Pete's 58 Lowlight Karmann Ghia

[John Jones]

#55759

and you wanted to paint this car.. ha.. it’s bitchen!!

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[Pete]

#55764

Thanks everyone!

Fun fact – I still want to paint it.  I have almost all of the lower 6″ of metal on a shelf at home.  I am resisting the urge to mess with it though.  Drive and enjoy!

[Scott Sain]

#55817

Pete wrote:

I am resisting the urge to mess with it though. Drive and enjoy!

 

I know someone who has told you that a few times.

 

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[Jeremy]

#55820

Pete wrote:

Thanks everyone! Fun fact – I still want to paint it. I have almost all of the lower 6″ of metal on a shelf at home. I am resisting the urge to mess with it though. Drive and enjoy!

This car is deceiving. It looks pretty solid. I thought the Triple J boys looked after this one.

[Pete]

#55825

Josh & Co. did an outstanding job representing the car, no surprises at all.  I’d buy from any of them again in a second.  They didn’t do any of the paint/body work….they bought it as a “Jigsaw” puzzle….it had been blown apart for paint and never reassembled by a p/o, and that’s where their story with it began.

It is a solid car, but it does have some superficial rust creeping on the bottoms of some lower body panels.  Pans, channels, pillars, nose are all groovy.  I know there’s no reason at all to mess with it.  I do try to take that OCD part of me and keep it locked away….so far I’m winning. 🙂

[John Jones]

#55855

Scott Sain wrote:

Pete wrote:

I am resisting the urge to mess with it though. Drive and enjoy!

I know someone who has told you that a few times.

FOR SURE!   Maybe it’s time to sell it and start another low light project?  I will DONATE a shell and pan to anyone who wants to spend the money to build a super sick Low light…. 😎  But I am getting low on parts and the one’s I have have been picked through…

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[Pete]

#55858

My kids (and I’m pretty sure my wife) wouldn’t be happy if I sold it.  They’ve really grown attached to it being a part of the family.  Plus I’ve added all of the features to this one that I want….I definitely don’t want to start over there, especially on another engine.

I really need to get off of my ass and install the rebuilt 4.12 trans I got from Scott Sain over a year ago, I’ve just not wanted to take it all apart to do it.  Also have a dual circuit master and new hard brake lines I planned on installing for whenever I do drop the trans out.

 

[Franz]

#59239

Modified shoe boxes for no heat. Sand blasted yesterday and painted today. Ready to send out in a couple of days after the paint is fully cured.

[Pete]

#59248

Perfection!  Those look great….thanks Franz!

[Pete]

#59872

Cars on Kiawah yesterday.  280 cars, only 4 VW’s.  The Porsche 356 was the featured car this year, with over 30 there.  Class winner was a ‘58 356A Speedster driven from Tennessee.  My pile:

The Speedster:

I could never spend BIG money on a car, but if I were to it would be one of these:

[Pete]

#63821

36hp Sebring by Tiger @ A-1 Perfomance.  Video does it no justice….it’s rowdy!

[John Jones]

#63834

This Ghia just keeps getting better and better!!!!

Proud and Stubborn 👍🏻

[Franz]

#64088

Looks sick Pete. The Porsche drums and steelies are going to give it a whole new look.

[ColeB]

#64100

That’s great! Hell ya

[Pete]

#64105

Thanks guys.  I need to get them all boxed up and out to KCW.  I have three fronts and two rear….should I pick the best two fronts or send them all?

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