WTB: '60 or earlier Ghia rear engine bay panel

[Pete]

#8717

I’m looking for the highlighted area for a ’60 or earlier Ghia, from seam to seam, solid and not in need of too much work.  Don’t need the rear valence.  Let me know what you have.  Thanks!

 

[Scott Sain]

#8718

How much different is this one?

 

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[Scott Sain]

#8719

My question is do you think that it can be modified to look like an early model piece? I see 2 humps that aren’t on your car. We can remove those. And it looks like your battery indention is on this piece in your car but not here. Modify!

 

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[Pete]

#8724

The early ones are a little over an inch longer front to rear since 36hp tin is smaller, I believe.  I think that’s why in an early Ghia if you run something like a 1600 you have to use 36hp breastplate to make it fit.

[Franz]

#8729

What is wrong with yours?

[Pete]

#8730

It’s booger welded and bondo’d in place.  Apparently the car had a Corvair motor at one time, and whoever restored it prior to TripleJ’s ownership replaced it poorly.  I’d like to get the engine bay tidied up.

[Pete]

#8739

Does KCW still have that wrecked lowlight hanging around?  I’d throw a few Benjamins in the mail for the piece out of that one.

[Rustabus]

#8741

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!’ That shell is begging to be Johns Drag Ghia!!!!!! 😀

[Franz]

#8748

We have 4 lowlights here. There is one really bad 55 that we could cut that piece out of…I’ll look to see if its any good later.

[Pete]

#8758

Rustabus wrote:

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!’ That shell is begging to be Johns Drag Ghia!!!!!!

That makes it an even better candidate!  Do you remember the engine compartment sheetmetal on his last drag Ghia? 😀

Franz wrote:

We have 4 lowlights here. There is one really bad 55 that we could cut that piece out of…I’ll look to see if its any good later.

Thanks Franz.  If it works out we could ship it with the completed motor.

• This reply was modified 6 years ago by Pete.

[John Jones]

#8782

I jnow a guy with a few fucked up low lights…  me  😉   I should fix the 55… 😀

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

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