VW Restoration Karmann Ghia Chassis & Body | Full Build Series

[@michelecrown2426]

I was cringing watching you release the body from the rotisserie. I thought for sure when you let the last bolt loose the front end would get punctured. But you caught it in time. What a relief it must be for you to see how well the holes lined up. Looking forward to your next adventure. May good things come to you in the New Year.

[@CTmoog]

Yes, it was a bit too close! =) You as well my friend! Happy New Year! Thank you~!

[@janjager3637]

Nice to see how body and chassis are fitting again. Big improvement thinking of all the rust!

[@samgarcia5284]

A lot guys fantasize of restoring a car, but you are making it a reality... good job, so far!

[@adamwenz8761]

Looking good, CT! Great to see that things should line up just fine when you get the body work completed.

[@reddkite1]

Hi, Mike here. I've been a long time watcher of your videos, but have never commented before. I just wanted to say how Impressed I am with your progress and what you've accomplished. Looking forward to seeing the car finished.

[@Mikefngarage]

They usually do fit. At the most I had to elongate 1 or 2 holes about 1 mm. Most of the time it bolts right up with some jacking around. They never go right on every bolt. Especially when they are painted.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks for all your advice and support my friend! Looking forward to 2022! Can't wait to see that Oval come to life! =)

[@richardhill4862]

That is something to be proud of, you have come a long ways since start of the project. You named the truck before you even got started on it. I think the Ghia need a name.

[@5150mxVW]

Bolt holes line up the “ new “ soundtrack 😎👍

[@CareyJohnson-f2h]

I owned a 1960 and 1963 Ghia in the mid 70s. Sure wish I had these today!

[@jeffplant3]

Very exciting. Painstaking but your patience will be it’s own reward. All of your fans here are very happy and excited for you! Keep it up!

[@iamhutt]

Hey CT, loving the progress on the Karman Ghia. Weather looks good your way, stinking hot here in Victoria, Australia. Keep up the great work and take care, until next time, Guy from Oz.👍

[@doraemonofficial8300]

Anh đã sửa chữa và khôi phục bao nhiêu những oto đã cũ!!! Cám ơn anh đã đăng cái clip này lên!!!Xúc động quá!!!

[@cyn2854]

I love seeing all the progress this is so awesome!! Can’t wait to see your next video! 🖤

[@ThemeParkAcademy]

👍👍

[@doug4bears]

Hey CT...great job so far. Can't wait to see the day you drive it on the highway!!!!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Wow when that last bolt let loose…😳 Good Save CT! You’re good to go and lined up!!

[@CTmoog]

I know, it was too close! Thanks man!

[@davidmspinelli8951]

"Not bad for a newb" he says. Man, you are rocking this! I'm really looking forward to you're next episode. I think I might have gotten as excited as you did. You are going to end up with a BEAUTIFUL Ghia! Be safe and stay healthy.

[@antoniorivera6187]

Nice job CT you put the body on all by your self with no help 👍🏻👍🏻see you on your next video

[@damos_cars]

Brilliant video, always wanted to see what happens when a Ghia body is dropped on to the chassis. Thanks for sharing!

[@danpasstuff3462]

Looks good! Reminds me of when I did the pans, heater channels, package tray, rear cross members, and the lower half of the part that sits on the nepoleans hat. So relieved it all lined up. Don't forget to get some copper tube to back up your sheet metal welds. (I just bought tube at HD, cut off a section, sliced it longways, and flattened it out). Way cheaper.

[@guillermonieri4203]

It fits great. Excellent job. Thank you.

[@CTmoog]

Yes, I was surprised how well it lined up! =)

[@555tigerland]

That is a sweet setup, some fine tuning is all that it needs. Looking VERY good. Nice job CT.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Chris!

[@GettingNervous]

Congrats, well done 👍. All the best for 2022 from northern Gemany.

[@vwcoco]

Nice work again CT !! Ghia body to chassis is good . 👍

[@CTmoog]

Thanks buddy! 👍

[@brucebryant8256]

Fantastic stuff mate, can't wait to se the next video. Bruce from Australia.

[@jeffa4920]

You've come a long way CT. Another great video. I enjoy watching your work. Best wishes

[@sergineianceschi7707]

Excellent work so far. 👍 But I had a mini heart attack when you hoisted the car by its roof. 😰 Not the best choice. I think the Karmann Ghia is one of the most beautiful cars ever built. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Brazil. 🇧🇷

[@danashcroft961]

and probably plenty of them in Brazil like there are Beetles and Vans as Brazil was one of the biggest markets for Volkwagens when the beetle and the Van was king...Just so hard getting them from there to over here in Europe...

[@michaelhuey4187]

Did we hear you mention The Swamp Dragon❓🤩 It would be nice to see the old beastie again👍 But be sure to jump back on this again. We want to see you finish a project👏🏻

Dear Reader, In this video Mr. CT shows the work in progress on a light blue Ghia. But on KZbin I sometimes see older CT video's of a green and a red Ghia. May I ask what happend to them? Were these project abandoned for whatever reason? With Kind Regards, Michel F. van den Brun The Netherlands

[@FhVW]

Looking good! I love it how you just get on with it. Would love such space here to work on my projects as well

[@roderickmoyer9851]

It’s coming along nicely…

[@motorfreaknew]

Great job CT! i can't wait for the next video!👍💪 Happy 2022 from northern Italy!

[@CTmoog]

Thanks my friend! Happy 2022!

[@BlueFlyer21]

Looks like a fun project

[@T0LL1S]

It is slowly transforming and will become a beautiful carman !! Good continuation and happy new year !!

[@study650]

Good job of putting body back on.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video CT :) also Ghia coming back life and looking sweet also other projects to do agree 100% 👍 ! Plus Happy New Year Eve & Day 2022 and be safe too! Plus brothers there too!

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Andrew! Happy NewYear!

[@AndrewHCann]

@@CTmoog welcome

[@doraemonofficial8300]

Sang năm mới 2022 vui vẻ!!! Happy New Year!!!

[@CTmoog]

Happy New Year! =)

[@elfenmagix8173]

A good fit overall... You should allow for a quarter to half inch space for the rubber seal to go in between the pan and body. This is where alignment becomes an issue. Though the holes line up between the pan and body, the hole on the rubber seals do not so you have to make new holes into the seal to make things fit. The rubber seal is for water proofing where the body and pan join and for noise/vibration reduction. Ask MikeFN about which seal is best and needs the least modifications to make it fit. He knows his stuff.

[@matheusmyszynski6271]

Hey Man! Nice job, keep doing these amazing content for us! Huge fan from Brasil! 🇧🇷

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Matheus! =)

[@rainaniomacedo5000]

Lindo carro. Ótimo trabalho. Sou seu fã do Brasil .

[@JB-sv6wv]

Great contact can’t wait to see the dragon or the bronco Keep up the good videos happy new year

[@alexlancaster2168]

again its never rusty people talk about

[@randolphblotenberg3383]

Sehr gute Arbeit schöne Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪

[@dolf1010]

Wow , it looks great 👍

[@Israelv1974]

CT you are always making great progress on the Gia. I always look forward to see your videos. Can't wait until you start putting out swamp dragon videos. It has been a long time since we seen those videos.

[@alexlancaster2168]

Same with rusty everyone just forgot about him :( its always the swamp dragon

[@donnie2533]

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

[@TheStanman99]

You must be so proud of yourself, I would be 👏👏👏🇬🇧

[@CTmoog]

Very much so! Thanks Jon! =)

[@hussamal-takriti8792]

Awesome 👍 one MAN show Good Job 👍

[@backyardkombi5466]

Great when a plan comes together.

[@billpar]

Happy New Year CT , enjoy your videos , kind of wish you would work on one project till finished , but I understand parts are hard to come by and you have to do what pleases you, Keep up the great work

[@CTmoog]

Happy New Year William! Thank you! I think once I get better at everything I will be able to get a project done faster and maybe all in once series. There is a bit of a learning curve for me. Parts availability is a major issue right now. I will get the Ghia done this year. I have a 914 type 4 first start video coming out tomorrow. Let me know what you think.

[@billpar]

@@CTmoog awesome buddy , many blessings

[@type2ryder417]

Great job CT, you deserve a pat on the back. Next step put all the bolts in to line it up then add bracing inside the car to stiffen it then put it back on the rotisserie. At that point she will be stiff and you can cut into her without causing much distortion. Watch Project Binky early episodes to get an idea of what to do.

[@johnpinner1]

Starting to look like a car. Happy new year

[@davestoyko6315]

If that was my car it would never come down untill all the body was done

[@alandaniel7327]

Totally agree, rhat why i wonder if it will ever see the rotisserie again. We all know what he's like, all the gear no idea, half a job will do

[@fernandogargari5906]

Hola saludos desde chile good job

[@georgejameson5400]

It's all coming together now

[@doraemonofficial8300]

Chào anh CT đẹp troai!!!

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! =)

[@garylgoldberg]

Thought the weight of the body would bend the roof at the point of the chains holding it. Glad if it didn't.

[@sergineianceschi7707]

I was also afraid that the roof would bend to the weight of the car. 😰

[@ken-mb3ks]

I was wating for the dragón nice

[@leilaaz4320]

Well done CT ! 😉

[@l176dh]

I really like the wheels are you gonna restore them and what are they?

[@dalecain1158]

It’s too bad that you don’t have a large area where you can work on other projects at the same time. I understand that and know you have to make decisions on what you can work on at this time. Hopefully your parts will arrive so you can continue the work on the Gaia.

[@TheStig1961]

In a car factory they called it married when the chassie and body is United. You made a great job. Can i called you a preast now🤔😄? Happy and better New Year 2022.☺️ Ps. Here in Dalsbruk Finland, it's now snow on the ground and about -2°C

[@doraemonofficial8300]

Sau này em cũng muốn làm nghề như anh!!!

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

That Karmann Ghia is starting to.lpok hood agsin👌👆👍☝️

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Man!

[@estpst]

Great Job

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Pretty cool CT, Now you know the body will fit the pans get going on the bodywork. What's the rush on the other projects? I would only work on one of the others if you ran out of work waiting on supplies or parts on the Ghia. I would love to pressure wash my Mercury Mark 10 parts prepping for paint but way to cold right now. Still snowing outside

[@rickwalling1148]

Make some alignment pins! Cut off heads of bolts and install in body mount holes. Lower body and bolts will align body on to the frame. Will save you time.

[@jimpatnode4445]

Looks good.... I think you have an extra 24' 6" chain on the chain falls 🤔

[@garymallard4699]

hook a strap to the front end and you can balance it ... tighten strap... you can tie temporary ropes ( or straps 4 ways to keep it from swinging in wind...)

[@martinjay5906]

Good job on executing the body on pan placement , not sure but it might be worth trying an engine leveler to balance the body.

[@scoth5135]

Hey Ct, Have you done the back seats for the ghia yet? My question is about foam provided by tmi. It seems they cheaper out on thickness, looks like 5/8. I was gonna double it and make it a bit tighter, yur thoughts? Make it at least 1” thick pad

[@michaelcaradonna9347]

Good work !! I would let you help with my 6 vw's..

[@CTmoog]

Wow! You have 6...? very cool!

[@doraemonofficial8300]

Chúc mừng năm mới anh!!!

[@juliojuliocesar8577]

Karman guia. 😎🙊

[@christophercudia8354]

put a strap off the front end to hook comealong ratchet// and pull it up by cable comealong ratchet// to fit the rolling chassis under body

[@danawick9817]

I would do a little bracing inside the car so it reduces any flex and gives it strength for the next lift onto the rotisserie.

[@1chish]

When you come to drop the finished body on to the chassis screw long threaded rods into the 4 corners of the body where it meets the floor pan (front of each door and by the rear cross member) and these will guide the body down into place. Bear in mind there will be a fat rubber insulator to go through. Then start as many bolts as you can without tightening any. Then drop the body down in its final place. Don't obsess so much about lining up when the body is 3 feet off the chassis. Its the last 3 inches that count! Nice job though and it looks like its all pretty straight.

[@CTmoog]

Thank you! Those are some great tip! I will try that this week. Do you have a Ghia?

[@1chish]

@@CTmoog No sadly not but I have restored a few VWs amongst other classic cars (currently doing a 1978 Mini 1000). When I worked on heavy trucks (semis) we always used long shanks to guide heavy stuff like gearboxes into place. Saves a lot of swearing! If you ever work on cylinder heads that use bolts use longer shanks screwed into the block to guide them down, put some bolts in and then remove the shanks.

[@lotuselanplus2s]

I'm so surprised that you didn't buckle the roof by lifting it that way, glad that it didn't buckle.

[@scrappyjunk8793]

the poor mans porsche or porsha back in the early seventies the chics loved these cars we had a vw mechanic that could get the parts great cars

[@svantte66]

CT how to frame welding work because you put together a car already.?

[@I-apologize-in-advance]

Is that an original CT tune at the end? Sounds like your voice!!

[@CTmoog]

Good catch! =)

[@I-apologize-in-advance]

@@CTmoog Sounded good dude, post some more!!

[@robertlambert5299]

@@CTmoog any place to catch your tunes?

[@garymallard4699]

there are band equipment in that shop...touring stuff...who's band is it...

[@frankdahl768]

Attach the back end to the international for counter balance.

[@HesseJamez]

The original calipers are still availlable in Germany...like most parts for bugs, VW bus & co.

[@RAYROTHSTEIN66]

You also have to figure in the gasket between the pan and body...

[@peterlewis3715]

This guy moves forward like he has a crew bit it's only him, by himself and his daughter, Buster. Dang...

[@jeffbannon1345]

I know this project is about DIY, but what about sending the body out for metal and paint work? This may cost more, but frees up time for the other projects you want to work on, let’s you focus on the assembly afterwards, and the metal work (which can be difficult if it’s not your skill set) gets done beautifully. Kind of like the outcome you had on the calipers or having VWDarin rebuild the engine…

[@maximua3772]

везет же вам американцы и тачки класные много выбора есть с чего можно вибрать.

[@spenser5719]

2 years ago. Is it finished yet?

[@CTmoog]

not yet....stick around! Thank you! =)

[@shebrightmechanics4033]

More on the swomp dragon

[@phuketmusicscene9008]

Such a shame that while the body was on the rotisserie you didn’t sandblast the underside and repair the rusted rockers etc… but it’s looking cool… so envious 👍

[@vayabroder729]

He will; he’s just test fitting it to make sure it is lining up.

[@garymallard4699]

next time...lol...bolt the panels onto frame and body as you put them together...guaranteed it all matches 100%... weld it up and then remove body ( brace the body so it stays the same before unbolting it from frame )... i spent decades building stuff that had to be reassembled on site but made in a shop.... if you fit them as you build they will go back together easily....if you understand how to keep them solid !! 😂

[@robertwilson9012]

Is that an working farm or some kind of a business ????

[@Ida-fz3ir]

there are still parts rosty?🧐

[@mazgp186]

Did you finish this project?

[@CTmoog]

not yet! =)

[@alfredweinzierl6080]

Warum hast du die Karosserie nicht fertig geschweißt bevor du sie aufs Chassis setzt auch das Dichtband dazwischen fehlt.bisher sah deine Arbeit in Ordnung aus,ich hoffe dass du da vor der finalen Montage nacharbeitest ,den der Klassiker hat's verdient ordentlich restauriert zu werden. Das ist ein Stück deutsche Automobil Geschichte, die es wert ist sauber erhalten zu werden. Hab früher auch an VW Fahrzeugen geschraubt,damals waren sie noch nicht selten, und auch noch in großer Stückzahl auf den Straßen. Und keiner hat Käfer und Co geschätzt ,so wurden sie einfach in Scheunen unter Heu und Stroh versteckt,oder gleich in Kiesgruben entsorgt.meinen 54er Käfer hab ich aus der Kiesgrube geholt,kostete mich keinen Cent (damals noch Pfennig)bei diesem Käfer war der Motor kaputt,also suchte ich in den Kiesgruben nach einem,aber fand keinen ,aber ein Porsche mit Totalschaden lag da , dessen kompletten Antrieb und Achsen nahm ich an mich,brachte das nach Hause,und fing an die Porsche Technik im Käfer einzubauen.der Motor passte gerade so rein, dafür musste ich auch die Bremsen tauschen,als er technisch fertig war wurde er entrostet und lackiert.dazu kamen damals auch alle Scheiben raus und die Karosserie wurde vom Chassis getrennt und entrostet und lackiert gleiches beim Chassis als ich den Käfer wieder zusammen gebaut hab kamen sämtliche jeder und Gummidichtungen neu rein. Als er fertig war hatte er Neuwagen Charakter der Porsche war etwa 3 Jahre alt als er durch den Unfall zerstört wurde der Besitzer wohnte bei uns im Ort daher weiß ich daß, den ich holte mir das aus seinem Wrack, mit dessen Erlaubnis,und bezahlte ihm paar Hundert D Mark. Heute hätte ich das Auto gern wieder zurück, den er wäre heute ein Vermögen Wert

[@Орппнн]

Прадолжай в томже духе

[@KA4UPW]

Sabaru Power It !

[@dennisakwei9838]

This is good work so far, I was however expecting to see all the rust removed from the interiors and corners (I know it is hard work yet would have earned you a double PLUS). My fear is that it will start showing in some few days to come and another job will be required. More grease to your elbows

[@guidodanielgonzalezmoroz9416]

Porqué nunca terminaste la camioneta?? Encaras muchos proyectos y los dejas inconcluso no entiendo el porqué..

[@christophercudia8354]

you need wheel dollies to move rolling chassis in place// under body //next time have 2 //or 4 wheel dollies

[@garymallard4699]

" once the bodywork is done .." won't happen if you jump around...so much...

[@macfranks2456]

Uhhhh, you need to do some measuring and level checking on your chassis and the body. Something is twisted I think or something under there may be holding the body from laying completely down on the passenger side. You can't really just throw bolts in that passenger side pan and pull the pan up like that. If the pan is really off, at the least you will need to grind the welds loose on the front and rear or it will do its own warping and twisting when you try and bolt it together. It may be that the body is twisted and not the chassis. Just having hung it on a rotisserie may not ensure that it is all straight end to end but it is easy enough to check. It is really good to see somebody bringing an old Ghia back. Good luck with it.

[@robj2704]

I've heard horror stories of how the body to pan alignment is way off on some restos, partly because pan makers don't do a very good job of it. Looks like you're in the ballpark and, with a little manipulation, it should all align pretty well. Just take your time and think it thru before bolting everything down. Will you be putting on the body-to-pan gaskets and mounting rubbers at this time or wait till later?