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russelltatedotcom
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 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:14 pm Post subject: Karmann Ghia Sea Cross Brace Template (Free to use) |
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Hi Guys, If any of you are restoring floorpans and seat rails, You might find the cross brace section between the rails hard to come by?
I've made up a drawing for a 1966 Ghia which I printed onto paper and used as a template to make my own cross member.
(The only difficulty the home user might have is accessing a press to make the 4 main creases?)
I've included the files in this post that anybody can download and use them.
It should be a perfect match for your old one and I've even got the fold ups on the ends for spot welding.
These photo's show how I made mine, sorry I don't have a decent end shot showing the rails in place, but you'll get the idea
Cheers
RT
Print out these 2 sheets and stick together end to end so the template is 21.37" long
Cut out the template and add the creases.
Transfer to a sheet of mild steel
Cut out the end sections
Bend in a press.
Compare against original!
Mark up your position on the pan and spot weld to rails and floor
Last edited by russelltatedotcom on Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:31 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Era Vulgaris
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:14 am Post subject: Re: Karmann Ghia Sea Cross Brace Template (Free to use) |
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Nicely done! Keep in mind there were two different widths of seat rail. I forget the year change offhand (68 maybe? ). It would be good to include both measurements.
Another forum member VWLIFER64 was making these a few years back. Not sure if he still is.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=740538&highlight=seat
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russelltatedotcom
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:20 am Post subject: Re: Karmann Ghia Sea Cross Brace Template (Free to use) |
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| Ah, I was not aware of different widths. Mine was based on a 1966 model |
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Evil_Fiz
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Karmann Ghia Sea Cross Brace Template (Free to use) |
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I made a similar drawing based on my 1970 Ghia. I will dig it up and add it to this thread when get a few spare moments.
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