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Raj
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63 ghia

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Guess the Ghia lost its thread in one of the purges.

Anyway, had this ghia for prob 20 years. Its 63, older resto, 356 seats, 1600 dp. Got punched in the nose my the old lady next door to my moms.

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... time to give her some love and get her driving again! It runs, but needs full brakes. And I have a new 4 inch beam for it.

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Pulled the front end apart the other night.

Forgot I had CB dropped spindles in this.
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Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Raj wrote:And I have a new 4 inch beam for it.
Nice, maybe it will be able to make turns.
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Re: 63 ghia

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That's the plan!
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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4 inch beam all painted
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Arms all painted
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OG ball bearings still in there

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Rear wheel cyl is leaking.

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drums were filthy... cleaned them and dropped them off to get cut
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Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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this cant be good!

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drums all cut and painted
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new parts
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cleaned up the bb's
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front end is all set.
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Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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My daughter's fiancé has his first up close and personal look at a Ghia in Brooklyn last week that was a beauty. Now he is a fan. Found this on eBay and it was delivered today. Nice baseball style shirt for the new fan!!


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:P
Keep working at it and it gets done!!
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Re: 63 ghia

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Raj wrote:this cant be good!

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this a defect in the part or old age? what would cause this to crumble?
Keep working at it and it gets done!!
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Re: 63 ghia

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Looks like it got wet with fluid, got grabby, and lost a chunk from that combination.
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Re: 63 ghia

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This pad was actually a front pad, and it was dry. Its possible the 'wet' theory happened years ago and then dried... not sure. Havent driven the car in forever, so could just be old age.
I had a similiar situation on a side job I did recently; Did the brakes on a 66. During the break in/ bed in process, one wheel locked up completely. Literally ' dragged' it home, and when I pulled it apart, the meat of the pad came dislodged from the shoe ( these were ' bonded' shoes). It actually wedged it self inbw the other shoe and the drum. That sucked!
In speaking to a buddy, he says it happens often..... scary.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Finally got my rear axle seal in the mail, and popped it in last night.


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Buttoned up the brakes and put her down on the ground.

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Going to take her for a ride and see how she feels this weekend. Then need to align the front end and retorque it all down. Looking fwd to adding her to the rotation. Poor girl was last inspected in 2011.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
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Re: 63 ghia

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how many VWs you got Raj
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Re: 63 ghia

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elrockk wrote:how many VWs you got Raj
More than days in the week !
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
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Re: 63 ghia

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Got the alignment all lined up last night. Time to put some test miles on it and see how she feels.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Finally got a few things straightened out on the ole' girl
- snapped the key off inside the lock, so needed to source a new ignition switch
- gas tank was filthy, drained and cleaned
- new fuel lines/ filter
- installed a rebuilt carb

Took her to get some groceries last night. Loud.... needs a muffler. And I need to sort out the tires/ wheel on it. These are just rollers on the rear

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Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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All these ACVWs keep you very busy but glad they are getting well deserved TLC!!

:P
Keep working at it and it gets done!!
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Re: 63 ghia

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Can you extract the broken part and have a copy made? Wish I were closer, I have an extractor.
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Re: 63 ghia

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AoT wrote:All these ACVWs keep you very busy but glad they are getting well deserved TLC!!

:P

Def enough to keep me out of trouble! The plan to drive them more and liquidate a tad to get the other projects funded/ time allotted to get them done.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Big_kid wrote:Can you extract the broken part and have a copy made? Wish I were closer, I have an extractor.

I tried.... NG. I had a few old switches with no key. I found a guy that cuts the keys for $20 shipped, just needed the code. So for $20 bucks, was a no brainer.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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The old girl got some new shoes.....

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Fuel filter kept filthing up up so pulled the tank for a cleaning and reseal. Hoping to get that done by this weekend if all goes as planned.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Tank is resealed, and she got a bathe by the help. Pants, always optional, of course.

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Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Re: 63 ghia

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I didn't see the hose at first.
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Re: 63 ghia

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Glenn wrote:I didn't see the hose at first.

I thought the same thing ! :lol:
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
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Re: 63 ghia

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For a moment I thought Raj was "the MAN".
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Re: 63 ghia

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First NYS inspection since 2011......

Completely blew out the muffler on the way to see my guy. And having some very bad clutch chatter so I think the engine mounts are suspect. Cant remember when I last pulled this motor so thats prob on the list to address this and few items.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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