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about 7 years ago I purchased a 1969 karmann ghia. loved ghias since i first saw one when i was about 10, when I was 15 I found my 69 about 40 miles away. it didnt run and the guy got it as payment for something. I bought it for $400 and found some pleasant surprises and some sad surprises too. The good surprises included solid floor pans, a NIB 40 kadron carb kit, and brand new KYB air shocks.


pretty dang rusty, previous owner was a sawzal ninja and made deciding to go rotary an easy decision.

this is the day i bought it



finding some sad rust



here's what made it so easy to go rotary





now the rotary bit. found a good 13b with standalone efi controller, transmission, radiator(dunno if i'm gonna use it or go a different route), transmission (not much use to me) all for $500

might be a bit slow updating this but its sure gonna be sweet when i'm done.

Any more progress? more pics? would like to see the rotary mounted when you get there.

well... just getting back to the car because a friend gave me a 97 legacy L awd 5 speed for free. when i went to purchase the 13b and accessories the gent suddenly thought it was worth gold and wanted almost double what i had posted above. I am not able to work on it often as it is at my parents house some 250 miles away i do go back about 2 times per month but usually end up helping out with other projects. my goal is to work on my ghia and bike (restoring a 1968 husqvarna) at the same time so funds are strained.