Guest zebm1 Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 I luv stirring up tha bee's nest, even when I get proven wrong. How else do we learn for free, without skinning our knuckles? Now ifn anyone wants to talk about 55-58 Fords.......I've owned 9.
mhadman Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 great discussion... I dont know anything about vw's,but i know what i like.. really look forward to more progress on your build Doug
VW Dave Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 How else do we learn for free, without skinning our knuckles? Now ifn anyone wants to talk about 55-58 Fords.......I've owned 9. Very well put, zeb; as an early car advert(Duesenberg, IIRC) stated: 'Ask the man who owns one.' 8) I'm with Bill.....a kit would be tremendous, but even a diecast of the 'razorback' (or 'European Corvair' ) would be great. I know of 2 Type 3 Ghias in my area, so reference material is plentiful.
jbwelda Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 yes those type 3 ghias are very nice. deluxe interiors with porsche 356 seats etc unless my memory has deserted me. corgi made a very nice one in approx 1/43 which is often available for an affordable price on ebay in mint with box condition. i think i also have a resin body in 1/25 from that guy in south africa along with an abarth 356, austin countryman or traveller or whatever it was, speedwell (?) mini cooper fastback and a few more. too bad that guy went out of business (so ive heard)
kod38 Posted January 22, 2007 Author Posted January 22, 2007 great discussion... I dont know anything about vw's,but i know what i like.. really look forward to more progress on your build Doug Mark,I just did and fit the basic 6 point cage today. I am gonna do a lot of bracing and adding of bars and make a front beam and tie in by the end of the week. I will post progres pics later this week. It would have been easier to scratch build a whole chassis than work around the stock pan and interior.LOL! But I do think the end result should be cool. I may do graphics on this one too. Thanks for the debate and interest in the subject guys. Doug
bob paeth Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 I want everyone to eat their heart out. I have been working on a 1/16 scale Karman-Ghia over the past coupla years ( slow ) ? It was made several years ago by Revell/Germany. It is one beautiful kit. Especially since I made a tube chassis for it and installed a big a-- blown V-8 under the front hood. bob :shock:
VW Dave Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 I'd love to see that one, actually.....Any plans for the leftover stock parts, Bob? I've got the same kit, although I haven't started it yet. My friend in CT has an unrestored '56 Ghia that he may want a replica of, so I've put that kit on hold until I can get up close & personal with the real one. For now, it's tucked away under the Revell AG split Beetles in my storage room:
jbwelda Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 sounds to me like you messed up a perfectly cool build there bob...but im a purist. much better if you scratched up a porsche quad cam motor. :shock: but carry on; im in the minority im sure and im sure it will be awesome anyhow! i have on the boards a tamiya ghia that im putting a twin turbo rotary from an rx7, so who am i to criticize? on the other hand a friend of mine has a 62 ghia with an rx7 rotary sans the turbochargers that has run like a bat outta you know where for 15 years now.
kod38 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Posted January 23, 2007 I'd love to see that one, actually.....Any plans for the leftover stock parts, Bob? I've got the same kit, although I haven't started it yet. My friend in CT has an unrestored '56 Ghia that he may want a replica of, so I've put that kit on hold until I can get up close & personal with the real one. For now, it's tucked away under the Revell AG split Beetles in my storage room: That's why I can never find VW kits Dave,because you own them all.LOL! I started the cage work and have the interior cage about 60% done. I will have a dry break fuel filler just behind the pass door,you can't see the top of the fuel cell because it's white right now and blends in. I will post more later this week when I have the beam built and tied in. Doug
jbwelda Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 ps: no offense bob, im sure it will be awesome and in the 1:1 world it would sure surprise a lot of people at the bugarama!
Harvezter Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Wow thats gonna be cool I made a couple centerline wheels and may make and use those instead of my trade mark BFG's.LOL! How did you make the centerlines? And what are your trade mark BFG's? I'm pretty new to the forum and the hobby so I have no clue what youre talking about lol :oops:
kod38 Posted January 24, 2007 Author Posted January 24, 2007 Wow thats gonna be cool How did you make the centerlines? And what are your trade mark BFG's? I'm pretty new to the forum and the hobby so I have no clue what youre talking about lol :oops: The rear wheels are revell centerlines that I drilled to represent vw pattern. My trade mark BFG tires are the ones I use on all my baja cars. They come from a die cast kit and already have a wide 5 pattern. They are really hard to find. They will be available in cast resin pretty soon though. Thanks for the replies guys. Doug R
Guest zebm1 Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 sounds to me like you messed up a perfectly cool build there bob...but im a purist. much better if you scratched up a porsche quad cam motor. :shock: but carry on; im in the minority im sure and im sure it will be awesome anyhow! i have on the boards a tamiya ghia that im putting a twin turbo rotary from an rx7, so who am i to criticize? on the other hand a friend of mine has a 62 ghia with an rx7 rotary sans the turbochargers that has run like a bat outta you know where for 15 years now. Shooot jb, back in tha 60s I put a 392 blown hemi in an Alfa Guiletta.....couldn't use tha hood as tha valve covers stuck up thru tha hood opening.....but it was Baaaadd lookin' ! :twisted: Yu go Bob<---<<
jbwelda Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 well back in the sixties i was this far from putting a small block chevy in my 1:1 MGTF to rival my friends healy with the small block. somehow good sense got the better of me, for the first and probably last time that i recall.
kod38 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks for the nice comments guys. Today, I built the front beam and tied it in to the main cage. I still need add alot to it. I also made a front bumper and mounted it. In the rear,I re-did the rear most hoop and cut out the fender well area for shocks to go through. The next step is to make front arms and shock mounts,then it's to the back of the chassis. Doug R
Guest zebm1 Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Ahhhh guys, tha hemi in an Alfa was a model...I'm thinking that ifn yu put a real hemi in an Alfa...1st time yu mashed tha gas yu'd have twisted tha Alfa into a pretzel. :twisted:
kod38 Posted February 21, 2007 Author Posted February 21, 2007 Well, I jumped way ahead and painted the body. I don't think I should have ,but it's done.LOL! I had to do something to help motivate me. It's black with a bluish purple splash pattern. When the build is done I will take non flash pictures because the blue is not so bright until the flash hits it. Hope you like it? Doug
bsoder Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Like it?? that would be a bit of an undestatement!!..looks great 8) ...B
monsterman Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Looking great Doug, this is going to be one hot bug when your done
James W Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Doug, I'm going to abandon my hobby room with built in work table and start building on the kitchen counter 'cause I could not do in a month the fab work you do in a day!!! By the way, I just read all three pages and must add that I rode in a ghia in a car pool in the third grade so in my expert opinion this thing is sweet! 8)
Bigjeepzz Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 Doug, The build is looking pretty sweet. I know you still have a ways to go but so far it looks great. Really nice paint too. I bet it looks good in the sun Jake
kod38 Posted March 5, 2007 Author Posted March 5, 2007 After sitting untouched for about a month,I got a little more done. Chassis only 50-60% done though. Doug R
Bigjeepzz Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Looking good man. This one may end up being nicer than the Kubel. Jake
MrObsessive Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 That's gonna steal the show wherever that turns up! Love the miles deep paint! 8)
kod38 Posted March 31, 2007 Author Posted March 31, 2007 The motor is done as it gets. I hate doing the motors,I am not patient at all.LOL! So here goes. Not much else done,I hopt to have it done by the 21rst. Doug
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