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With the 50th anniversary event slowly creeping up, I’ve got a renewed enthusiasm for the Ghia and I’m managing to get quite a bit done. This weekend I set myself the task of getting the engine in the car as a trial fit so that I could look to fabric...
  1.   Tuesday, 28 June 2011
  2.   Karmann Ghia (1955-75)
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I’ve made some good progress on the Ghia the past couple of weeks. After assembling the IRS last weekend, I stripped and painted the front beam. The front beam was already partially stripped having been removed from the car some time ago. I had previ...
  1.   Saturday, 25 June 2011
  2.   Karmann Ghia (1955-75)
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Managed to spend some time on reassembling the rear suspension this past weekend. The paint I applied last weekend has not come out too bad, but the issue I had with the thinners reacting has left a bit of a mottled finish. But, as I’m now on a missi...
  1.   Saturday, 25 June 2011
  2.   Karmann Ghia (1955-75)
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  I spent this weekend finishing off painting the IRS for the Ghia. I stripped the paint from it last weekend using a combination of paint stripper and a zip wheel in my grinder. There was only some minor surface rust, so I sanded this back ready fo...
  1.   Sunday, 22 May 2011
  2.   Karmann Ghia (1955-75)
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Spent a bit of time yesterday stripping down the Type 3 IRS that I will be fitting into the Type 34. This came out of the fastback doner car I bought a few months back. The suspension is in pretty good shape with no rust, dings, modifications or bits...
  1.   Sunday, 01 May 2011
  2.   Karmann Ghia (1955-75)
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