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udo dreisoerner
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 Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:32 am Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Fantastic. Wow. Lowlights for ever
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Loren
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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I just got some new progress images of the Ghia today and it's coming along nicely. I was also able to upload the last of the old images so I am up to date on the progress time line. Enjoy!
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Now that’s quality work, all that time setting gaps adds up.
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1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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TRS63
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rbsurfguy
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Location: Fairfax, Northern Virginia Formerly Huntington Beach, SoCal
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Excellent seeing professional metal work, but especially seeing the work by those willing to try like Antoine and Tony B! Almost like watching them built in the factory once again.
Jeff
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1971 Ghia convertible (Body off rebuild)
2019 VW Atlas 4Motion
2012 Passat-Sold
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djway3474
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Location: The Real NDK So Cal
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Hey Loren, this is the Jason I was telling you about a LONG TIME AGO 
You could eat off the floor there and he is an animal when it comes to churning out metal.
Your car could...........
Last I heard there was an originally Amazon Green vert in town here that was very clean it just had the nose vents changed some time in the past. Local VW nut found it in Kansas.
How is the spare room project coming along? |
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Ant B
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:41 am Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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"WOW" that is quality work there.
makes mine look very amaturish.
Ant. |
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Loren
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Yeah, but when you told me about Jason he was only using a mig welder. Now he is all dialed in and does tig too. I didn't want him to learn on my Ghia 
He is really doing great work on this Amazon Green cabrio and I can't wait to see it in paint.
Apparently there is some progress on my cabrio. I will check it out next week. The spare room is all clear of Ghia parts, motor, transmission...kinda sad, but it had to be done. These parts are not toys after all. |
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Loren
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| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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More updates. Enjoy!
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djway3474
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| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Dang Loren, these picts are triggering some rust withdrawals.
356 in the shop, he is moving up the food chain. |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:04 am Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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I don’t think the radio hole he rgged up is correct. At least on my lowlight it’s an odd size, it doesn’t fit a typical Bendix or Sapphire radio.
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Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now
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Karmann Gheezer
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:44 am Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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The whole body is so clean. I am assuming the car was dipped, stripped, and pickled before Jason started. Correct?
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Loren
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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The Ghia was sand blasted and primed before Jason started working on it.
As far as I know the radio hole size is correct. It should fit a Blaupunkt radio just fine. |
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Rich's 50
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:14 am Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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| amazing but your on the best hands in my onion |
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Loren
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:04 am Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Jason has been attending to all the small details and getting the body work dialed in. He still has the windshield frame to weld back on, but aside from that he is almost done, then it's on to the pan. Enjoy!
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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‘58 didn’t have the raised VW emblem base on the nose did it? I thought that went out with the ‘57s?
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Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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sputnick60
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sancho58
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| ‘58 didn’t have the raised VW emblem base on the nose did it? I thought that went out with the ‘57s? |
58 " Did have the Nose Puck Area Raised |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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| sancho58 wrote: |
| Braukuche wrote: |
| ‘58 didn’t have the raised VW emblem base on the nose did it? I thought that went out with the ‘57s? |
58 " Did have the Nose Puck Area Raised |
So 59 was the only lowlight to not have it?
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Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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Loren
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: June 58 Ghia cabriolet - Amazon Green restoration |
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Here is a photo from the very beginning when the body was stripped of all damaged panels.
and here is the Ghia tucked away until its next work session. Looks like it's in good company!
I think all that is left on the body is to install the convertible top and weld the windshield frame back in place, then it's on to fixing the pan. |
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