The resurrection of my 1960 karmann ghia

[Antoine_P]

Thanks so much for the nice feedbacks guys !

Here the next update
It was time for the left sill, so as for the right, adjusting with the door :




And after welding:








Bests

Antoine

[Antoine_P]

So, after welding the left sill..A-Post was next:




And welded:




And then the quarter panel:




Adjusting:


Paint where I won't access anymore:




And welding:




And finished :








Stay tuned!

Antoine

[Jaroslav]

Antonie, you are making great progress.
Don't you need a complete chassis? Is it the same?
I found it in an ad. Completely repaired - said to be like from Wolfsburg. I can check. Give a message.

https://auto.bazos.cz/inzerat/174272940/vw-brouk.php

[Antoine_P]

Thanks a lot for offering your help and sharing the ad! Sadly, this frame is too recent for it.
I actually need to change the frame-head as mine is twisted but rest of the frame is ok. I found somebody who can lend me a frame-jig so that will be done when I am further with the body :-)

Bests

Antoine

[Jaroslav]

Ok, Only idea. I have a person who repairs similar frames - for Beetle and KDF. I don't know the prices, but the quality seemed good to me - replacement of all pipes and so on.

[Antoine_P]

So, after that I turned my attention to the driver's back side:






Creating a template:




And starting on the part:








After a lot of massaging and finally doing it in 2 parts, it is ready:




I then cut the rear quarter accordingly to check behind:


And repaired the necessary:








And then final adjustment, welding, and this part of the quarter panel is done :












Couple holes/defects also have been fixed:













What a view :


Bests

Antoine

[Antoine_P]

So, last necessary repair for the rear was here:


So I made a patch:










And in primer:


Bests

Antoine

[Antoine_P]

So, I then turned my attention to the front.
This fender was in need of attentions:


So first was to get it to bare metal to check the extend of fixes needed:










The bottom of the back part will be done later when adjusting on the car but for the front part, to win some time I checked which part I had as extra and.. bingo :
This fender was ugly:




But looked like a front part was saveable as it had been badly patched over :


So I removed it:


Cleaned it :




And then it was a matter of ajusting, cutting, welding:




Tacked in place:




Welded:








And primered:








Back part will be done as mentionned when adjusting the front block but it's already looking way better!

Bests

Antoine

[123pugsy]

Great luck on that one Antoine. When I saw the rust, I was feeling sorry for you. I scrolled down and bam, spare parts.