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building up to a ew project.
Its probably far to advanced for me, but you never learn if you dont take chances and make mistakes.... so Im going to at least try and make a pair of these rear fenders pictured for my Karmann Ghia.
Im trying to borrow the one in the pics to lift a reversable patern from, and presently in negotiation with the owner.. At £1700 for the part its way out of my price range If i cnt get this part for a patern I will have to keep looking.. There are a fair few interesting shapes on this fender and a few significant problems I have no idea of how to overcome.... but thats part of the learning curve.. ( no pun intended)
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Ian Last edited by redoxide; 05-28-2011 at 07:10 AM. |
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It looks like a good part to start learning on. The smaller section that you take on, the easier it is to form.
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Wow! Early Ghia fenders are that expensive over there? My friend just sold his 58, complete with motor and all parts for $1500 a couple of months back.
I'm familiar with the part and look forward to to your shape.
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What do you mean 'over your head'! It might be way too new for you but not over your head.
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If you can't get that part locally, I suggest contacting http://www.ghiaspecialties.com/ about a pattern only. In addition to a pattern this might be of some help as well: http://www.the-blueprints.com/vector..._karmann_ghia/ Mark
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Mark from Illinois Last edited by weldtoride; 05-28-2011 at 01:27 PM. Reason: added info |
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http://www.type-14.com/ check this site out. it has lots of ghia info
http://www.actionimport.com/ http://www.thesamba.com/vw/ http://www.cip1.ca/default.asp
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cory mackenzie Last edited by mmacmmac; 05-28-2011 at 10:49 PM. Reason: links |
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There'll be lots to learn by making a pair of those quarters! I say go for it, with all the shape present in it, a Ghia quarter panel is almost a metalshapers dream panel! Lots more challenging than a Bug fender that's for sure.
If you manage to snag that quarter for taking a pattern, you might want to make a point of making a few spaced profiles from it at the same time. They'll come in handy later when it comes time to figure out the arrangement. Back when I was racing VW's, I always wanted to put one of my off-road race engines into a Ghia for a weekend sometime, but they were getting hard to find even in the late 70's due to the rust around here. Cool cars, I always thought of them as a working mans Porsche. I like your project, please keep us posted.
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Ken Has anybody seen that key I left in the chuck? See Ken's Metalshaping Gallery at: http://home.cogeco.ca/~kenb2/index.html Website updated June 2011 Last edited by kenb; 05-28-2011 at 11:05 PM. |
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thanks for the encouragement fellas.
I managed to sore the rear fender, I bought it outright for half the asking price as the seller was chasing a front wing and being like the rest of us, needed fast cash so the deal was done. It still wasnt cheap but its a true representation of the rear fender, unlike the ones on my actual car which have suffered from deep scoring, stretching and bad repairs. flexible paterns will be lifted first then I will decide if all goes well the feesability of a buck for left and right.. We'll see how it goes. Im expecting the wing to arrive on Friday... all I have to do now is save for the tape its blooming expensive stuff......any alternatives?
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tape
you don't need sign tape, just a low tack tape like the purple or blue painters tape as the base layer followed by packing tape with the reinforced strands in it.
Jesse
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Jesse If you can't do more with less you will probably do less with more. Be Creative |
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Tape
Hi Jesse I think what Ian is refferring to is that the packing tape cost's a small fortune here in the U.K. Plus he's going to need a couple of miles to cover the wing.
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