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Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:49 pm
by lowlight
glad to hear that now you can enjoy it on the road
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:53 pm
by forcecooled
Zeee pile of old junk certainly harbours many delights. Amazing how many pre 60's parts i have come across in that lot.
Congratulations on getting your Ghia back on the road. It certainly is a lovely car and will be a show stopper in time to come.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:45 pm
by Bugger
Hey that is excellent news all the closer to 100%
Keepem comming the updates
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:18 pm
by greenbean
forcecooled wrote:Zeee pile of old junk certainly harbours many delights. Amazing how many pre 60's parts i have come across in that lot.
Congratulations on getting your Ghia back on the road. It certainly is a lovely car and will be a show stopper in time to come.
If you junk you want to distribute...let me know
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:58 pm
by didi
Installed the left hand side mirror tonight. Measure twice, and three times more to be sure and drill once. Drilling holes into a restored car is quite something.
Pine, just for you. It was a "Vrystaat karretjie" so I thought the badge might be fitting.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:12 pm
by lowlight
Looking good
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:20 am
by flatfourfan
Nice, where did you get your mirrors?
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:28 am
by SUZIE
i also want to know were you did get those mirrors
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:47 am
by beetlefanatic
Didi, it's looking good. I want a spin next time I'm in Pretoria.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:45 am
by Blitzkrieg
The spray job really came out nicely
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:21 am
by MINCE
ever thought about painting the mesh behind the grill holes black?
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:05 pm
by Rudi02
Nice work Didi. Enjoy it. You worked hard to get it looking good.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:39 pm
by BUGGOFF
its looking very good didi. i like the og wheels.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:54 pm
by didi
flatfourfan wrote:Nice, where did you get your mirrors?
I got mine from here:
http://www.karmannghia.com/viewDetail.a ... oduct=2261
I see they are out of stock, House of Ghia has the same part listed as well
ever thought about painting the mesh behind the grill holes black?
Should it not be Silver?
Talking about the vents. I opened the vents at about 60mph and I was blown away with sandblasting sand blowing through the vents
They must have lying in the vent channels.
Didi, it's looking good. I want a spin next time I'm in Pretoria.
Anytime! You know how to get hold of me.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:20 am
by MINCE
didi wrote:
ever thought about painting the mesh behind the grill holes black?
Should it not be Silver?
i was talking about the mesh behind the grill bars.
i think painting the mesh black will make the grill bars stand out even more. will be cleaner too.
just saying