| STEPHANIE'S 1973 KARMANN GHIA CONVERTIBLE |
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| This car was originally a Colorado car, then it spent about 10 years in New Mexico. It sat at my friends parents house for another 8 years, until I finally talked him into selling it to me. My son & I trailered the car from New Mexico to Ohio during the summer of 2002. Restoration began in 2005. This car has 91,000 original miles & is one of only 2,650 KG convertible made in 1973. |
| The first order of business was welding in bracing so that the old replaced. The braces ensure proper door & roof alignment. The old floors where cut out & new floors from Denmark where welded in. |
| Even though this car had very little rust due to the dry was cut out, the remaining metal was sandblasted, painted with POR15 paint, & undercoated. Once all of the major welding & body work were done, the entire underside was painted with POR15 paint & undercoated. |
| For reliability & safety, 90% of the car's brake system was replaced with new parts. The suspension was in good shape & alreadyhad front & rear aftermarket anti-sway bars installed, so little work was needed in this area The gas tank was cleaned out & the inside was coated with POR15 tank sealer. |
| The only real body work to do was the front turn signal. front years ago, & when it was repaired they did not have the turn signal housing, so they made the turn signal opening the wrong size & shape. |
| I bought a good used turn signal housing & started the repair process by position & filler metal was welded in. A small amount of body filler was used to smooth over everything. The turn signal now fits properly. |
with built in "breakerless" ignition, swivel foot rocker arm adjusters, SCAT spring loaded pushrod tubes, factory Mexico oil pump with filter, vented Teflon buttons for the piston wrist pins, & a magnetic drain plug. The cylinder heads were rebuilt & the crank & rods examined. The case was align bored. |
| Assembled engine, ready to be installed. Powdercoated items include: silver vein - all OEM VW engine tin gloss black - intake manifold, generator stand, oil filler, dip stick, distributor clamp yellow - valve covers, pulleys, gen strap, coil strap, thermostat bracket high temp satin gray - heater boxes, muffler |
| BACK FROM THE PAINTER! THE PICTURES DON'T DO THE PAINT JOB JUSTICE. It looks great. Now reassembly begins. |
| IT'S DONE! interior includes original door panels, reupholster's stock VW seats done in brown velor, beige carpet kit, beige 3 point seat belts, carpeted stereo speaker boxes, powdercoated pedal assembly, gear shifter, glove box door & hand brake. |
IT'S DONE! Paint is custom color matched to powdercoated rims. Tan vinyl top is NOS Sewfine top originally bought in 1995!
| Need your VW restored, but don't have the time or skills to do it? I can. Welding, fabrication, powdercoating, painting, engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, upholstery, everything is possible. Contact me for a quote. |
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