Project car T34 Karmann Ghia a.k.a Rustbucket

Started by 80 Vert, January 28, 2012, 08:29:00 PM

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badhabit

Crisp!
Job done JK!
Gotta admire that you get things done!
While others waste time and effort preparing to have a hangover....others are productive and produce works of art!
Brilliant work as always!
2007 Honda Euro
1973 Datsun 240Z - RB25det build
1991 Porsche 911/964
1960 VW karmann ghia

80 Vert

Thanks, would rather do something constructive instead of dealing with a hangover  ;D
2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

80 Vert

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Pulled the car out yesterday and de masked most of it so that I can start color sanding it in preparation for buffing.
Most of it came out ok other than debris landing on the flat surfaces along with some dry spray due to the lack of available light so rather than do bits here and there I'll flat the whole thing down and give it a cut.
I'm not looking to eliminate the peel completely but 90% of it will suffice as it will give a more modern car paint finish.

Cut the roof yesterday which has been painted for nearly a week and its already pretty tough to buff so I'd better not leave it too long, I did the top of one guard yesterday and it polishes up pretty easy still so hopefully I'll get all the way around before the paint sets.
Here's some pics from yesterday, not bad for a home job I think.




2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

80 Vert

Paint wise things are looking up, spent most of the day sanding and compounding even though my good polishing pad decided no more and started to fly to pieces.
Since all the paint stores are closed for the holiday I had to make do with my back up, I guess things could be worse and not have one at all!

Sanded most of the top side of the front with 1200 and followed that up with 2000 making cutting a lot quicker, certainly worth the extra effort sanding it with finer paper.
By days end I've ended up finishing the whole front, right door and rear quarter so all going well I'll finish the rest tomorrow.
Once the outside is done the rest of the masking can come off and I'll then blend the jambs.


Light colours don't seem to photograph all that well but you can see the reflection of the jack stands in the door  :lol:  YEAH baby!!

2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

weta.worker

1994 RS2 GUARDS RED
2001 RS4 NOGARO BLUE

the phantom

Quote from: 80 Vert on January 02, 2014, 07:42:25 PM

Light colours don't seem to photograph all that well but you can see the reflection of the jack stands in the door  :lol:  YEAH baby!!



is there clearance on the back tyres with the motor in?  or is that another day's problem?
Land Transport New Zealand, taking the fun out of driving since August 2008

80 Vert

2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

the phantom

Land Transport New Zealand, taking the fun out of driving since August 2008

coons

Bugger I was on a ride out west today and went past your place, should of popped in I didn't even think of it. It's looking good!
Do you think you're going to catch the tail end of Summer with it?

80 Vert

Quote from: coons on January 04, 2014, 10:58:23 PM
Bugger I was on a ride out west today and went past your place, should of popped in I didn't even think of it. It's looking good!
Do you think you're going to catch the tail end of Summer with it?

You should have called in, was here too.
Nah don't think so as all the parts which have to go back on are all knackered as well and need restoring, realistic goal will he 6-8 months away.
Besides I have the Porsche to distract me now as well which got some TLC today.
2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

80 Vert

Now that the paint is done I shifted it out of the workshop this afternoon to a more clean area for assembly, was also able to temporarily fit the new steering wheel I bought about 4 years ago at a VW show in Sydney  :lol:
Looks a whole lot different in natural light I think.


2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

DubMan


80 Vert

Came to a dead end on the 911 yesterday so carried on with the Ghia, pulled the fresh air boxes out of storage to start working on those.
Feared the worst as these are normally rusted beyond belief but to my amazement mine are pretty much perfect just needing a sand blast and paint.
The flaps will need replacing as well as the cable outers at least that is the easy part.

I want to do a run of black soon while the weather is still good so the more parts I can clean up the better, While blasting I also blasted the spare wheel cover and epoxy primed all of it once done.
When I got this car it had a Beetle gas tank in it and was fortunate to find a Lhd type 3 tank very early on which had already been acid dipped and sealed with tank sealer.
However it being a late tank it doesn't line up with the vent line on the body which I was just going to live with but have now decided to do properly.


Sooo, cutting a hole in a perfect tank..........
Not that smart but it needs to be right, cut the vent pipe out and started making the new piece to go in which is actually quite a difficult shape to make.
Once I'm happy with how it looks I'll weld it in and check it for leaks before painting the tank.

2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

spooln

"I have decided to do it properly"....does vert have any other way?
77 CS1 Fiat Spider. 78 Mk1 Scirocco. 83 Mk1 GTI. 12 Abarth 595C Competizione. 18 Golf R. 20 Kodiaq vRS

80 Vert

Quote from: spooln on February 09, 2014, 07:15:40 PM
"I have decided to do it properly"....does vert have any other way?

LOL yeah, laughed as I typed that........
2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

watercooled

1974 Porsche 914 with 2.2T 911 6cyl,
Audi a6 allroad 2007 3.0TDI stage 1 reflash ,
89 Corrado 2.0 16v, Stilauto RX 17in wheels,ABF on k/jet ,resto underway maybe up for sale ?,
2002 T4 transporter 2.5 TDI.

80 Vert

Nah been slack, distracted by the 964  ;D
New projects are always more interesting.........
2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

watercooled

Ha ha no worries,did you get the 964 from the states when you were @ the Cup?pics or resto thread coming up ,how about it?,cheers
1974 Porsche 914 with 2.2T 911 6cyl,
Audi a6 allroad 2007 3.0TDI stage 1 reflash ,
89 Corrado 2.0 16v, Stilauto RX 17in wheels,ABF on k/jet ,resto underway maybe up for sale ?,
2002 T4 transporter 2.5 TDI.

RS ZWEI

Quote from: 80 Vert on February 11, 2014, 09:46:27 PM
Nah been slack, distracted by the 964  ;D
New projects are always more interesting.........

Come on John, give us some info on the 964.

Also, a 964 C4 was crashed at HD today - brakes failed.
1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

80 Vert

Quote from: RS ZWEI on February 12, 2014, 09:05:39 PM
Come on John, give us some info on the 964.

Also, a 964 C4 was crashed at HD today - brakes failed.

Wow really? the white one with the ducktail?
2010 T5 Transporter TDI  Tuned by Superior Tuning NZ
2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration