veljekset hämärä - going to sleep!

bus stop at kangasniemi...

I think it was the best weekend to take the busses to the

winter park, to the rest and maybe to some overhaul, 

you´ll never know what happens in Laitinen Motorsport Zentrum :-)

driving the two 1960 splits in the highway seemed to be a pleasant view to 

many commuters... i got a lot of "thumbs up´s" 

the driving condiotions were pretty much ok, but sitting allmost 4 hours in a panel

without heat makes your knees and toes a bit cool... 

but "twilight brothers" are used to differnt driving conditions...

You know...these were build to be driven, not paralyzed in a warm garage...

or trailered in a show... :-)

warm weather indeed!

looks like a shot of a old finnish film...

...this kind of barn find view after 50 years could be cool

my 1966 vert ghia taking a nap.

... and my 912 is also at sleep...

chromed foochs wheels, "still chromed"

maybe swapping to the 17 inchers later... and turbobrakes.

theres a queue...to the "wagen-bedroom"

...ok, this is when we warmed up the cottage at mika´s place, 

...it was before i started to make food, NOT after ;-)

there was a bit smoke... ;-)

and the rest of the night was next to the fireplace, 

some red vine, couple of beers, lots of BS about everything, 

listening to good rock, and eating pork filé...

next day, back to vantaa & espoo, with lots of ideas... 

for the 2012... BTW we didnt see my black ghia, 

because its at the painters place & maybe after that it will go

to another shop to get its interior assembled... but thta another story.

ghia update - stance try out (rear)

i dont know, but it doesnt look right.  somewhat too low, 

have to have it a bit higher. and use a small spacer... maybe. lets see, 

...how it will look when the front drops 7-10 cm. :-) or, what do you think?

3 things that happenedd today

1. i made some wheel upgrades as you might have seen.

2. major fog, in the cottage area, really a nice one, 

3. had to cut all my hair off, due to the meds, 

im losing my hair big time. :-( but who gives a shit.

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. :-)

veljekset hämärä - strikes the karmann ghia!

heheh, ok, this time i got things a bit forward... 

in the "no cuts – no glory" way.

one rear valance got out of the way :-) 

and i tryed the pop-up a bit higher, 

but it needs a bit tweaking, welding and a lot of magic. :-)

it looks promising though... i  also started to lower the rear, 

but the bolts are pretty tought to open, when your 

muscles are 50% of the old ones. ;-( 

i also took one old front light to get the some mock ups, 

and i have some ideas of some smaller details too..

what would look also cool... but that comes later...

skunk-werks. with love

this is something that i want to do, a karmann ghia road racer, with flat grey/brownish paint, pop-up flares, 17 inch wheels, slammed, and with some attitude. even some mercedes slr / bmw m3 air ducts behind the front wheel arches would be great. heh heh, this body is bad enough to have some experiment. n´est pas? 

have to get the brake parts from the machine shop, the arp-studs to the drums and disks, the suspension to some useful height, and then then some more tweaking, the body is next in the line, to have some new steel parts, and why not get a safety cage, welded to tie all things together. yeah! i get a good wibes from this. let me hear some comments...