Aircooled VW South Africa

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:28 pm**

Drove my Ghia to work and back today

My wife took the picture in Lynwood drive driving next to me

Posted: **Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:20 am**

Cool!!

Posted: **Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:03 am**

Check that fancy wiring!

Didi endured a baptism of fire during his week long crash course in vintage auto electrical wiring, tracing, fault finding, and wiring diagram de-cyphering.

I have also heard that he is considering going into the scrap copper business with all the excess wiring that was removed from the car------

Posted: **Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:00 am**

forcecooled wrote: I have also heard that he is considering going into the scrap copper business with all the excess wiring that was removed from the car------

Ha-ha good one Bill.
When I told Bill about my situaltion his reply was "you were born 20 years to late to understand the stuff my boet"

He didn't hesitate to offer his knowlidge and time to help me out. That involved late night's and early hours of the mornings after work. One hell of a nice guy and that is what makes this whole VW worth it. The people involved.
Without you guy's this car would still be in storage somewhere.

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:03 am**

i like the pimping velvet interior

Posted: **Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:23 pm**

The engine is out AGAIN.

Will know what's wrong on tueseday. It's got a nasty backfire (spits out wicked flames) and a loud knocking sound.

Posted: **Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:31 pm**

Well, it's a total engine rebuild

If anyone has 30hp bearings give me a shout.
I am going to fit a split gearbox to match an what the hell do a pan off resto............... not happy with all the bondo on the metal

Posted: **Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:33 pm**

The OG colour behind the tarboard?
looks like it might have been L 352 cognac

Now I have to decide between bamboo

or cognac

Posted: **Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:53 pm**

That cognac Karmen with the BRM's looks soooooo cool

Only problem is that BRM's cost a fortune if you can find them!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=502649

Posted: **Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:03 am**

Nice looking ghia...like them lots....stick with the green blue...

Posted: **Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:34 am**

didi wrote:Well, it's a total engine rebuild
I am going to fit a split gearbox to match

Have you got a split box

I got a vew

Posted: **Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:01 pm**

Bugger wrote:
didi wrote:Well, it's a total engine rebuild
I am going to fit a split gearbox to match
Have you got a split box

I got a vew

Thanks Bugger, I got a box from Johan Stander (collected it on his farm) I don't know if it's good yet. I'll keep you posted. The engine is also rebuilt and waiting.
I spoke to the sandblasters today and they are finished on the outside. Tomorrow they will do the chassis and inside of the body. They said if they knew about all the body putty they would have charged more

Posted: **Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:44 pm**

Back from the sandblasters! Blasted inside and out as well as chassis top and bottom. Coated with 2.5 litres of rustcoating revealed the nightmare. On some places body putty of some 1.5 inches and even found patches of cardboard with filler covering it all up. Bad welding jobs with holes so big you can put a fist through it.
At least all of that is exposed and I can start from scratch.
Busy cleaning the parts that has to go back and still waiting for the engine that was finished about a month ago. Not sure what's going on there.....
I'll try and get some pic's to post

Posted: **Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:24 am**

Did you speak to greenbean?

Posted: **Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:31 pm**

Here is a picture after the accident. Only a slight bump but it revealed to much bondo for my liking.

Aircooled VW South Africa

59 Ghia