67 karmann ghia

[Glauco]

Its my old MS.
Its an MSextra with EDIS so he has all he needs...

Thank you peter ;-)

[wolfswest]

GO GO GO!

[Wunder Wim]

Get on with it.

[Glauco]

will do some more welding tomorrow, if I don't forget I'll take some more pictures too
Ordered the 2 last peaces to weld in last week but the shop forgot about it so have to wait untill wednesday..

[Glauco]

did some more repairs today, the rear edge for the window rubbber was rotten away a little so had to put in a new peace
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the front had some small holes that I repaired as well
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test fitted the dash today, not sure what I'm going to do with it, can't find desent gauges to put in the original holes, so might use the fiberglass mold I made so I don't need to cut and weld an original dash.
first plan was to put my set of '67 porsche gauges in the car, but that won't fit the look I'm going for so thinking of some other gauges to put in the car, we'll see wat it will be, maybe gauges from a 'newer' porsche ( late 70s early 80s) or some other vdo gauges or so, thoughts are welcome  

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glauco

[migier]

Nice job Glauco!!

[wolfswest]

Sell the early gauges and go for vdo jet cockpit or newer (80's) porsche gauges.
I would use the stock dashboard with some additional gauges.  Don't go too wild with custom dashboards, keep it basic, keep it simple.
less is more. 

Dem

[Mike Lawless]

A couple of ideas for you on the dash
The Autometer 5" face gauges fit into the stock holes thru the front. A couple of "L" brackets screwed onto the stock mounting tabs holds it in position.

Another thing I did on my wife's Ghia was to use a stock clock bezel as a holder. A hole was cut into both the bezel and the clock face so a 3 3/8" tach could fit into it. I used the glass to cover it, and I left the stock clock markings on the part of the face that was still there. Once assembled, the entire assembly bolted up as if it were stock. It looked pretty cool I thought.

[Glauco]

Sell the early gauges and go for vdo jet cockpit or newer (80's) porsche gauges.
I would use the stock dashboard with some additional gauges.  Don't go too wild with custom dashboards, keep it basic, keep it simple.
less is more. 

Dem

look at jeff benedict's ghia or something like peaches 'n scream, I want to go in a direction like that, looks badass!
still liking the porsche gauges do.. we'll see what I find first 

A couple of ideas for you on the dash
The Autometer 5" face gauges fit into the stock holes thru the front. A couple of "L" brackets screwed onto the stock mounting tabs holds it in position.

Another thing I did on my wife's Ghia was to use a stock clock bezel as a holder. A hole was cut into both the bezel and the clock face so a 3 3/8" tach could fit into it. I used the glass to cover it, and I left the stock clock markings on the part of the face that was still there. Once assembled, the entire assembly bolted up as if it were stock. It looked pretty cool I thought.

thank's for the info, will keep both options in mind!

Nice job Glauco!!

Thanks! get on with your beetle as well! I still need to take the gearbox of the pan for you, will try to do this this weekend 

[Neil Davies]

Will Porsche 924 gauges fit? I know they've got that strange conical glass, but they're pretty cool and fit the look.

[Glauco]

Will Porsche 924 gauges fit? I know they've got that strange conical glass, but they're pretty cool and fit the look.

not sure if they will fit in the holes, but they would definitely fit the look and the price range, I think I got a new first option  
Thanks!

[wolfswest]

I always thought that the titty style 924 gauges looked cool.  Most people install them with flat glasses, that's a shame.  Go wild and free the titties! 

[Glauco]

gauges ordered today, can't wait to get them!

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will only use the speedometer and the rev counter
might search for the 3 smaller gauges ass wel (clock, fuel pressure and volt meter)
I'm glad I can start on the dash in the near future  

Glauco

[wolfswest]

the smaller 924 gauges are also very easy to find and not expensive.  Check ebay.de

[Glauco]

the smaller 924 gauges are also very easy to find and not expensive.  Check ebay.de

I know, that's where I got the other gauges as well :-)

[Glauco]

update!

Ordered a complete set of 944 gauges, so I should get the speedometer, tachometer, clock, voltmeter and the fuel pressure somewhere next week!

Welded in 2 more pannels and installed the dash today, once I get the gauges I can start fitting them in the dash.

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The front part, I kept the Karmann ghia insert

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The back is replaced as well, still need to attach it to the inner pannel.

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The dash, fitted right back where it came from 

that's it for today!

[Glauco]

another update

welded the (hopefully) last 2 parts in today! so too pass the rest of the day I started sanding down the car in search of some more rust, did the complete front end and only found 2 small rust parts next to the holes for the bumpers and a little bit next to the nostrils, was repaired once, but wasn't done properly, so will fix that tomorrow!
some pictures:

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The first part, the lower part of the nose

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welded!

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The second part welded in

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Some rust that still needs repairing

[Glauco]

some more pictures of the sanded body

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the nose

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glauco

[wolfswest]

dude, you found a secret speed stash over there?    what's up with the crazy progress?  I like it. 

[Glauco]

dude, you found a secret speed stash over there?    what's up with the crazy progress?  I like it. 

I wish, then it would go even faster 
I just have some extra time this week, so better spend it right 

[Glauco]

Found period correct doors, will have them thursday if all goes to plan!

[Glauco]

again an update!  

was going to rough sand the complete car (wich I ended up doing anyway) but had a change of plan because I got my gauges today!
So I had to try them offcourse!
as I tought they were to small for the holes, but I used the old plastic surounding of the meters and made a ring so they fit in the holes, will order some finishing rings so you won't notice the plastics  

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the meters

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the cut (first try, but ended up cutting even more of the plastic)

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et voila! it's a pitty that there is a mpg meter inside the tach, not sure what I'll do, maybe search another, or just get it out of there, or find another purpose for the meter, we'll see

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looks pretty cool if you ask me!

[Glauco]

and some pictures of the car, rough sanded it completely, didn't find any more rust so that is fun
did find a lot of filler where there shoudn't be any, and some extra dents, but nothing too bad!
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side 1

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Side2

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The roof

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did some welding today, I closed all the holes in the dash, I'm going to keep the glove box for now.

tomorrow I'll fine sand the car and finish some welds that weren't good enough.
somewhere next week a guy from my work is going to come and help me with the body (he worked at the opel site as a body repair guy for more than 20years, so he knows how to work with led 

glauco

[wolfswest]

Did you ever check the finish grade of an opel?  I wouldn't trust that guy!    Just kidding, awesome to see this much of progress.

I would search chrome bezels for the gauges to accomplish a better match with the wooden steering wheel, or else wrap the steering wheel with fancy leather to fit the looks with black bezels.

[Glauco]

Did you ever check the finish grade of an opel?  I wouldn't trust that guy!    Just kidding, awesome to see this much of progress.

I would search chrome bezels for the gauges to accomplish a better match with the wooden steering wheel, or else wrap the steering wheel with fancy leather to fit the looks with black bezels.

not sure I want chrome bezels, maybe some aluminum or in black or something like that..
and I still have the same leather wrap to put on the steering wheel as you have remember 

[wolfswest]

I removed mine to reduce some weight.    So you can be one of a kind. 

[Critter1]

Awesome work on the Ghia! I love me some 924/944 gauges too! I have a set I put flat glass in for my bug dash. I also have another set for sale if you (or anyone else) are interested in another set... its MPH speedo...

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1425440

[Glauco]

some more news!
started assembly on the floorpan the last week or 2, the rear is finished as from today, the porsche brakes are in and made the adaptor for the E-brake myself 
works fine, just need to assemble the handbrake to finish it completely
placed new rubbers in the gearshift as wel, so now I can finaly find reverse.

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the new hook for the E-brake, took the part that is pinned on the brake and welded a hook on it so it can grab the original beetle cable

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the rear

did some painting as well, painted some engine tin and the exhaust
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[Glauco]

some more pictures!

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the fan shroud, welded the holes for the heating

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bugpack dqp

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the 4in1 exhaust

hopefully tomorrow I'll receive my 87mm cilinders/pistons and the external oilfilter so I can start to put the engine back together..

glauco

[wolfswest]

Are you gonna detail the parts a bit more?  gearbox, shocks, bolts, ...?
keep up the good work!