METAL Work Begins - VW Karmann Ghia

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Sweet!! It's back! I'm actually working on the exact same stuff right now. Rebuilding the front end and rear end right now! Glad to see it back CT!

[@CTmoog]

Hey Bob! Thanks man! Yes, I need to get back on this one. I think I'm ready for it. It's to know someone else going through the same process. I'll be on the lookout for your update videos.

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

Great, that's what I was waiting for! That only leaves this off - white VW 1300 Beetle, hope it's still in the shop! Last thing I rememer is that it was nearly finished, the engine being complete and running. So what's left would be the bodywork and some assembly: painting, the plastic liner inside, brake system, wiring, etc.

[@CTmoog]

Yes, the Karmann Ghia is going to be real nice. Complete restoration.

[@963awacs]

CT, It's like seeing a long, lost friend. I'm glad you've got this going again.

[@chaetophile]

Man, what a gorgeous design. The greenhouse alone is worth the price of admission. Looking forward to this CT!

[@lennym1636]

Well about bloody time, been waiting to see this car done...

[@CTmoog]

It's been a while....I'm ready! =)

[@russelblackwell6041]

Yes Yes CT amazing condition i am sure you will do it justice you have come a long way with your welding bodywork its so worth it

[@kih0n]

Finally Karmann Ghia ❤ greetings from a Corrado owner (manufactured in Karmann factory)

[@CTmoog]

Thanks man friend! It's time to get it done! =)

[@perfeicaodaantiguidade4710]

Obrigado por compartilhar conosco essa relíquia

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Hi CT, Love that blue color on your engine fan shroud. Good choice

[@I-apologize-in-advance]

Take your time. Try not to get too down on yourself when it goes sideways. You have a great network with Darrin and Mike F to give you pointers. You got this.

[@dolf1010]

Wow, it's gone be a beautiful car , CT 👍 My brother had the next generation of that car. But I always liked your model typ the most.

[@Mikefngarage]

Practice on the Beetle.....Great idea Now your ready for some real metal work.

[@CTmoog]

Yes, the beetle was a great car to learn on. Actually a lot less to do on this one.

[@garybarnett764]

Glad to see you back on this, just one tip. When chopping off large pieces of bodywork you lose the datum points and it isn't uncommon for aftermarket panels to be "out" by a long way. I use scrap bits of steel tack welded in various places that just "touch" critical points on panels being replaced so you can align the new panel to touch as per the old panel. It's easy to think a new panel fits "just right" and then find out later that adjacent panels don't line up with the new bits.

[@patvandeveken5391]

Best to put the hood in before welding things so jou can check the gap. Nice work man enjoy the build grtz pat

[@fernandoteles4080]

I get goosebumps every time I see you cutting.... you're going to hurt yourself cutting (sparks coming out of the top) always try to cut with counterclockwise rotation.... May everything go well.

[@surindersandhi3924]

Hi My Dear Friend Very Very Great Job ❤❤❤❤❤

[@salvadorvidal423]

Que gran trabajo estas haciendo, muy acertado de seguir este proyecto 😮😅

[@dcmflydude6320]

Yep, I had to replace the same panel, inner and outer, on my 71 Ghia. I did a full body off. The body had so much bondo and so beat up I went for the rat rod look. Clear coated bare metal. Ghia’s are much harder to work on than Beetles.

[@CTmoog]

Yes, they have a lot more hand crafted curves! =)

[@ericlunn5323]

I see you've upped your game on protective gear.

[@CTmoog]

haha! Yes, I don't want to get hurt if I can help it.

[@alirax4058]

Thank you

[@PapiDoesIt]

That battery tray deserves the laser treatment.

[@snowdogs59]

Go for it CT. You are ready to finish that old girl. That’s the best car you have. I LOVE my 68. Prove all those nay sayers wrong!

[@CTmoog]

Yes man I'm ready! Learned a bunch on the beetle. Time to take it to the next level! =)

[@maverick4177]

Leaving this comment for 3 years time 😂 It won’t be finished 😂

[@SladesVWBeetle]

I have to do metal work soon. Ugh!!! It can’t be a task!

[@CTmoog]

Hey Slade! Yes, it's not easy but I really enjoy it. Just wish it wasn't so dusty! hahah! =)

[@maverick4177]

Paint the car Java green 👌🏻 that would look 😎

[@67VWForever]

FYI CT use some masking tape for your line to cut..

[@CTmoog]

Good tip! Thank you! =)

[@GregsGarage]

I missed this video... Circling back to get caught up. You are going about it correctly. Get your rear decklid mounted up and that will help set the rear valance in the right location. Also, it will help get that rear corner panel located... I'm sure you've realized this, but the engine surround is all level. If there's something that's not level, you've got structure that needs to be straightened. I think you'll have to cut bumper bracket holes in as well. Last thing... That rear panel that you read the label off of is NOT the correct panel for a 67 but it's the only one available. If you want it correct, you'll have to use your existing panel. It's not a big deal, but it doesn't have the embossed areas to meet up with the battery tray. I'd probably just flatten out the battery tray where the seam meets up with the rear panel. I hope that makes sense.

[@CTmoog]

Thanks Greg! That's a big help. I'm going out there today to work on it. Hopefully it starts to come together. There's a lot going on in that corner...

[@Mikefngarage]

FYI your not going to be able to fit both of those at the same time. you need to tack that one in line it up with the rest of the body as best you can. you may not want to weld it all the way in until you get the new panel.....Worst scenario you can cut it back off and reweld it but you probably wont need to.

[@colinnixon4570]

consider aqua blue. perfect color for a Ghia

[@1936fordcrazy]

You can use a burnsomatic, torch warm up the back of a pannel with bondo and it will release right off with a little putty knife work, way faster and less mess than grinding it off

[@everydayrenaissanceman2246]

Yay!🎉

[@hardware5777]

Good to see metal work. I think I enjoy it the most because I know the least about it. Where are you getting your panels/pieces?

[@CTmoog]

Thanks buddy! =) Google "Karmann Ghia body panels" There a few different suppliers.

[@kevincoones4368]

Hi Ct I hope you can find a dust free garage to paint the car in..

[@CTmoog]

Yes, that would be nice. Hopefully my buddy Darrin can do it at his shop.

[@kevincoones4368]

@@CTmoog Great

[@Xxxxxx.5303]

🤗❤️👍💯

[@rgbigdog]

I've been following your channel for years but I have yet to see you finish one project. Pick one and stick to it until it's finished. You have too many irons in the fire.

[@Janespony]

I think you may have the passenger side bumper bracket as well as rear lower fender. It seems “reversed” check before you wrap up your orders

[@vwcoco]

Hi CT yes the ghia ,less bondo and rust than my 72 I’m restoring 😂that rear panel that’s on wrong side I need in U.K. ,where did you buy it please ? Cheers vwcoco

[@marcoocram815]

And the wheelarch under your repair panel? It’s missing 🤔 hope you add that to and do leave it away.

[@CTmoog]

I didn't notice that. I will take a close look at the passenger side to see what is missing on the drivers side. The passing side is complete. Thank you! 😎😎😎

[@Ankh1Ankh]

if that is polyester Bondo , does it soften with heat ? if it does , heat it and use a putty knife to remove most of it .

[@sergueiothonucci1638]

😃😃😃

[@dustermaniac]

Five of us pack like small ass fish in Jackleg's rattletrap work van, barrel up that skinny pass, battling past neon seduction where we sucked vodka like thin mountain air our first night. Fishtailing by the spiritual motel where I peeled the onion layers of love with that rusted VW shitbox Flying over Difficult Creek, flyspeck raindrops swarming the cracked windshield, a billion invisible stars herding animals behind the storm. We are the long-haired sons of flat-landers, collars blue as the crawling alpine shadows, bleeding hearts sick of the ripening corn and Friday drugstore loiter on our fruited plain. A mile from camp, up where the road narrows and center lines crawl into asphalt beds, a curious light washes the rock face above. We park along that low stone wall constructed by 1960s men and out we stumble, a bag of boys, drunken laughter tumbling down. Below us, a yellow Karmann Ghia, broken back against a rushing creek wall, wheels still turning, doors flayed open like willing arms waiting for a fiery embrace. One angelic eye still searching, reaching up like a delicate hand pulling us all roughly down on top of her.

[@terryraymond7984]

are you reffering to a spot welder

[@davidkornblatt851]

I wonder if anyone ever put a Corvair engine in a Karmen Ghia???

[@thelefthandedshooter99]

For the love of god pick one project. And stick to it.

[@danawick9817]

mine is a 62 the loer quarter side is 1.5 inch short and the lip is wrong pain int the butt

[@hanniganz733]

bringt er auch mal irgendein projekt zuende.

[@diha5470]

Der besteht ja anscheinend nur aus Zentimeter dickem Spachtel!

[@SanDiego_VDubLife]

Two very important words, DISTRACTED and INTIMIDATED. You should make banners with this words and hang them from you show, so whenever you get distracted and intimidated you don’t give up on a project and go buy another project. That ghia body work isn’t that bad. You don’t even have to paint it nice. That way you can come back to the body when ever you learn something new or gain a new skill. If you have the pressure that you are gonna paint it than you will feel you have to get the body work perfect which is too much for a diy’er. Just do the best you can with what you got and throw primer or sealer on it and keep doing the body work over time. You can drive it while you’re still perfecting the bodywork.

[@stephankochmann3762]

Finish one at a time and not always back and forth the whole thing---- Sorry

[@mobiledevto]

OCD jesus. Unsubbed.

[@kevinpost1619]

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[@CTmoog]

Thanks man! I just did he is doing some amazing work! Thank you!

[@surindersandhi3924]

Hi My Dear Friend Very Very Great Job ❤❤❤❤❤

[@CTmoog]

Thank you my friend! =)