My Type 34 Ghia

I have been building my Type 34 Karmann Ghia for the past 12 or 13 years (it's been so long I've forgotten when I actually bought it).

So far the restoration has been documented on my personal website www.t-34.co.uk or over at the Type 34 Registry (ww.type34.org) where I help manage the site.

The current status is that the engine and gearbox are built and ready to fit, the car has been repainted, the suspension and brakes have mostly been finished and the interior is currently at the trim shop being recovered.

The only major works left to do are to get the engine and box back in the car, which requires finishing off the rear suspension and plumb the engine in

The engine is based around a Type 4 Unit and runs at 2.7 litres on a set of LN Engineering nickies. This is fueled by a turbo / EFI setup runnning from a DTA EFI unit. The engine drives a Porsche 915 5-Speed through a 944 rear suspension setup and has 996 / 944 turbo brakes all round.

I would like to get it running for late this year / early next year, but I guess I will have to see what other distractions occur between now and then.

I will keep you posted.

Mick.

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VDubber on Thursday, 09 April 2009 15:41

Dude are you ever gonna get that thing finished?

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Dude are you ever gonna get that thing finished?
Mick on Thursday, 09 April 2009 15:42

Yeah - gotta finish decorating the house first

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Yeah - gotta finish decorating the house first