Re-slammed karmann ghia

'Ok, my brake swap with adapters didnt go as planned, mainly because the bearing differences, so i decided to go with the dropped spindles that i bought many years ago... First things went pretty well except the mix up with the shims, now i have to get the factory info how, what and where and especially how many to use... To get everything in order.... Some old service instruction needed, so if you have one pdf or similar, i would love to see it. :-) i also broke one part, that i need to replace... ok, due to the lack of time i had to put the parts back pretty fast but it sure starts to look good...

But, have to make this side ready, and then the next side... Oh and the discks has porsche 5-130, vw audi mb 5-112mm and 4-130 boltpatterns so its easier to get a set of nice wheels in to the ghia...

My daily driver BUG...

This red rooster is fun to drive, the kids like it, girls also, and its cheap fun.

Before the snow there is still something to do, like ...to change this gt muffler to a original one, mainly to get more heat for the cabin, and to change the right side heater "duck"  to a correctly repaired one, the excisting one is repaired poorly, with a undersize tube, so you will have a smell of gases inside... Not good. Especially when you want to use the heater... I got the spare part from musse habbaba (thanks!) and i got it repaired in kannelmäki's gift to the exhaust-Pipe-people - TIITTANEN... ;-)

Have to admit that the yet unsold kawell turbo kit would suit this 1600 cc engine pretty well, but i like the easy starting etc... The easyness in this bug is simply awesome... I also got an idea that this would be the ultimate donor car to the steyr 55, but to ruin a good working bug... Maybe not.

Some brake update is coming, swapping to 5-130 boltpattern... More picks later...

Fast trip to kangasniemi

Had to bring some parts for the ghia & and m. Ritvos picked up his ragtop oval.
Enjoy the picks

1972 porsche RSR wannabe. with the "big shoes".

Ok, first i am going to try spacers / adapters ... they are coming from http://www.performancewheeladapters.com and the model is this

"5x130 to 5x120 Wheel Adapter 1.25 inch" ...lets how how it turns out.

1972 PORSCHE RSR - wheels of torture

This episode wont take this project any further, but is just fun, no need to photoshop, when you can take a wheel from the box and "trial fit"...ok now i need approx. 30 mm spacer, to get the rear wheel in its place. the front is still a mystery... :-) But for my eyes, it looks RIGHT! (ok its still pretty high, but still it looks good!)

Al Reed is the king! - after me! ;-)

this looks pretty good, for me at least, 

im not sure how they should be painted, 

(even i have had many 4,5 original fuchs sets)

my standards are not so high, 

The chromed BRM wheels got also a touch of Black.
and yeah... they are with winter tyres ;-)

 Not a bad setup?

but ... the famous Fuchs detailer is the king,
to have nerves like steel 

or some great way to use professional stuff + lots of know how, 

how to do them right, BUT this is my first try to make, 

foochs replicas look even better. nd i had to try the BRM ´s too ;-)

its not an easy task, if you ask from me. :-)