Pete's 58 Lowlight Karmann Ghia

[Franz]

#1700

The green one is not carrying much of that weight.

[Pete]

#1701

Franz wrote:

The green one is not carrying much of that weight.

.

A minor detail. ?

The red one might be fun…

[JWDII]

#1765

Pete, You ever put any thought in checking out this show?

http://www.euroautofestival.com/

VW is the marquee car this Year. Bit pricey to field a car but not bad if you check out all that’s included. It would be cool to see your Ghia on the golf course at Verdae greens though.

[Scott Sain]

#1817

JWDII wrote:

Nice shot on the cooper river bridge Pete. I need to get back down their! Me and the wife luv getting a weekend their and eating at Hyman’s!

No sir! We will take you to a real restaurant! And it’s not the Cooper River Bridge anymore. It’s the Arthur Ravenel!

[Master Blaster]

#1858

Do you have any extra parts you want to get rid of?

[Pete]

#1878

Master Blaster wrote:

Do you have any extra parts you want to get rid of?

I have a complete ’59 steering wheel/horn ring with all the internals and a VERY roached ’58/’59 turn signal assembly.  If you’re interested in either let me know.

[Pete]

#1879

JWDII wrote:

Pete, You ever put any thought in checking out this show? http://www.euroautofestival.com/ VW is the marquee car this Year. Bit pricey to field a car but not bad if you check out all that’s included. It would be cool to see your Ghia on the golf course at Verdae greens though.

That looks like a good show….thanks for passing that along.

[Master Blaster]

#1890

steering wheel sound awesome any pics?

[Pete]

#1900

Here you go…it’s got a few hairline cracks but you have to look for them.  It’s solid and all of the horn ring pieces are there.  The cracks can be fixed for $175 by Ruben (“belairman” on the Samba)….I was going to get those fixed then sell it for more but would prefer to let it go as-is.

[John Jones]

#1902

Good low light wheels are hard to find.. 😉

[Master Blaster]

#1919

I want it! Whats the damage?

[Master Blaster]

#1920

Im also up for trading… or $$$

[Master Blaster]

#1921

turn signal too… any pics?

[Pete]

#1930

Turn signal.  It’s complete, but crusty.  But maybe the wizardry of JJ/Franz could make it usable with some cleaning.  Wires are in good shape and not cut, circuit board looks good:

I don’t see a way to PM on the new site…email me at pete@knology.net if you’re interested in either/both piece(s).

• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Pete.

[Master Blaster]

#1933

steering wheel horn for sure…

[Master Blaster]

#1934

my number 9704622926 cell

[JWDII]

#1947

Pete wrote:

JWDII wrote:

Pete, You ever put any thought in checking out this show? http://www.euroautofestival.com/ VW is the marquee car this Year. Bit pricey to field a car but not bad if you check out all that’s included. It would be cool to see your Ghia on the golf course at Verdae greens though.

That looks like a good show….thanks for passing that along.

Pete, it’s a great show. My 65 won best paint mainly for my pin striping in 2011. We won a corporate award and were invited to the banquet and awards presentation. It was fun watching folks take pics of my VW as it sat in line with an original GT40 and a couple Lambo’s  as I was waiting to get registered . It is one of the few times you can field your VW with Million dollar euros and folks still admire them. I don’t think you would be disappointed.

[JWDII]

#1948

Scott Sain wrote:

JWDII wrote:

Nice shot on the cooper river bridge Pete. I need to get back down their! Me and the wife luv getting a weekend their and eating at Hyman’s!

No sir! We will take you to a real restaurant! And it’s not the Cooper River Bridge anymore. It’s the Arthur Ravenel!

Sounds like fun Scott. I will definitely look you up next time we are down. Are you going to the Farm next month? I am almost certain to be there with my family.

[Pete]

#2877

Got some 6v LED brake/turn bulbs from http://www.culayer.com.  Flashers work with the same Wolfsburg West 6v flasher relay that powered the filament bulbs.  They’re spendy but worth it.

LED/filament comparison:

LED both sides:

[Jdawg]

#2918

man that’s really cool…you weren’t kidding when you said they were pricey.

[Pete]

#2921

Jdawg wrote:

man that’s really cool…you weren’t kidding when you said they were pricey.

Yeah, that’s why I didn’t bother ordering any to replace the running lights. 🙂

On the plus side I feel slightly better about drivers behind me seeing brake lights, and should I ever convert to 12v these bulbs will still work.

 

[Scott Sain]

#2931

JWDII wrote:

Scott Sain wrote:

JWDII wrote:

Nice shot on the cooper river bridge Pete. I need to get back down their! Me and the wife luv getting a weekend their and eating at Hyman’s!

No sir! We will take you to a real restaurant! And it’s not the Cooper River Bridge anymore. It’s the Arthur Ravenel!

Sounds like fun Scott. I will definitely look you up next time we are down. Are you going to the Farm next month? I am almost certain to be there with my family.

 

Oh yes! I’ll be in the 11.90 (which is now a 9.90!) or the new Ghia I built. Hopefully both will be there!

[Franz]

#6072

The thin slot regulator looks crispy. Speedwell manifolds are nice too. I think you should consider Solex p11s on them, looks to be dual bolt pattern. I also have a Porsche fan shroud and linkage to run them seamlessly. We could paint it up silver like a super. Put some knetch punch plate air filters. Poor man’s Porsche. 😎

[Pete]

#6074

Thanks for posting pics!  Glad both got there.  I’m still guessing mid-January before Joe is done with the long-block.  I’m down for faking the funk if I can.  I’ll send this junk closer to time the motor arrives so it’s not in the way.

[Franz]

#6934

Some more goodies arrived.

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