick60 · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:35 am Post subject:

John Moxon should have it added to the Ghia Restoration Topics – For Instruction and Inspiration Sticky if only to show an example of a thorough rust prevention regime applied to a Ghia body.

I think this is a great project. Well done!

Nicholas
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KarmannMarco · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject:

wow man. your car is going to be amazing. Awesome work! you are lucky to be around so much talent familiar with Ghia

hpw · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject:

AMAZING

The65ghia · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject: More Progress

Well, Mike has painted, color sanded and polished all the inside compartments, inside the nose, body,Hood,Doors, and Deck lid. I am(well almost Smile

) at a loss for words it looks nicer than a new car. I am very thankful I met and have become friends with him. He does some amazing work! He has a very special skill. The color is twilight blue w/metallic and peral its hard to see in the pics what the color is it changes at each angle, but in person to me it looks blueish/silver. Next I will be working with Mike W/HOG on getting the parts necessary to put my baby back together. We were able to put the body on the pan today(special thanks to Mike and Tony w/HOG, Mike and Robert w/A Step Above Auto Body, and Derick w/Wagen Works for helping get it on) Also wanted to thank Derick for stopping by and helping us out with the Brakes and Tranny. ASA Mike and I are going to the shop tomorrow to run airlines , and dial in a few things... I will post more pics as the build continues. Here are some pics of where we are now.

The65ghia · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: Bedliner

I took five quarts to do everything you see in the pics no pan. Thanks everyone for the complements! Our hard work is coming closer and closer to being done. Hope to have outside of car in color on Friday Smile

gregmporter · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:33 pm Post subject:

Awesome! Thanks for the pics. I bought the UPol kit and was wondering about the coverage with the tint. Did it cover (in terms of color) in a single coat? How much of the product did it take to do the wheel wells and assorted parts? I bought the 4 bottle kit and I'm hoping to do the wells, under luggage area and inside the front spare tire area... Would be nice to do the bottom of the pan if there is extra material.
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Mr. Sweet · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:15 pm Post subject:

I'm jealous. That looks so much better than the roll on stuff that I used. It is going to be one gorgeous car.
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werka · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:30 am Post subject:

That looks crazy nice.

kingkarmann · Samba Member Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4506

Ahhhh.... More Ghia porn. Thanks so much for my fix Cool

By the way, I'm not sure if it is exactly the same product but I've very happy with the chip guard used on my wheel wells. It has performed perfectly with almost 7 years and 4,900 miles on it.

The65ghia · Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:52 am Post subject: More Progress

Well, Mike sprayed black rubberized undercoating on the inside of the car below the carpet line. He also sprayed tinted bedliner in the fender wells, and everywhere visible underneath the car. Mike has been teaching me alot about taping and masking to help prep for him to do his majic Smile

Mike also painted color on all the inside stuff dash, inside nose, jams, engine compartment, etc. Anyhow here is some pictures of our progress, and we hope to have the rest of the car in color by the end of the week, and then its cut and buff so I am looking forward learning another step of the process.