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Hi Mike,
In Schweinfurt, at the "Handwerkskammer" ![]() Grüße Antoine
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Your doing a fine job Antoine.
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Thanks John
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Hi Antoine,
I live close to Trier. Mike
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Well, I think it's time for an update. Not so much to show but that will bring my thread close to the actual condition
![]() While waiting for the driver's seat rail to complete the pan, I decided to work on the front. First with the right side. I had bought the repro parts as basis, knowing that they will need work but I thought they could make a good starting point for their (cheap) price. Positioned and it doesn't look soo bad: ![]() Until you look in detail.. ![]() The front opening is not bad: ![]() ![]() But the top where the fender sits wasn't matching at all ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Same thing on the bottom: ![]() And this "dent" isn't on the repro part: ![]() For the top I draw the correct profile and corrected it using hammer/dolly: ![]() ![]() ![]() I then draw where to cut to keep as much original metal as possible, keeping the non reproduced indent and still have only good metal: ![]() After a lot of notes, measuring, checking with the front part, the hood and the other side, I jumped on the big decision and cut both parts: ![]() ![]() The new front part is really well adjusted and fitting: ![]() ![]() I will just have to transfer all the small elements into it: ![]() I did not welded it yet as I should first work on the metal I now have easy access to. Teaser pic: ![]() Stay tuned ![]() Antoine
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Nice work Antoine. I always like the Karman Ghia'seven though they were under powered for the styling. Should have had a 1500 or 1600 engine.
I still have most if not all my VW specialty tools from 1958 -60 when I was racing.
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Nice work Antoine. I always like the Karman Ghia's even though they were under powered for the styling. Should have had a 1500 or 1600 engine.
I still have most if not all my VW specialty tools from 1958 -60 when I was racing.
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Great progress, Antoine!
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Sorry for the lack of updates, I did continue to work on it and will bring the topic back to current status!
![]() So the part in front of the tank is rusted, deformed and it will be better to replace it. I will keep the middle art where the body number is but replace the rest. Now you know me, not going the easiest way so I decided that I will be building it. ![]() First step was measuring all the parameters and transfering them on my metal sheet: ![]() Then I decided to start with the beads and thought about doing them with my bead roller. Had a friend doing some rollers for me: ![]() ![]() And the first test wasn't bad: ![]() But then something unwanted happened while working on my part: ![]() After discussion with other metal shapers, I did it another way, I will show it in a future update! This issue with the rollers did not reduce my motivation so I worked on another part of it: the triangles connecting to the middle. Made a paper template: ![]() And then first tried building a hammerform: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first trial was ok but not as sharp as wanted: ![]() ![]() ![]() So I made a trial using only the bead roller: ![]() ![]() Better but the curves where with a radius too big so I made a mix with bead roller/hammering and then I was satisfied: ![]() I then made it like that on what will become my new front part: ![]() ![]() Stay tuned, Antoine
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My plan is to build as much body parts as I can but I still use some repro parts I bought in the past or I thought were/are beyond my skill level. One of them are these air channel:
![]() But as with every repro part, they are not really fitting well..On the bottom it's not that bad: ![]() But the top misses quite a huge part: ![]() Which would let the air fly away: ![]() You can see the difference compared to original: ![]() So I made a paper template: ![]() Cut it in metal, made a few welding points to fix it: ![]() ![]() And finally welded it: ![]() ![]() I then finished welding and grinding the passenger's side: ![]() and positionned: ![]() and did the driver's side: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I also did collect some more 60 only parts: ![]() ![]() and locally this 60 steering wheel: ![]() Cheers Antoine
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