House of Karmann
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:19 am
Morning to you all.
lockdown 3: The 356 Coupe waiting in the que for paint and the speedster outlaw waiting final tune with it’s new PMO’s. I have searched endlessly for a 911/ 912/356 project but the starting costs are just outrageously prohibitive and then the parts. What’s left that’s rare, cool and has German heritage? House of Karmann lead me to the lowlight or early 60’s Ghia. A Baywatch body with Crimewatch mechanics? Link pin, swaybars, drum brakes all less than ideal for modern traffic.
The vision is to blend two Coupes from house of Karmann the 1964 VW Karmann Ghia and the Porsche 356C using modern suspension, brakes, drive train
Too much time on google and my next project is ready to go.
Wait only essential travel, so everything stopped.
Staring with a 1964 LHD US import in all of its 47 years of patina. Pete at California Classic helped with a great deal, 64 Ghia, stripped, bagged and tagged, media blasted, epoxy coated, uk registered and a whole bundle of replacement panels. They make a RHD dash board kit. Also secured a 901/07 gearbox from 1969 911S
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The aim is for something like this Indonesian car, but not as a lowlight.
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Techy stuff
Imohr a Brazilian VW suspension company make some amazing bolt on suspension systems, RHD double A arm wish bone suspension front and back. Addition of front and rear sway bars and 60mm vw dropped spindles, CSP 4 pot vented brakes at front and 2 pot disks at the back with e-brake. Still exploring if any Porsche early 911 hubs, calliper's will fit on 1968+ vw spindles on front and the 1303 spindles on the back of the Imohr suspension package
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Not got a clue as to engine to use except must be aircooled, look like a 356 with around 150bhp, no subby stuff here. I need to use a 914 flywheel and clutch for the 901 gearbox to fit type 1 or type 4 engine.
Understated wheels, 16” or 17” 130x5 steel look wheels maybe Fuchs
So no budget or time scales, just needs to be another step up in build quality, like my last speedster project will take years, but hopefully be great fun, make some new friends and look great when finished.
Gearbox arrives next week but may not be until March April until travel restrictions are lifted and I can take the trailer down to Californian Classic to pick everything up.
Appreciate, its not a Porsche in the restoration threads, but hope everyone is ok with that and likes a KG
lockdown 3: The 356 Coupe waiting in the que for paint and the speedster outlaw waiting final tune with it’s new PMO’s. I have searched endlessly for a 911/ 912/356 project but the starting costs are just outrageously prohibitive and then the parts. What’s left that’s rare, cool and has German heritage? House of Karmann lead me to the lowlight or early 60’s Ghia. A Baywatch body with Crimewatch mechanics? Link pin, swaybars, drum brakes all less than ideal for modern traffic.
The vision is to blend two Coupes from house of Karmann the 1964 VW Karmann Ghia and the Porsche 356C using modern suspension, brakes, drive train
Too much time on google and my next project is ready to go.
Wait only essential travel, so everything stopped.
Staring with a 1964 LHD US import in all of its 47 years of patina. Pete at California Classic helped with a great deal, 64 Ghia, stripped, bagged and tagged, media blasted, epoxy coated, uk registered and a whole bundle of replacement panels. They make a RHD dash board kit. Also secured a 901/07 gearbox from 1969 911S
845x300_acd2771684cacf3dd40532902f5d8165
The aim is for something like this Indonesian car, but not as a lowlight.
OK-IMG_8761
OK-IMG_8895
Techy stuff
Imohr a Brazilian VW suspension company make some amazing bolt on suspension systems, RHD double A arm wish bone suspension front and back. Addition of front and rear sway bars and 60mm vw dropped spindles, CSP 4 pot vented brakes at front and 2 pot disks at the back with e-brake. Still exploring if any Porsche early 911 hubs, calliper's will fit on 1968+ vw spindles on front and the 1303 spindles on the back of the Imohr suspension package
122446316_407079583786053_3715778384481503670_n
Not got a clue as to engine to use except must be aircooled, look like a 356 with around 150bhp, no subby stuff here. I need to use a 914 flywheel and clutch for the 901 gearbox to fit type 1 or type 4 engine.
Understated wheels, 16” or 17” 130x5 steel look wheels maybe Fuchs
So no budget or time scales, just needs to be another step up in build quality, like my last speedster project will take years, but hopefully be great fun, make some new friends and look great when finished.
Gearbox arrives next week but may not be until March April until travel restrictions are lifted and I can take the trailer down to Californian Classic to pick everything up.
Appreciate, its not a Porsche in the restoration threads, but hope everyone is ok with that and likes a KG