This 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has been sitting for over 40 years. Let's see if we can bring it back to life! ctmoog FIRST START IN 45 YEARS "Continued" 1967 VW Karmann Ghia, Will it Run? RUSTY RESTORATION! CTs Garage
Great vid CT, its always a pleasure to watch,very entertaining..and I always learn something..even if its something i allready know, but had forgot! Lol! Thanks man!🤘
I've been turning wrenches since 1968, and was watching my neighbour before then. I have the experience, but health now keeps me from working on these full time. I still can rebuild one, did my first when I was 16 years old (1970). You are making progress, keep up the good work and you might get there.....
This is one of the most beautiful VW models in Brazil. Very popular in the 70s and 80s. Your hands are miraculous; you will certainly do a great job there.
For an economy start-up, usually all you do is file the points and gap them, see that there is current to them, prime the old carb with some fuel after running up some oil pressure and see is she'll start, then trouble shoot from there. 'Jonathan W.' can usually get an old engine running without replacing any parts. First get it running then only replace what is needed.
Please remember when INSTALLING a car battery. ALWAYS connect FIRST the + (posetive) terminal and then remove the - (negative) terminal. That prevents risk for demage if/when your tool hits the chassie. When you REMOVE the car battery. ALWAYS disconnect FIRST the - (negative "earth") and after that the + (posetive) terminal. ps. This is for cars with a negative ground (negatvie in the chassie.). Regards Mr. Stig Österberg, from Dalsbruk in the South of Finland
The stabilizer bar is a factory stock unit. It is installed to make handling better. It was NOT installed to rub the insulation off the positive battery cable allowing it to ground out and burn the car down. When you remove the cable to correct this, you could put that flat washer that is on the starter end between the cable and the lock washer in it's correct location. The next time you remove the starter you should install the top bolt into the starter before installing the starter. This is a great aligning tool. A piece of copper wire wrapped around the threads on the engine compartment will hold the bolt in place until you start the nut and washers. when the nut is started a few turns, it's easy to pull the wire out if you leave enough wire to reach over the fan housing. Remember this is an air cooled engine. Running it without the air supply hoses between the fan housing and the heater connections can cause the engine to over heat and self destruct. Hot air returning into the air intake on this engine is like blocking off air going through the radiator on a water cooled car.
Congratulations CT! It's a runner! And believe it or not: you are making me less and less nervous with your mechanical attempts! Woo Hoo! ...Newk from Kentucky
This is really inspiring man! I had a 69 Bug and 64 Bus in the 80s and have been bitten by the bug again. There is a 68 or 69 Ghia not far from my house for cheap. No dents or cancer but no engine either. It's Signal Orange. I'm kinda in love with it!
Tough work again. Typical sound of an air cooled VW engine which used to be so familiar in my childhood. Sounds great anyway. Greetings from Germany which is today celebrating 30 years fall of the Berlin wall.
Hello Michael! Yes, I love that sound! Do you still see Tham around your town? Wow! 30 years! That is awesome! That was a big moment in history! I remember seeing it on TV when I was a kid.
@@CTmoog Hello CT, no air cooled cars are completely extincted due to environmental laws and of course technical progress. I think the same in US. However there are still many veteran clubs which take care of air cooled Volkswagen in germany. Of and on they go out for a drive especially in summer.
Congratulations CT, on getting this wee beauty running! Had fingers on both hands crossed for you to get him/her running and you did! Man, how I love the sound of an air cooled VW running. Music to my ears! Good luck with this Ghia!
great to have many project(s) as not to get bored...your welding and fitting skills were just starting to bloom...the ghia looks and sounds good from cold and rainy Seattle txs for sharing
Hey Tom! Yes, I have plenty of projects to keep me busy. I was in Seattle back in August and it was really nice. I hope it clears up for you. Thank you! Stay tuned for more! =)
The construction of the body panels at the Karmann factory in Osnabrück for these cars is a story unto itself. Also, congratulations on 70 K subscribers!
Doing good CT. Just a tip if you don't mind, always hook up the positive side of the battery first, then the ground because if you hook the ground first then go to the positive and touch any metal with the wrench sparks can fly and be dangerous, due to completing the circuit. the engine sounded good, adj the timing,the carb mixture , points etc. good job. clean engine bay with gunk and wash off, will help with leaks etc.
She runs great to have been off the road for so long. It fires right up and should be able to invade Bug Fest with no problem! Pretty nice little ride it'll be fun to see a road test once you get some brakes on it. Glad to see it running!
G'day from Australia. That is not dirt and grease, it is the VW patent-pending anti-rust system. All old VW cars were fitted with this advanced system.
tell my son & sometimes i think i'm telling myself " you cannot save them all": everytime a vw shows up on craiglist my son wants us to buy it. For me, it is enough of a struggle staying focused on one. I have a lot of great starts, but no got er dones....Now after 2 years of colleting dust I'm back at assembling and rebuilding my front bus beam, but it was delayed due to health issues. I want to get one of my three buses on the road next year...It will not be the one i want, my Bondo Condo the frame needs rebuilt and sections of it replace , so my 67 deluxe will be the one to focus on this winter.
Hey Dan. I hear you man! It's hard to pass up a good deal and it's fun finding them! Yo can never have too many in my eyes. I do want to get one don. That is something I need to work on. I'm going to try harder to stay focused on Rusty and get him done. I hope you make some good progress on the 67 deluxe this winter. Thank you! Stay tuned for more! =)
Hey CT thr Ghia is looking good, one tip from me, I learned when you disconnect a battery, always remove negative first and then the positive, and when you connect is vice versa, so you can't damage the battery when you touch the negative side of your car with your wrench, when you (dis) connect the positive pole 🔧👍
Another great project. I don’t ever remember a Ghia coming with a rear sway bar. I remember front ones but not rear. That’s a weird looking sway bar link. Engine sounds great; good enough to drive🍺
Yes, I guess it was a factory add on "option" maybe? I don't know. I have to dig into it some more and find out. Yes, the engine sounds pretty good but it has a bad oil leak....Thank you! Stay tuned! =)
@@CTmoog 67 and 68 Type 1 VWs were swing axle cars. The rear sway bars were introduced in 67 to fight a dangerous condition that developed during hard cornering where the inner rear wheel would camber inward causing a measure of rear steering that in turn caused a lot of accidents. Because of this the rear drive axles were redesigned and done away with in 69 when VW went to a true IRS rear suspension made possible by fully articulating CV axles. The 68 Type 1s that had the auto stick transmissions had the later style rear axles as well.
Despite the delay in running the engine, what really counts is the memory of reviewing a reviving old model. Don't care about negative comments, your initiative and persistence is what drives you to success. I guarantee you that if you were a doctor and the sick negativists wanting to be helped, they would insistently ask you not to abandon them. Congratulations and lots of success!! São Paulo. Brasil
Hey Fed, I'm going to have to pull the motor to rebuild it soon. It is leaking oil bad. Stay tuned for the next update. I'll put the washers on after the rebuild. Thanks for reminding man! =)
It sounds pretty decent. The timing, mixture, idle speed and valves need adjustment and points replaced. That oil needs to be changed as well, ran for 30 minutes or driven that long and the oil changed again.
If you don't have a timing light, you can line up the marks on the crankshaft pulley to the correct notch and then twist the distributor until you hear the points spark...also not having the vacuum line attached to the distributor, would cause. a minor vacuum leak which could make it hard to start imo.....good job !!
Awesome strong starter.....love the oil tats on your forearms :). Great work dude! Video quality and production excellent. Want any volunteers for a working holiday ?
A great trick to hold a bolt in place so you can put the nut on use duck tape and put over the head of bolt .. There's a lot great tricks for one man job that would help out big time just like use duck tape on a box end wrench to hold the nut in when you can't with fingers
It does not look like the adjusting screw for the throddle is adjusted right. Try turning the screw to give it a bit more gas. Once you have the throdle screw adjusted so it runs with a little higher rpm you should be able to leave it there. Good luck.
Not sure if it was mentioned or not but that thing on the rear shocks is stock sway bar. My 68 bug had one but that was tossed way before I got her. I have most of it but missing parts for it to put it back in. Slowly making her as stock original as I can
The Karmin Ghia was VW's answer to competing with the sports car market. A small, economical car that was fun to drive and did not take your childs college fund savings to buy. Neat little cars, really in a class all their on. There is a lady in town who retired as a librarian who bought one brand new, she still has it and drives it regularly. Everyone in town knows Miss Jeane.....lol....
The old starter might be faulty due to the pinion lever being seized. If you have time, you can remove the soleniod and see if the internal lever moves. These starters were advanced at the time ( pre-engaged ) type. As they fired, the small gear would start to turn as it was thrown towards the flywheel. This helped it reduce wear on both gears. It also minimised any stuck starter like Fords etc, that only had an inertia type.
CT check the carb jetting. main jet behind the float drain. sometimes they are located inside it sometimes at the back they come usually only a 120 should be around 130 or it will burn up that motor. Every once and a while 125 127 just buy all 3. check it first. usually 120.
Nice going....I did add some to your narration while watching the video....I had to add "That's what she said" many times since u missed the opportunity.
That mysterious suspension part is called a Z bar. It was added to swing axle suspension to help stabilize the car under heavy cornering. The way it works is when one side's wheel tucks into the wing (fender on your side of the pond) the bar applies a force to push the other wheel downwards working the opposite of a sway bar. Have a read of this article on this great site. www.aircooled.net/vw-handling-suspension-tuning/ Really fancy a Ghia myself.
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Hey Rob, Yes, I get distracted with other projects. Sounds like you know what I'm going through. I need to stay on track with one and get it done. Thank you! Stay tuned for more! =)
Actually, that was a SC inspection decal and not registration. SC did away with inspection. Also, the decal on the bumper indicates Gibbes Machinery, which was a VW dealer in Columbia, SC. The other decal is a Midlands TEC one that is a Columbia, SC technical college. And, the Citadel is in Charleston.
Gibbes also made lots of Vw aftermarket parts. They opened their door in 1907. A bit before they sold VW’s Check this out. Nixon.... www.flickr.com/photos/hdport/3479347291
Also CT, throw a few wraps of electrical tape on those upper bolts till they are a snug fit. It wedges them in there and makes it easier to get the nuts started from the engine compartment.
Always wanted a Karmann but never found one cheap enough...Had several beetles and a van over the years though...My first car ever at age 15 was a 65 beetle...that i pulled out of a field and it was my first engine rebuild....got it for free since it had a rod sticking out through the crankcase and put a fight with stuck brakes even for a large tractor. I would like to find a good KG with a bad engine or engine completey missing though. I have a 13B rotary that i been wanting to transplant into a VW.
@@CTmoog thanks....I'll check samba out....local craiglist never have karmann ghia....down south everyone thinks karmann ghia is some exotic mexican dish served at expensive restaurants.
Nice CT, sounds good except at idle. Yep, check the timing ect.. you mentioned but also if it has a vacuum leak. Air coming in from a bad gasket or something like that. You can find leaks with a spray bottle with soapy water. Look for air bubbles. I agree that motor needs a good gunk bath.
Cool, I just picked up a sub from one of your followers👍 I hope he likes my videos. I really enjoy yours. Keep up the good work. Oh good lighting is something I could improve on. Your lighting is excellent by the way
