mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Year's not over, yet......:huh::clobbered:
made some progress today - Karmann Ghia
- Thread starter MYBAD79
- Start date
Year's not over, yet......:huh::clobbered:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
with the A/C suggestion, I had a friend with a 4x4 Toyota SR5 pickup. He had bought a trailblazer light bar (popular in the 80s) with the full 21 or 42 lights.... so he puts in on his truck, is super careful with the wiring (it looked good). He turned on the lights and it immediately killed his battery. So fine, he fires his truck up so he can test the lights. It killed the motor. Needless to say, the peanut gallery was not kind to him (laughing to tears, intermixed with non-helpful comments)....
That mental picture came to mind when I suggested the AC for your car
MYBAD79
Moderator
made a little progress... going to take he DA sander to the roof and spray some primer next.....
MYBAD79
Moderator
ok, another update:
.
the roof is welded in place, the yellow bondo is better than the grey/pink stuff..... I'm glad I did not have to use all THAT much......
.
.
.
.
the roof is welded in place, the yellow bondo is better than the grey/pink stuff..... I'm glad I did not have to use all THAT much......
.
.
.
MYBAD79
Moderator
entire driver side as well as passenger side is now in primer .....
.
.
.
then I decided that "good enough" is not "good enough" and cut the rear apron and rear center engine deck out.....
.
.
.
They still make good quality repro panels for these cars so I decided to cut out all that crap that was previously patched and repaired and replace it all.....
.
.
.
.
.
then I decided that "good enough" is not "good enough" and cut the rear apron and rear center engine deck out.....
.
.
.
They still make good quality repro panels for these cars so I decided to cut out all that crap that was previously patched and repaired and replace it all.....
.
.
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Got bit by the whileimatit bug eh???:lol:
Last edited by a moderator:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
that's a spendy bug to catch
looks nice, though
looks nice, though
MYBAD79
Moderator
that's a spendy bug to catch
looks nice, though
fortunately parts are cheaper than all the stuff I need for the '79..... well.... that said..... I am trying to get this VW back to close to original.... and that would be really expensive if I tried that with my Vette....
i just hope I can get it painted (for the second time) this winter.... this time it should be simple: plain jane red..... no pearl, no flakes , no bull.....just red.....
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
that's a spendy bug to catch
my poor pun was ignored :trumpet:
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
that's a spendy bug to catch
my poor pun was ignored :trumpet:
:lol:
I thought it was punny......:trumpet:
MYBAD79
Moderator
these are two of my most valuable "helper" :
and:
.
.
.
Both of these were on sale at Sears ($4 instead of $12) - I bought all discs they had
.
.
And I made some progress..... ct the entire left battery support tray (new one is "on order") and cut out the rear apron .... (also "on order") .... hope to get the new pieces this week.....
.
.
.
.
I also think this is now a very good time to remove the engine
.
.
.
and:
.
.
.
Both of these were on sale at Sears ($4 instead of $12) - I bought all discs they had
.
.
And I made some progress..... ct the entire left battery support tray (new one is "on order") and cut out the rear apron .... (also "on order") .... hope to get the new pieces this week.....
.
.
.
.
I also think this is now a very good time to remove the engine
.
.
.
JeffP1167
Well-known member
Didn't Columbo drive one a them?
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Can a cam be built to make a LS engine run backwards??? there fore the thing being in the ass end, would make the car still run forward???
:fishing::smash::rofl:
:fishing::smash::rofl:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
easier to make a reverse rotation diff.... but sure, with enough money, anything is possible.
here's an example of that
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIxngbwE8jg[/ame]
and here's why
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-L9S_TDO9Y[/ame]
doesn't it sound amazing?
Last edited:
Twin_Turbo
Der Maulwurf
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2008
- Messages
- 7,579
He drove a Peugeot
1Michel
Well-known member
Hey I read something about that not long ago.
http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/studiotour/transportationdept_columbo.shtml
MYBAD79
Moderator
Welded in some new sheetmetal ....
.
.
.
New floor (left side and center section) plus a new rear apron ...
.
.
.
.
New floor (left side and center section) plus a new rear apron ...
.
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
looks nice!
MYBAD79
Moderator
Thanks
The sheet metal work went exceptionally well, these pieces fit like a glove - I buy all of this stuff from KGPR (Karmann Ghia Parts Restauration). Now I also need a new exhaust so that the tailpipes line up with the holes in the apron ..... Can't get myself to modify the new apron and hack it .... :lol:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
Thanks
The sheet metal work went exceptionally well, these pieces fit like a glove - I buy all of this stuff from KGPR (Karmann Ghia Parts Restauration). Now I also need a new exhaust so that the tailpipes line up with the holes in the apron ..... Can't get myself to modify the new apron and hack it .... :lol:
no matter how well engineered the part, I know I can screw it up