Removable Ghia valance.

bones · Post by **bones** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:36 am

I did the same on my ghia. It's wonderful to R&R the engien. Carbs don't need to come off and the car can sit on the ground.

perrib · Post by **perrib** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:15 am

It is something VW should have done fifty years ago. I like the two side panels that smooth out the engine compartment.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:25 am

VERy cool work...

Do you mind if I edit the title for searchability?

perrib · Post by **perrib** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:06 pm

Not a problem. The battery box should be ready to install this weekend.

hpw · Post by **hpw** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:23 pm

Bones, looks good

Perrib, any updates

perrib · Post by **perrib** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:35 am

The box is ready to install. MArk had a chance to make the knurled nuts to hold the clamp down. The sutds are lenghtened 10 mm head studs.

hpw · Post by **hpw** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:16 pm

Perrib, awesome, now lets see some pictures of how you are going to install it

also where and how you are running the positive wire

perrib · Post by **perrib** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:04 pm

HPW
You came to the show late. That was the first problem I considered. All the bolts have easy access. The bracket that attaches to the drivers horn bracket has the nut welded to it. The omly bracket that could not use existing brackets will have a doubler plate with both bolts welded to it making the installation an easy one person operation. The bolts can be tightened or revoved from above or through the access hole.
View from the top.

Bumper bracket viewed through shift rod access. If the bumper was being used the bolts would get swapped out for studs.

Horn bracket viewed threough shift rod access.

The cable will run down the passenger floor against heater channel. It will be encased in wire loom and have grommets where it passes through the body and aluminium covers where needed.

hpw · Post by **hpw** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:40 pm

Thanks, now the $64,000 question, does the spare tire still fit?

I was planning on using the bumper mounts to also mount mine and get this

relocation kit from summit racing that uses the 1 gauge welding wire.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

perrib · Post by **perrib** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:30 pm

The tire has to go on the gas tank. That aluminiium box looks real nice. If you are going drag racing they require 3/8 hold down bolts, hence the 10 mm studs they pass for 3/8". I would also put a thick piece of rubber over the + terminal to prevent a dead short in an accident.