Hey all,

Ok i just scored myself a second Karmann Ghia at a bargain price...(i think...yeah i did)

Anyway as with any bargan there's always a reason why. Most of the car is solid...half even sanded back to metal. A few bits of rust floating around but nothing major. Not like my first karmann i got a month or so ago.

The main problem is that the previous owner to the person i bought it from has cut 3 of the tyre arches to make it ready for rallying. Something he never did...thank God!

This car is all complete but still needs a fair bit of work. Nothing like my first red one which i don't regret buying in the slightest seeing as all the chrome work is immaculate, it has a 1600 engine ill be using as well as any other goodies i can use etc.

So the question is, whats the best way to go fixing my wheel arch delemer? Do i make a template from my other car and use it to make some repair panels in sheet metal, or do i just buy all the rust repair panels over seas and puzzle them together?

Please vote for my first solution

Any guidance would help greatly as i hear this is a common occurrence.

Cheers!

Ant

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matt

Dam it your every where! lol!! they're coming mate

Fabricating new wheel arches and welding them in would be easy if you have the tools, time, skill, patience etc.

ill have that once i do my tafe welding, panel beating and car resto courses....well that's the plan.

well that's the plan.

enrolled and loving it....

Hi isky. Fabricating new wheel arches shouldn't be too much of a problem. You can either use a wooden buck to beat the new metal around to the shape you desire, or simply use a hammer and dolly. I've had to replace a lot of wheel arches in various cars since moving to good old rusty Qld, and I use a hand operated stretcher/shrinker to get the curves needed, but not everyone has this in their garage. I'm not too far from you so if you need any help please feel free to contact me.
Good luck and have fun. It'll be worth it in the end.