Isky's KG... Back from the Dead

isky · 2009-07-10T09:28:44+00:00

Right! Thought it was about time i showed off my latest Karmann project. Now she' not pretty, but she's solid. Unlike my other Ghia this one has hardly any rust. Quite a bit of surface rust but who cares about that (for now) 😉 PATINA ROCKS!!....oh and the rear deck lid needs a bit of work but is definitely saveable. Now im far from a wealthy person which is why i buy the true do upperers (plus i like a challenge)....The major problem with this baby is that a previous owner had cut the wheel arches ready for fat tyre flares but never finished them. The car has been sitting in a shed undriven for about 17 years. Its been done up with a professionally made alloy dash face plate, alloy fire wall and nice alloy engine surrounds. It also has new upholstery etc....But ill probably change all that over time after the body has been worked on. I still need to install my front and back windshields and chrome molds so might be making a call to 1 or 2 people from this forum 😉 So far ive just been tinkering a bit getting it drive worthy so i can eventually register it and drive it to tafe to work on in the coming months once my panel beating and car resto course begins. I took it for my first burn down the street today and she's flys!! My sunnies made a nice windscreen... I was told by the previous owner who had it in storage for 5 years, and who didnt know much about it, that it had a 1200 engine, but after posting pics on this forum of the engine have been told it's most likely a 1600...Whoo!! hope so. http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=77241 anyways hope you like my new ride! Anthony p.s By the way when i say it has new upholstery with all that alloy added, im speaking about the last thing that was done to it before it was set aside for approx 17 years. By the guys who were going to race it but never did. the first pics were taken on the day i had it delivered....the later pics i took today. Pics i took today........

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 19 Jul 2011, 6:04 pm

#852575

More progress shots thanks to my awesome body repair buddy =D

my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 1 Jan 2015, 4:49 pm

#1006180

G'day all. Been a while since I posted on here. Actually about 4 years! Well I'm still at it and thought I'd start to trickle a few snaps of where my ride's at. It's been with my mate in Toowoomba all this time and unfortunately I think he lost interest quite early on in the piece. We've done quite a lot to it and it's a lot closer than it was to being ready. I'm grateful for the help he's given. Anyway, as of a few weeks ago it's back with me, so hopefully I'll start putting in some solid hours.

I'll put up some more photos later. There's quite a bit more done than what's being posted now... but there's still a lot to be done to get this old beastie back on the road.

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my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

fish26 Fahrvergnugen

903 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 1 Jan 2015, 9:23 pm

#1006191

Looking good mate, a lot of work gone in so far.

Whats the plan, rat or paint?

bitten by the bug..........several times

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 2 Jan 2015, 12:46 am

#1006197

Thanks buddy. I'm a huge fan of patina and the rat look, and that was and still is the plan for my ride. But think it's going to have to have some sort of paint work to finish it off. Realistically I'd like to have the body completely solid, in great shape, and bog free. So if I want to spend some serious coin on a good paint job i can with out the added hassle of major body work.

my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Jan 2015, 9:53 am

#1006202

Nice one keep the pics coming (not another 4yr gap!)

"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Jan 2015, 10:18 am

#1006205

you have certainly cut some steel there

a couple of those last photos get across how solid and "in shape" it has become

Like your thinking re get a sloid base, drive it and if you want to go down the painted road, you have something worth paining

Futue te ipsum!!!

fish26 Fahrvergnugen

903 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 2 Jan 2015, 11:01 am

#1006207

I love patina Ghias, whatever the case it's gonna be a kick ass car.
Throw in a narrow big block type 4 with IDAs and Porsche cooling...........

bitten by the bug..........several times

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 2 Jan 2015, 1:54 pm

#1006214

Thanks guys, wait till you see the other side after peeling back the rear guard. I'll try to upload pics later.

my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

niishkombi Seriously Crusin Dubber

134 posts · joined Aug 2011 · 2 Jan 2015, 3:48 pm

#1006219

Do you still have the donor cars doors for sale?

1964 kombi panel - money pit
1968 country buggy - rat: https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=107110&page=1
1959 karmann ghia cabriolet - resto: https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=113345
1964 squareback - in progress

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jan 2015, 7:37 pm

#1006266

Do you still have the jacked up Kombi ute?

65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab

vw144 Learner Dubber

7 posts · joined Oct 2010 · 12 Apr 2015, 8:09 am

#1011293

I just read through your saga.
The old red car you cut up has indications of a car I owned between 1970 and 1977 and which I've never forgotten.
It was originally the blue shown under the rear seat area and I first painted it a horrible Caterpillar bright yellow which appears under the door hinge areas and then the VW wattle yellow colour but probably didn't remove the doors that time. I had a dark brown vinyl roof fitted but yours seemed to be black.
In the end rampant rust and an increasing family forced me to sell it.
Do you have any idea of the history of your (now) donor car?