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crocteau
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 Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| ... maybe some long drives up north to explore rural New Zealand instead. |
If you can't go south go native: following your gambol among the kauri trees do take time for a rejuvenating soak  https://www.ngawha.nz/waiata.html I wish I could join you there. |
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| crocteau wrote: |
| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| ... maybe some long drives up north to explore rural New Zealand instead. |
If you can't go south go native: following your gambol among the kauri trees do take time for a rejuvenating soak 8) https://www.ngawha.nz/waiata.html I wish I could join you there. |
I very much need a soak in a hot pool, of which there are many in NZ. I finished the soundproofing in the doors today, and I have aches and pains all over. Old age and working at ankle or knee level are not exactly compatible.
This is what I did in the doors: Before:
I used two different types of Wurth Soundproofing. The middle section is 1.5cm or half an inch thick and is very light and self adhesive. This keeps the weight down.
The sides and a strip at the bottom is the tarboard type that needs to be warmed with a heat gun.
I went for a test drive this afternoon and the car is so much quieter that I like my Ghia again.
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paul_round
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| I’m intrigued as to what is in the bottom of the door. |
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| I’m intrigued as to what is in the bottom of the door. |
I'm experimenting. I've stuffed pure wool "socks" into the cavities under the quarter windows and the ones inside the rear fenders and they made a huge difference in the sound deadening in those areas. (I also placed those woollen mats under the carpeting on the floor and under the carpet in the rear luggage area. Again, big difference there.)
So, I created similar waterproof socks for the lower parts of the doors, but first had to find a way to lift them from the bottom of the door where water has to drain freely. So what you see is a common garden trellis support cut to fit into that cavity. I constructed the socks from (don't laugh, because it can double as a fan belt should the need arise) pantyhose, stuffed with the wool, and encased in tin foil.
Remember. It's experimental. It works well, so far. I'll check in a week or so how those "socks" fare in the doors.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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The quest to make my car quieter and "legal" continued at pace the last month.
The Freeway Flier transmission arrived from the States and it has been installed.
The adjustable beam also arrived from the States and has been installed, but the suspension now awaits approval (certification) by a VTNZ "certifier". When that will happen is in the lap of the gods because those certifiers are notoriously slow (busy).
I can't wait for the day Nicholas and I can go for a long, long drive, maybe even make an overnighter of it, going somewhere like Waihi (annual car show) or Te Awamutu (painter guy) via Hamilton (where I found the Ghia) to Cambridge.
These items have come out of my car and are awaiting disposal. The gearbox is original and I'll keep that.
The journey with my Ghia has no end. Just new beginnings and new scenery.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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I've been quiet for a while. Here's the reason:
I took my Ghia in for 2 big jobs, a new beam, adjustable, and a freeway flier gearbox. The beam needed to be certified by an inspector. The work was completed relatively quickly, in February. The inspector guy was busy, and could only look at the car weeks later. And then...
Not a word about the beam. Not a word about the gearbox.
But: The speedo was not accurate enough for the inspector guy's liking, and the needle was jumping. I had to get a new speedo, and install the most ungainly gearing system to bring the accuracy to spec. USD350 down the drain, because the gear-adjuster only worked for a week before it started scraping and groaning. The needle jumped, and the accuracy was still off by 5%.
The US spec seatbelts (from CIP1) were not acceptable to the honourable inspector guy, and had to be replaced with a set made in New Zealand. Another USD 350 down the drain.
I was required to install a hold-down for the battery under the seat. Fair enough. I redid the job to tidy it up and to seal the floorpan to prevent the ingress of water from underneath.
Delay, delay, delay, with all the to-ing and fro-ing between the inspector and the VW specialists. Then, when I received the car, duly certified, in mid July, the turn signals were not working properly. The cancelling mechanism wasn't working.
On inspection, I found the switch broken with several loose parts floating around in the steering wheel hub.
A month went by while I waited for a replacement from Herr Rudiger Huber in Germany. (Thanks, Rudi, for a good part and prompt service.)
Not the end yet: The steering wheel would not remain centred and the fault was finally diagnosed last Friday. An ill-fitting Flange - Steering column according to the parts list. And now I'm in the hunt for that part - number 311 415 413.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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With all the down-time waiting for parts, I tidied my car's engine bay
and had rubber inserts sewn into the carpets.
I mentioned earlier that I tidied the battery strap-down required by the inspector guy.
I also started tidying the wiring in front of the dashboard. Job not finished yet.
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kman
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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I am rather baffled that after all the detail and diligence on your car that you still have things you have to get inspected/certified.
Seems to me that they are required to write up... something.
That would drive me nuts.
Your car is amazingly executed.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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Chris,
I’m in Sydney for the next three weeks. Ill have time to visit Boris or Vic and get that part for you. Ill keep you posted
Nicholas |
Found the part, thank you Nicholas. NOS from the V-Dub Shoppe, in Hamilton.
We tried to find flights to Sydney for a short break. Nothing until after the school holidays. Enjoy your time with your very special Ghia, and say hi to Boris. I have a few of his parts/items on my Ghia, inter alia, the roof rack and Venetian blinds.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| I am rather baffled that after all the detail and diligence on your car that you still have things you have to get inspected/certified. |
We are unfortunately, a heavily over-regulated place. Bureaucrats haunt and control us, "from the cradle to the grave", (the slogan of the party currently in government at its founding).
When I installed a new beam, the car had to be re-certified, and the certifier just went nuts. The good news is that I now have official approval of the technical compliance of my car.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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I found this link to a parts list in the Beetle section and save it here for future reference.
Already found a part number I needed urgently.
http://oacdp.org/type1part.html#q3
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Clatter
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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Always enjoy this thread.
Glad to see you still at it.
With those heavy regulations a car like my Fastback could never happen.
That said, it has taught me to appreciate why they exist.
Once you get into designing and building your own suspension parts, you better know what you're doing.
Not everyone selling these things does...
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| Clatter wrote: |
Always enjoy this thread.
Glad to see you still at it.
With those heavy regulations a car like my Fastback could never happen.
That said, it has taught me to appreciate why they exist.
Once you get into designing and building your own suspension parts, you better know what you're doing.
Not everyone selling these things does... |
And it's good to see you back, too. I missed your input.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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August 2013: As found-
October 2013: cut open, disassembled, shamed- (in the knackers' yard?)
October 2022: As now, centre caps excepted- (on a Sunday morning drive with Nicholas not so long ago)
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crocteau
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| October 2022: As now- (on a Sunday morning drive with Nicholas) |
Looking good! But after your fine art handiwork on the Wolfsburg Crests what's up with the glaringly Plain Jane center caps?  Are they now reserved for the fancy Fuchs? It is a pain to twiddle those little Allen screws. |
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| October 2022: As now- (on a Sunday morning drive with Nicholas) |
Looking good! But after your fine art handiwork on the Wolfsburg Crests what's up with the glaringly Plain Jane center caps? :? Are they now reserved for the fancy Fuchs? It is a pain to twiddle those little Allen screws. |
Ouch, ouch, ouch! I'm going to have to edit my post above.
Only you would notice, Charley. Still, I do have the proper centre caps you so kindly sourced for me back on the wheels. And you're right; those little Allen screws are a pain...
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crocteau
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| I'm going to have to edit my post above. |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Saving Emiko: 68 RHD Restoration in New Zealand |
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For Porsche/Pedrini alloys. these are the original center cap.
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