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| posted on January 21st, 2006 at 11:24 PM |
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Karmann ghia pan swap
Has anyone here done a type 1 Karmann ghia body swap onto a type 3 chassis? It looks like it could be made to work with out to much fuss. Would need
to change to ghia floor pans and type 1 front chassis bulk head. Anyone know of a website dealing with this?.
Is it common to use a beetle chassis with new ghia pan in leu of a Ghia chassis? Again it appears as though the rear pan bulk head would need
modifcation...
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| posted on January 22nd, 2006 at 12:24 PM |
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mine is 60 a t3 irs pan with link pin t3 front
i did not do it but can get u more info and pics if u like
very nice handling due to wide wheel base with coils round the shockies
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| posted on January 23rd, 2006 at 06:02 AM |
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a Type 1 Ghia wont fit on a Type 3 floor
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| posted on January 23rd, 2006 at 09:34 AM |
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So coulda been a super , dunno, will check
taa Dave
btw
what does
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| posted on January 24th, 2006 at 07:41 PM |
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Karmen some piccies would be great.
Dave i know the body wont be a straight bolt up. It looks like it may go with some mods to the pan. I have a body sitting on a t3 pan at the moments
and track plus wheel base looks to be ok. Am interested due to the better front end on type 3s
Have you tried this Dave or do you know any more info?
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| posted on January 24th, 2006 at 07:53 PM |
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Type 181, 182 fits I heard.
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| posted on January 24th, 2006 at 08:24 PM |
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tell us more if its dangerous>>>LOL.
what are 181 182....see i dont know everythin
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| posted on January 24th, 2006 at 09:14 PM |
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Sorry, that is a "thing".
I think that, they might be harder to find than a ghia chassis.
May be able to attatch the type 3 panhalves to a beetle back-bone.
Perhaps vw54 will tell us what part doesn't fit.
Anything can be fabricated!
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| posted on January 30th, 2006 at 08:17 PM |
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Have heard the 181/2 chassis fit.... little hard to find in Aus. Also heard the type 3 pans are the same, they are definately different at the front
footwell area width may almost be ok.. Someone on here must have some tinkering experience with this fit.
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 06:19 AM |
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A type 1 ghia pan is completely different to any other VW
a type 3 ghia uses the pan from a type 3 and inter change
Type 181 or things are different again and fit nothing
If the pan under your Type 1 ghia is buggared then replace it with origional floor pan halfs. there available
I can understand changing to the Type 3 suspension yes it does ride better... maybe you could just change the bulkhead taht would be easier
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 08:52 PM |
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Yeah the ghia pan halves are different but is the chassis back-bone (tunnel) and other ancillary attachments the same basic dimensions as a type1
beetle? I dont have a ghia chassis, just a body!
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| posted on February 1st, 2006 at 06:19 AM |
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yeah the backbone is the same on a type 1 ghia and Beetle.
The Type 3 is slightly different
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| posted on February 1st, 2006 at 06:48 AM |
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hey dave a 181/182 pan will fit a ghia !
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| posted on February 1st, 2006 at 08:26 AM |
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no there different
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