DRIFT GHIA! Body Swap onto Porsche Race Car! [Ep 2]

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

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[@tomschlachet4310]

I want to acknowledge how readily Tony puts his owner/boss persona aside and follows Ryan's lead. I admire the working relationship you two have.

[@DataRew]

They are both owners of Crucible, if you weren't aware. Otherwise, I completely agree, Tony does have that persona.

[@nathanchalecki4842]

​@@DataRewwell I think Tony is the main owner of the whole facility where they operate.. So it must be tough sometimes separating the two

[@stephenmoncrieff2056]

I am a huge VW fan . And I really like the Ghia . And while I wouldn't want to see a good Ghia being cut up for this project , seeing how destroyed this car is I'm glad to see it being used and kept from the junk yard .

[@kruleworld]

i'm not convinced the 911 headlights look good on this car

[@brananrodgers189]

I really like that you post your vids on Saturday....like back in the day when hot rod tv showed on Saturday lol love the videos keep em coming

[@chunkdaddy4733]

As an HVAC guy I can confirm. HVAC guy with the “my first welder” built that car.

[@andymutale368]

As a former hvac guy who learned how to weld and is now a dev i have to say i agree

[@Moneygrip]

I 2nd this as an hvac guy

[@KaosProject21]

all the tin-beaters in here like "yep" 🤣😂🤣

[@DataRew]

Fuck, I hate how much that escargo joke got me. 🤣 Edit: Tony really missed a chance when Ryan said, "Doctor." and he didn't say, "Doctor." Such a classic bit.

[@Tzuau78]

I was sooo hoping you could make the dash work. Glad to see you kept that!!!

[@pitt42075]

The roof is what makes the Ghia distinctive. You need to keep the roof.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Agreed.

[@kart1241]

Totally agree! There were lots more convertibles in my area and I never cared much for them. The first time I saw a coupe, everything changed. It will probably require a bit more cage work, but totally worthwhile imo. ❤

[@beingabdaal950]

25:47 what if u widen the back fender? Wide body instead of fender flares

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@beingabdaal950 it’s a possibility!

[@johndoe920]

I was thinking cut it up in the middle and weld a spacing piece in to extend the whole body.

[@LooseNut099]

@@CrucibleCoachworks Like that VW GTI bodied 928 from decades ago. I think it was featured in Road & Track.

[@beingabdaal950]

@johndoe920 like the trunk?

[@johndoe920]

@ I mean the trunk would also have to be cut up, but from what I see they cut that out pretty much completely anyway. I literally just mean, cut it in half lengthwise and weld some metal in between. Would also solve the roof collision issue to some degree. Not the easiest thing to do, but if you can build a 60s car from scratch, you can extend a car no problem :D

[@Fall2Caine]

Man those welds on that ghia are about as high quality as the welds on old hand built Ferraris from back when enzo was still alive.

[@PeterTremonti]

Rollbar mounted roof spoiler could be interesting.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Ooooh, that’s something worth considering. 👀🤝

[@Dorito1080]

I know Ryan said he wants the car to look like a Ghia, but I’d truly love if he flexed his body-work skills for custom wide body styling to turn this into a modern, restomod-ish Ghia drift missile. I think they’d make it look like an incredible machine.

[@iadc43]

6:57 “oh, I found leaves” That, and a sewer cleanout 😂

[@Bnm-fk9fi]

I watched this video with absolutely no idea how it was going to work out. Just trusted the guys judgement knowing that it was all under control 😀 well at least they seem to have it under control 😀

[@aaront4494]

Escargot “S-car go” joke sealed it for me, you have a new subscriber.

[@SideshowBen206]

If feasible, I think widening the body at the valleys to accentuate the hips of the car would look wild.

[@jesseallan3886]

I first thought that you were ruining a karman ghia, but now i see that you are, in fact, saving the car. ✌️

[@lukereynolds9851]

That’s a great shirt idea . POWER OF THE. TUBS

[@stevenoe6395]

Probably should have made a fiberglass mold of the body probably been a lot easier then when you moded it to fit use the mold to make a carbon fiber body!!!! Sorry just killed me watching that body get cut up. I'll be waiting for the next video good luck!!!!!!

[@grilledcheesesquarebody]

tony might not show it, but he seems excited to see this be built. seems like the coolest boss.

[@myurcek05]

I love Eastwood!

[@DangerPooleMotors]

I do enjoy a restomod! Great work guys ❤ ✊️

[@saiblades6672]

That joke was firmly BOLTED to the base.

[@Keasbeysknight]

I think splitting the back half down the middle and widening it would keep it more stock looking than adding fender flares. The stock flares look great

[@forsh3546]

Good job guys! - And congrats on getting U2's The Edge to help out! Although I'm sure you told him, could have done it... .... With Or Without You

[@beingabdaal950]

29:26 cut the roof back n make it fit custom I know you guys can do it sorry for my 2 cents

[@tomeyre2301]

It would be a good build for a central single seat position I think 🤙

[@dannybrennan31]

Split the body of the ghia to widen it. Wide body-ing the car will totally change the classic look

[@MisterFixit69]

this looks like such a fun project to do

[@johnlist9054]

I love this project

[@KaosProject21]

if you can get a Kharman on it, I wonder if a Speedster Body would fit? James Dean drift car would be stupid cool lol. Ive considered doing a clone/restomod thing from a kit body with a chrome wrap on it lol...

[@xodiaq]

I’m not a drift guy, I don’t get it at all, but this looks like a cluster F of a project, so I’m def watching!

[@EternalGamingNet]

17:35 hahaha amazing!

[@berto606]

I think you should keep the ghia b-pillars and just rebuild the cage around it. You're going this far. May as well do it right.

[@jscbmx21]

Didn’t expect to see my local track at the start. Mallala Motorsport Park

[@sk8klown88]

The power of the tubs

[@KaosProject21]

saw you snag the vins, how does that work? when you splice two vehicles together which vins stick? how is that actually supposed to work?

[@tomcoryell]

I can hear it now… “Dude, all we have to do is boogerweld some box tubing together and we got a car!, AWESOME!” Also, I hope breathing the zinc fumes didn’t permanently harm them!

[@graemecraddock8846]

Bad ass Ghia

[@robertjanv]

Safety squints all around!

[@Eatongee]

Looks like you need to cut a foot off the rear quarter and add it to the door? Opposite in the front.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@Eatongee Tony and I have been talking about it and that’s something we might actually do!

[@quizzicaltripod]

I am going to suggest like a 2015 camaro v6 as a cheap 300 hp power plant

[@LowFlyinOK]

I'm thinking the wing may need to make a comeback!

[@Sparkystacoma]

Wide BODY!!!!!

[@duncanrellis]

Now you have two roofs hanging about in the shop

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

Fun project. Probably a good thing both cars were built so badly

[@Moneygrip]

Stretch the nose and push the a pillar back. The ghia is definitely pug nosed compared to the 944

[@ekw555]

I'd prefer widening the (rear) body to adding flares to the very distinctive Ghia "hips".

[@GaryJonrd]

Same just cut and widen them

[@ekw555]

@@GaryJonrd or cut the body right down the middle and put maybe 6" filler piece in. widening the body would also allow the roof (assuming it gets widened to match) to fit over the cage better.

[@not_the_stig]

Good morning - here we go again.

[@dcallan812]

The welding in the poor Ghia 🤦‍♂

[@johndoe920]

why not keep the wheels? Good old Fuchs wheels are just a beauty and I think they fit it quite nicely with a refinish.

[@Femo-ok]

How to carve an ghia.

[@TyinAlaska]

You should put some BMW Kidney grilles on that thing just to upset people.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

That would be hilarious

[@gacattack1234]

Chassis could be a buggy project.

[@kennetharlington9253]

I watch for the other car, will return on project JS

[@skunknuggery]

I really hope you guys just put a new front clip on that thing. The 911 lights look stupid on a ghai, and you need the grills back

[@dannybrennan31]

I know I can remake the roll cage on my ghia swapped Porsche but I think you should too

[@bake162]

Why can’t you slackers give us 2 videos a week, one on the Gia and one on Jigsaw? 😂 Nice work lads

[@ChristopherZadik]

Escargot 😂😂 🐌

[@tobiasp6304]

What happened with the jigsaw project did you scrap it?? Haven’t seen any new videos about it for weeks and now you start with this rally car project???

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@tobiasp6304 watch last weeks video, we explain it. It’s being worked on.

[@johnathekid1040]

Why do I keep thinking Hardcastle and Mccormick

[@beingabdaal950]

Mind engine is good for drifting

[@84eurospec911R]

I think this project is great… mostly because it’ll give Tony two more spaces to park cars 😂

[@alexpc4197]

WHERE IS A JIGSAW???

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Give us some time pls, working on it! We’ll drop a video on it once we hit the next goal on the build. 👍

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

You conduit! Just put your mind to it.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

I hate that so much. 🤣🤣🤝

[@roaddoglv]

So I’m not supposed to use EMT, Tek screws and spray foam on a build? Great! Now you tell me…😮

[@davidwalters4014]

Sponsored by DZUS!

[@renelousada]

Eu faria conversível, daria menos trabalho e ficaria muito bonita.

[@kalei43]

Did you just say wide body Ghia?

[@swagganairentertainment8890]

Where is jigsaw

[@JasonDoege]

Don’t you just unbolt a VW body from the chassis?

[@ryancrevier]

Please stretch the Ghia to fit the width, don’t just do flares. It would look SOOOOOO much better with the stock fenders just stretched in the middle.

[@RalphIvanDelaTonga]

Oh that's cute

[@ToasterCoasterAdventures]

You lost me when you said notch the roll cage thru the roof, that's just wee todd it

[@emilsbergs8506]

Make it targa

[@qharvy]

3 rotor swap it

[@nrb12344]

please fix the audio

[@KM-uw4ez]

Tony probably shouldn’t make jokes.

[@shanewendt4595]

Redo the roll cage

[@carbongecko]

why not just start with a smaller tubed body? a miata? poor 944.

[@GaryJonrd]

Was not much left of the 944 anyway 😂

[@nickp3173]

I miss jigsawwwwwwwwwwwwww. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaambulance!

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Soon we will have a meaty update on Jigsaw 😁🤝

[@gregfrance1548]

@@CrucibleCoachworksDon’t stress. Keep doing what you’re doing. I like your plan and this was fun to watch

[@noke1785]

if you going this fast in a 30minute episode, you need another 60 episodes to finally drift that car ....nah, see yo later ! ;)

[@travisjohnson1225]

First

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@travisjohnson1225 🥇

[@gk7876]

This will never work. Bad proporsions

[@chris2414]

Ryan gives off spoiled little kid vibes