Login Register
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
4 years ago
My new project... needs a bit of work.


 2B30B32F-D7B1-463A-A4B8-CF71799F696E.jpeg You have insufficient rights to see the content.

 4AC2C569-630D-4B0A-AC90-DFEDBE7D1F64.jpeg You have insufficient rights to see the content.


 86E8ACEF-F5FD-4B2E-B63D-0F5D543A5D4D.jpeg You have insufficient rights to see the content.
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
Sponsor
Log-in to remove these ads
JD
  • JD
  • pre67vw Junkie
4 years ago
The Kabriolet not challenging enough for you Rob?
"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "
UserPostedImage
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
4 years ago
everything looks easy after seeing the kabriolet
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
JD
  • JD
  • pre67vw Junkie
4 years ago
Oh i dunno...Ghias are horrible to work on as you can't get the wings off without resort to an angle grinder.
Probably the same as your Kabrio come to think of it. 😃
"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "
UserPostedImage
51reutter
4 years ago
Nice project! Congrats
Instagram | @early_type
Tall Bloke
4 years ago
Is it sitting on a later pan or just a later steering wheel ?
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
4 years ago
Originally Posted by: Tall Bloke 

Is it sitting on a later pan or just a later steering wheel ?



Original pan, wrong steering wheel.
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
Tall Bloke
4 years ago

A pair of headlights and thats ready for Lavenham 2020-UserPostedImage

lifeintheslowlane
4 years ago
It's got the lowlight front and the facelift rear. Quite easy to change the rear light apertures to the smaller lowlight versions. What year does the vin number reveal Rob? Looks like it has remnants of a dash pad which would indicate a '59.

John.
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
4 years ago
It’s June ‘59
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
4 years ago
Thanks John, I’ve bought a few times from Sam, but the other link is new to me, so thanks for that, very useful!
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
lifeintheslowlane
4 years ago
Originally Posted by: pre67vw 

Thanks John, I’ve bought a few times from Sam, but the other link is new to me, so thanks for that, very useful!



If you're also in the market for replacement pans you'll find this uesful:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=706778 


https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=danny+gabbard 

John.
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
3 years ago
were there two different sizes of lowlight Karmann Ghia badge for the rear engine cover?
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
lifeintheslowlane
3 years ago
Originally Posted by: pre67vw 

were there two different sizes of lowlight Karmann Ghia badge for the rear engine cover?



https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=554046 

John.
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
3 years ago
Thanks John. I'm so confused... (not difficult).

We bought a Karmann script from Camberg, I brought it home and it doesn't fit. Initially I thought maybe it was a later decklid replaced along with the back lights, but some research on your Samba thread shows that it's the correct engine lid.

So I have a lowlight decklid and a large badge, but they don't go together.

 IMG_5345.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content. IMG_5347.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content. IMG_5349.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content. IMG_5348.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content.
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
lifeintheslowlane
3 years ago
I would say Rob you have a later decklid. The early lid was not unique to the Lowlight era as you'll see with this picture of a '67 decklid...
UserPostedImage
That will explain the spacing of the mounting holes.
John.
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
3 years ago
So they changed to the smooth panel, then changed back again in the 60's?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=344617&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
lifeintheslowlane
3 years ago
Originally Posted by: pre67vw 

So they changed to the smooth panel, then changed back again in the 60's?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=344617&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 



"Smooth panel" not sure I understand what you mean Rob. For much of the production years the decklid was the same, the only difference being the spacing of the holes for the script and much later ones had a plastic rain tray. Quite often the plastic rain tray was removed on later '70s cars to improve air flow for larger custom engines.
John.
pre67vw
  • pre67vw
  • Administration Topic Starter
2 months ago
Well I can't believe it's been 4 years already and I've not really touched the Ghia, collected a few parts though - and finally sent off for the birth certificate, looks like it was originally Bamboo and found the original colour under many layers on the glovebox.

Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
Similar Topics
Users browsing this topic