made some progress today - Karmann Ghia

[MYBAD79]

The other 'project':

painted under the hood and inside the door opening.... still a lot of work left to do....



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[chevy69]

Looking good - when is the paint goin' on?

 

[MYBAD79]

Maybe December/January, right now we have too many "love bugs" here in FL..... nasty little bugs....I don't have a booth so I depend a little on weather and other "environmental" conditions LOL

 

[mrvette]

Maybe December/January, right now we have too many "love bugs" here in FL..... nasty little bugs....I don't have a booth so I depend a little on weather and other "environmental" conditions LOL

Too bad we can't spray someting on the entire state to kill them damn 'love bugs'.....I hate them too....PIA....

:smash:

 

[saudivette]

The pale blue going to be the colour? Is that original or just something you like? Looks good though :thumbs:

 

[MYBAD79]

It's "diamond blue" base with a medium blue pearl in the first two coats of clear. I used a little too much pearl under the hood, fortunately it won't be too noticeable once the gas tank is installed (yes, under the front hood)

 

[enkeivette]

Gonna drop a big block in that lil sucker? :friends:

 

[saudivette]

...the gas tank is installed (yes, under the front hood)

Gotcha, I use to have a VW convertible :lol:

 

[comp]

miss mine ,,, a buddy finished it

 

[BRUTAL64]

...the gas tank is installed (yes, under the front hood)

Gotcha, I use to have a VW convertible :lol:

My first VW was 67. :smash:

 

[TimAT]

Karsten-- The Garlits' Museum in Ocala has a Ghia-- 23 miles on it and never been titled. Still has the plastic on the seats. Sorry I didn't get a picture of that one.

 

[MYBAD79]

Thanks, awesome.... I guess I know where we're going next weekend

 

[MYBAD79]

Last night and today I spent some time sanding and I shot three coats epoxy ....the front is ready for one last coat of primer/surfacer and then paint.... the rear is next....


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and the hood is installed and the underside is painted:
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[MYBAD79]

got the dash painted:

 

[saudivette]

Looking good mate :thumbs:

 

[SmokinBBC]

Looking good mate :thumbs:

What he said. It's coming right along.

 

[90-percent]

a concern

Do you have enough coats of your color? The light grey primer may make it look like you've got full coverage, but there may not be enough paint on there yet?

They got these black/white cards at the auto paint store. See how many coats it takes until you cant tell which side is black or white.

I know you probably got this down 100%, but if not, I hope I did you a favor. Nice build there. Ghia convert is unusual.

jim

 

[mrvette]

All it needs is a turbo GN engine in it......:trumpet::devil:

 

[MYBAD79]

Do you have enough coats of your color? The light grey primer may make it look like you've got full coverage, but there may not be enough paint on there yet?

They got these black/white cards at the auto paint store. See how many coats it takes until you cant tell which side is black or white.

I know you probably got this down 100%, but if not, I hope I did you a favor. Nice build there. Ghia convert is unusual.

jim

I don't have good light inside the garage so I sprayed 3 coats just to be safe. On these pics it looks like the blue is lighter and darker in some areas, that's because of the blue pearl in the first two coats of clear.

I'll spray some paint on the black and white (I assume spraypaint white and black on cardboard is good enough?) before I shoot the exterior - good idea :thumbs:

This is only the second car I'm painting so I'm all open ears for suggestions :bump:

 

[MYBAD79]

All it needs is a turbo GN engine in it......:trumpet::devil:

nah.... first I want to get the 1.6L 50HP air cooled monster running.... a 2.1L stroker is already scheduled for after whenever I get the '79 completed... maybe 2014..... :quote:

 

[saudivette]

What sort of paint are you using Karsten?

 

[MYBAD79]

I have been using PPG shopline but then I could not resist the good deal I found at TCPglobal. It seems that if you buy a 'standard' color their price really goes down.... I got 1gallo of urethane basecoat "diamond blue", reducer and a gallon Kustomshop clear with activator for $200 ($220 shipped).

The basecoat covers as good as the shopline, the clear flows good and seems to be as good as the shopline.

I added blue pearl from "paintwithpearls.com" and it makes for a nice color shift light to medium blue. Can't wait to see the entire car painted. :bounce:

I am really curious how much better the PPG or Dupont stuff is but I can't get myself to spending $60 for a pint of basecoat.

I painted the '79 almost three years ago and the shopline paint and clear is holding up just fine. By the time it starts fading I'll be bored with the color anyways....

 

[vettesam]

awesome stuff, i love vw's, i got a 69 beetle, with a 1915 with way too much cam, it'll stand the front up a couple of feet whenever i feel like it. me and my dad had a ghia together that we put a 3100 buick v6 in the back of, willlllllllllllldddd. good luck and keep the pictures comin.

 

[MYBAD79]

The V6 is very tempting but the 1600 is good enough for now, this was never meant to be a fast car... I am considering a stroker though.... very likely going to happen after I test drove it :thumbs:

... the stock 1600 50HP Ghia was advertized at 73mph...... :crap::smash:

 

[mrvette]

awesome stuff, i love vw's, i got a 69 beetle, with a 1915 with way too much cam, it'll stand the front up a couple of feet whenever i feel like it. me and my dad had a ghia together that we put a 3100 buick v6 in the back of, willlllllllllllldddd. good luck and keep the pictures comin.

OH ****!! :1st: what a GREAT combo.....I bet that 3.1 hauled ASS.....:shocking:in that thing.....got any pix of that install???

interesting project....gotta show them to a VW enthusiast friend....

:beer:

 

[vettesam]

awesome stuff, i love vw's, i got a 69 beetle, with a 1915 with way too much cam, it'll stand the front up a couple of feet whenever i feel like it. me and my dad had a ghia together that we put a 3100 buick v6 in the back of, willlllllllllllldddd. good luck and keep the pictures comin.

OH ****!! :1st: what a GREAT combo.....I bet that 3.1 hauled ASS.....:shocking:in that thing.....got any pix of that install???

interesting project....gotta show them to a VW enthusiast friend....

:beer:

i'll look for pictures, but i'm not sure if i have them or not, i never drove with the v6, but they guy that bought it did, and did well racing it in the open classes. i love karmen ghias, well really just volkswagens, get some pictures of that ghia up as soon as you get the paint on, i'm all excited about it.:trumpet:

sam riley

 

[MYBAD79]

Here are few older pics: the day I bought it...



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Somebody f'ed up the rear fenders and made them round instead of straight at the top.... btw, the seats appear to be from some mid '90s car, first thing that went to the curb :smash:



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cutting out rusted sections:


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Fender lip repair patch welded in place:



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Primer




new floor:



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interior:



exterior:

 

[Dirtbuster1]

Why not drop an LSx in there while your at it. Looks like your making good progress!

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Ok. you passed, next time you come back to germany you can cut away all of the rust in the plum crazy coronet r/t

 

[mrvette]

Ok. you passed, next time you come back to germany you can cut away all of the rust in the plum crazy coronet r/t

Plum Crazy, Jeezus, one of my oldest friends, the Mopar racer from 42? years ago, he that Federal cop I know...fairly high up too....anyway That is his all time favorite color, he mixed up a batch of that in metallic for one of his cars some years ago.....saw that thing from backside of the MOON.....freeking NASA even commented....what in hell is THAT>>>>

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