59 Ghia

lowlight · Post by **lowlight** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:21 pm

What is it like driving the lefty?

didi · Post by **didi** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:08 pm

lowlight wrote:What is it like driving the lefty?

I must admit, it's quite a different driving experience. The Ghia is very low and rides softer than the oval Beetle.
It's the first time that I drove a lefty, and surprisingly not difficult, just some getting used to.

brianj · Post by **brianj** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:46 pm

just wait til you hit a turning circle.....
and its so embarrassing when you get into the passenger side... even when no ones watching...
yu dont have to ask how i know...

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:04 pm

There is a place for "have you done anything stupid lately" on this forum.Please.enlighten us.

brianj · Post by **brianj** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:26 pm

well it starts with getting in on the passsenger side... winding the window down instead of changing gear... looking out the window to check the rear view... coming to a traffic circle and starts to feel all wrong, cars coming from the wrong side, the urge to merge from the wrong side... driving on deserted roads and only realising you have wandered over to the wrong side when another car appears...
Come on, we've all been there... I hope.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:08 pm

No,I haven't.lol

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:07 am

In every concievable aspect, I would't trade my Lefty for a Righty.

ESPECIALLY in a Beetle.

brianj · Post by **brianj** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:10 am

in my defence... the turning circle thing is only applicable in lhd countries.... and only for the first half hour or so.

didi · Post by **didi** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:02 pm

Had to rewire the indicator selector and clean up all the contact points and earth connections. Here is a pic of the rear lights working at last.

didi · Post by **didi** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:24 pm

The clutch packed up on the way to Cars in the park, and the brakes are leaking, so it boils down to a lot of more hours in the garage with my back on the cold floor and the Ghia on top of me

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:14 pm

Your lady is realy looking very neat.That being on top of you can't realy be that bad!

lowlight · Post by **lowlight** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:12 pm

Missed you there.

didi · Post by **didi** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:34 pm

Well, brakes are rebuilt
After talking to Werner Alker about my 1200 engine mounted to a 1600 sfas gearbox with short axles he sugested to change the fork with a modification like this:

I am hoping that this is the answer to the slipping clutch. Well tomorrow night the engine is coming out AGAIN and then we will know...........

didi · Post by **didi** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:26 pm

Well, now at least the clutch is working.

Both axles are pissing out oil where it mounts to the gearbox

One good thing is I picked up the 383 dizzy rotor that Chris posted for me from PE. It fits like a glove. I can't wait to get it running.
Thanks Chris I owe you bigtime

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:57 pm

Only a pleasure