made some progress today - Karmann Ghia

mrvette said:
How in hell you get antique tags?? did you have one from long ago?? they dropped the antique tag gig here some years ago, but I still have mine on the vette, I didn't think they allowed reactivation of the tags.....

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and YES the car looks superb.....GREAT JOB MAN!!!! wish my paint job looked even 1/2 as good....
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Went to the local tag office.... They asked me "do you want antique plates?" .... I said sure, why not..... It's a lot cheaper than adding a regular tag, I paid just shy of $400 to get my Mustang registered, title transferred, FL.'new wheel' fee and such BS..... This Ghia was $65.30 since I already had the title in my name.....
 
MYBAD79 said:
mrvette said:
How in hell you get antique tags?? did you have one from long ago?? they dropped the antique tag gig here some years ago, but I still have mine on the vette, I didn't think they allowed reactivation of the tags.....

:confused:


and YES the car looks superb.....GREAT JOB MAN!!!! wish my paint job looked even 1/2 as good....
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Went to the local tag office.... They asked me "do you want antique plates?" .... I said sure, why not..... It's a lot cheaper than adding a regular tag, I paid just shy of $400 to get my Mustang registered, title transferred, FL.'new wheel' fee and such BS..... This Ghia was $65.30 since I already had the title in my name.....
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Save your old plates from sold cars and there won't be any "new wheel fee"
 
Another update: started on my alternator conversion. With a small carburetor spacer it will fit. It is tight but it fits.

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Nice chrome kit, it is Empi which is pretty much the lowest quality stuff money can buy but so far it all looks pretty good, can't say it's a bad kit but don't know until it runs......

With this style fuel pump there's plenty clearance. It's a pump that I got on Amazon for $30, it has enough meat to tap the inlet/outlet for NPT and it is smaller than the stock pump.
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At the carb it is much tighter, need either a spacer or get the Dremel out.... Spacer seems much easier....

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The chrome sure looks nice :D
 
Live and learn.....

I ground some material off the alternator and got it to fit. Bolted the carb to the intake, no more interference until I realized the throttle linkage wouldn't move anymore because the acc pump linkage hit the alternator..... So I ground the China chrome for no reason.....ordered a 7mm carb spacer, test fitted today, seems to do the trick..... Too bad that now I have to cut the inside sheetmetal of the decklid because the decklid is crushing the air filter.....
What really annoys me is that a year ago I welded a patch into the opening that was there..... Guess now I know why it was there and going to cut my weld patch out again.....

Hope to get it out on the road Sunday.....
 
MYBAD79 said:
Live and learn.....

I ground some material off the alternator and got it to fit. Bolted the carb to the intake, no more interference until I realized the throttle linkage wouldn't move anymore because the acc pump linkage hit the alternator..... So I ground the China chrome for no reason.....ordered a 7mm carb spacer, test fitted today, seems to do the trick..... Too bad that now I have to cut the inside sheetmetal of the decklid because the decklid is crushing the air filter.....
What really annoys me is that a year ago I welded a patch into the opening that was there..... Guess now I know why it was there and going to cut my weld patch out again.....

Hope to get it out on the road Sunday.....
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Better off in bed, weather shitty anyway.....:club:
 
Now that it finally stopped raining I drove the VW a few miles, about 15 miles .... No major issues.... Alternator is now charging, brakes are not all that great but I think that's just how they are, it's all new parts so I guess that's about as good as 1968 non assist brakes are .... Other than that it's really fun to drive. Still have to fix a few things like lights, brake lights, seat belts etc..... :drink:

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Thanks guys, I can't believe I bought this Ghia in 2007. It took me almost 7 years and several changes of direction to get here.... Your progress on the MG is much faster :D and that Fiat turbo is probably on the road soon too.... Lol....

I admit: I am at a point thinking about the next project..... I have so many C3 parts that I only need a frame to build a rolling chassis, then a diff, then a engine, a T56 ..... Hmmmmmm

Thank god I don't have space for another car !!!!!!

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MYBAD79 said:
Thank god I don't have space for another car !!!!!!

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what the hell kind of comment is that?????

any way I remember seeing your car in primer in a photo and I guess I lost track of your build, any way your 6 yr odyssey made for good reading this afternoon, you do nice work and it came out great. I was looking at the photos of you pulling the engine and your cradle looked just like a motorcycle jack.
 
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MYBAD79 said:
Thanks guys, I can't believe I bought this Ghia in 2007. It took me almost 7 years and several changes of direction to get here.... Your progress on the MG is much faster :D and that Fiat turbo is probably on the road soon too.... Lol....

I admit: I am at a point thinking about the next project..... I have so many C3 parts that I only need a frame to build a rolling chassis, then a diff, then a engine, a T56 ..... Hmmmmmm

Thank god I don't have space for another car !!!!!!

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A sane comment like that could get you banned

The Fiat has been in progress for 3 years, and I'm not even to the middle point yet.... fact is, tonight, I looked at the car - then decided it was too cold, wet, and a cold wind was blowing up my shorts so I went back relaxing in the house.
 
Finally installed seatbelts and got the car aligned, it really is a lot of fun to drive this tiny car .... Here it is next to a van .... Lol

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