FULL BUILD VW Karmann Ghia Chassis | Complete Restoration 

Chassis is coming along awesome , nice work👍....can't wait to see the body dropped on it with some fresh rims/tires.

Now we’re talking! Your slightly extended absence has been worth it! Re the spring plates; if they’re resting on the stops you can’t control the angle. They’re just resting there. I believe the angle suggested in the manual is when they’re loose to adjust the tension they will be when resting on the stop. Spot on on the talcum powder for the rear spring plate bushings; just like the factory recommends. Love how thorough and methodical you are when putting things back together; a whole lot better than seeing you tear things apart 🤣😂. Fantastic job! Re the body I suggest you rework the bottom and underside of it where it meets the pan, also under the wheel wells, etc before you put it on the chassis. You can then install it on the chassis and when you decide to paint the body you won’t need to work double by taking it off again. Makes absolute sense.

Wow CT, what a nerve-racking sequel with that torsion bar & spring plates in the 17° angle drama, OMG; After that baby powder I thought you'll have to change diapers, luckily for us you did well, now don't forget your new tires, good show.

Wow. You have really started to figure this stuff out. I started off watching your videos saying "don't do that" or "noooooo". But now I see you nailing it!. We are all learning. I have a '67 Ghia that I am slowly restoring. A lot of what I have to deal with are PO mistakes. Whomever picks up this Ghia next will have much less problems thanks to your high quality work. Very interested in the final alignment work as my chassis has ride issues.

I am glad we are see you putting projects back together! After you finish this one finish the swamp dragon.

As a former Ghia owner and lover...I am so impressed with the car's engineering and the skills of this man. Very nicely done!

Renews my interest in finding a solid old gia to work on. Cool project and coming along nicely.

I was a old time VW factory trained mechanic and I can tell you replacing spring plates can be frustrating, kind of like a brake or gas line fitting that won’t quite go on , if you walk away have a coffee it usually goes right on or the mechanic next to you will put it on first try, been there 👍😄🎩

The pan looks awesome CT! I think you're right about adjusting the rear torsion bar later... If the stance looks good, then no worries... If it's high or low, then you'll need to turn it a click or two.

Sweet! Don't be afraid to use locktite on those large bolts and it's always a good idea to use a click wrench for torque. If you're not sure and w/o specs as a rule it's usually 100nm for 18mm bolts and 55nm 16mm.

Looking great CT. Keep the videos coming because we really enjoy them.

Is this Video?? 🤔 IN REVERSE!! Almost looks like Assembly??? 😉 👍👏👏👏

I had a friend who dismantled and rebuilt a VW Bug to replace the pan in one day, this was back in the sixties. Nice video thank you.

Great to see this week’s progress, very soon this will be a rolling chassis.. awesome 👍

Congratulations on your work. I am waiting for your videos. Such a car had my mother of 1974 model. Good luck

Awesome job CT the chassis looks great 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 your doing a great job stay safe and god bless 🙏

BIG PROGRESS......great job

Hey CT....the Ghia is really looking good and coming together. You have done so much!! Good job!!!!

Don't forget to seam seal those new pans.

Keep it up! Solid foundation for a fantastic build. Thanks for making these videos.

Ct is getting it together!👍👍

C'est vrai c'était long 😔enfin vous re voila 😀 super job, j'adore suivre le retour à la vie de cette vieille dame et qu'elle patience enfin bref, à très vite 🖐🙂 Nathalie France

Great job CT! I knew you’d get her done.

WOW! What a beautiful looking chassis or foundation, or whatever they are called. Baby powder is now 100% corn starch plus a fragrance. Although you probably have a life supply now, picking up corn starch at the grocery would be a lot cheaper. Those slots in the front spring plate mounting are to allow caster adjustment, also known as king pin inclination. With used car prices soaring in our present economy, you might consider selling the restored car for working capital??? Whatever you do, you can sure be proud of it!

Remember the brass bushing in the bell housing for the starter motor.

Setting equal angles off the stops gives you equal preload on each torsion bar, car will sit level (side to side). Height of rear of car depends on how much preload. Angle on stops doesn't matter. Nice work CT!

Really enjoyable watching this all come together.

I went through all of this around 2000-2005. Was a long process but was a lot of fun. I'd get a trophy every time I went to car show. I still have it ('69 coupe) but it hasn't been driven in at least 5 years. I need to get it going again.

CT looks sweet your doing a great job. Them noches alignen in between the square I say good in done your in the specks better than factory that car will drive like a dream again CT job well done👍👍⭐

CT, to get your car to set level, the torsion plates need to have the same angle when they are hanging free below the stops. Trust me that isn’t easy. I spent 2 days fussing with my 67 bug. There is a chart that tells how many notches to turn the inside and outside to make the desired change. Remember the inside and outside have a different number of splines.

Absolutely perfect like from VW factory building lines! Good job! Sometimes you do something good!

Bud im so impressed by your work cant wait to see the finished car well done

It takes time doing a car like that!!Looking good!!

looks brandnew 👍👍👍

Your approach to your video is much improved!

Woo hoo super proud of you! I got to do the same torsion bar on my 356

Great restoration going. Can't wait till it's all done. It's alot of hard work. Congrats

É isso aí! Quer bem feito! Faça você mesmo! Parabéns pela sua dedicação! Com certeza todos os minutos de dedicação, lhe trará uma satisfação enorme!

LOOKIN GOOD!!!!

You doing a grate job CT 👍

Looking good CT. Man that pan and all looks great!

Thumbs up,love ya man! Greetings from Germany!

Absolutely brilliant buddy, great video

Great progress. Will be cool to see the body back on the chassis.

Good episode, with good flow and communication of the process. I like the way it turned out and I think it was worth the time it took.

Great job Sir! Top level workmanship!

So nice to see you making progress on the same vehical. I know you are anxious to get the body on but you may as well get the bodywork done first and put it together when done. Just lean the chassis over by the wall and get the body in the turnstile if you have one? You have a welder so you can make one. Just convert to engine stands

Well done. Looks super nicer Love the detailed video.

Hi. I have seen the trouble that you had with the degree from these swords. I did it very clever. I marked it different when i disassembled it. I removed the 4 screws from the lid. Then very easy hits with the rubber-hammer against the sword until its just only released and jumps off. Not more! Until it just jumps off from the stuck. Then you mark a line paralell to the sword with a metal-cutter, into the metall with the 4 holes. Just a line parallel to the sword. So its marked in its released serial position. But the teeth inside and outside the pipeline should of course not be out completly. Just only a bit that the sword can only release. When you assemble it again and you want the serial position you dont need to count the teeth. Just stick it in parallel to the marked line. And if you want, you can measure now the degree. Later on, when the sword is up again on the stuck, of course you will always measure 11.5 something, because the position is always the same. The degree you adjust only in the released position. I m german. I hope you could understand my bad english.😉

absolutely speechless! Not only are your skills increasing, your video style is like wow...Im captivated the whole video

That floor pan looks awesome !!

Excellent CT! Looks factory.

CT, Congratulations from Germany...!! WOW! I love it to watch all your videos and they "send me back" to the 80ies, when I jobbed with 19 at a small gasstation, bought an old rusted bug cabrio from 67 for nearly nothing, together with a second chassis to change... My boss said: OK, you can use the garage in the evenings, but in 3 month all is done, promised?.... Oh my goodness! If I would have had a clue, what it means to restore it .... And unfortunately I hadn´t that time to do it, like you. Finally the bug has got complete new papers, the Manufacturer "Volkswagen AG" was deleted and in the new "Manufacture-line" stood my name (!) and the name of my boss (because of the chassischange).. I was proud! And it runs a couple of years until I unfortunately had to sell it, because of my studies. But my restoration was miles away from what you did!!! When I watch your videos, I would like to make it once again! But unfortunately I have no time and place to do it... Well done, CT!! Looking forward to the next videos! (Sorry for my bad english), Cheers, Stephan

Wow that looks good!! Well done!

Wow, super impressed with your video and the close ups which will be really helpful as I start me resto project. Thanks for doing this for the rest of us to learn.

Great job from belgium

Excellent result aftet a lot of hardwork.

best to wait until whole car assembled then adjust each side by ride height until equal

the chassis looks great go go

Excellent video CT :) also when get on wheels on and motor attached transmission then do adjustments too plus doing super well too ! Also looking forward more videos on too and going be awesome hear you say I drive see what fine got do next Lol!

GO CT, GO!!!!

Man that’s looking awesome, great perseverance looks like a tough job

This project is good. And your approach is very slow but steady. Like this and the Porsche your doing. Thank you for sharing!

I don't know how I missed this but man it's looking fantastic!

Nice looking CT! Good vid too!

For the angle...did you check the floor, by the jack stand, for the angle? If the jack stand and floor are not the same height on both sides, then the level on both sides will not match and your angles will not be the same.

The words in the title "FULL BUILD" and "Complete Restoration" got me confused; I thought the car was done. Can't wait til its finished!

I seriously thought about restoring an old bug a few years back. I was very quickly disheartened by the fact that not only are they hard to find but was overpriced for the condition most were in. I'm not sure when this happened as back in the 80s when I actually owned a couple they were very easy to find and very inexpensive. I wish I still had the two I owned back then. Anyways I just found your channel and it's reinvigorating my love for bugs. Thanks 😊

Damn those Ghias are wide!! Great job, my man🔧🛠🛠

CT! That frame looks GREAT!! The best part about this is that YOU are doing this AND learning how to do it RIGHT ‼️ Keep at ir young man and you will have something to be proud of and your next rebuild will go a little easier👍 Whatcolor are you thinking of painting the KG? Also, single stage paint or paint and clear coat?

Luv your work from down under keep it up enjoying all you do 👍👍

Good work 👍 greetings from germany

Tremendous effort. You should be pleased. Well done.

Nice job men! Your brothers shop it's awesome!!!

Love your work.. Love from India. Doing that I mean rebuilding a car like that is on my bucket list.

Nem vi o vídeo direito já vou mandar meu pla .restauração de respeito Parabéns.

Outstanding job, CT.

Great job

I am ready to see it going looks good

FINALLY!... someone on YT with proper spraygun technique! lol

Você honra a inteligência humana ! Parabéns!

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

Love your work Sir nice to see pride in your work eye for detail working on your own credit too you they are lovely cars

I does not matter where the angle is when it is on the stop When it is off the stop is when you need to measure them to be the same. The castings on the stop are all different. once you put weight on it it wont be on the stop.

The Karmann Ghis is starting showroom fresh👍👍👍☝️☝️☝️☝️👌👌👌👌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

GOOD JOB!

This is one of the best videos on RU-vid

Great job CT its coming along great

That is looking great. Thank you.

Very impressed good job👍

Wow! Somehow I missed this one too! Glad I’ve been binge watching all the episodes! That I finally got to see from when you left off from welding the pans! Amazing job!👍that’s for a karmann ghia? Nicely done! I gotta watch the beginning!

Parabéns pelo excelente serviço de reforma no chassi agora só falta as suspensões duplo a da Santiago racing

Hi CT Young old friend from the first day🇺🇸, I`m so far impressed with what you have accomplished👍🏻. but one thing I missed, probably you forgot all the nuts and bolts fastened to the right torque🤔, if you don't do that you get major problems afterward, with the dangerous outcome. please check this. before it`s too late. I finally do start to believe in your wishes to do some real restoration work👏, so I`m looking forward to the next vid. one more point and everything you take apart reconnects In the opposite way if not it doesn't fit. continue with the good work.Greetings you may call me Hubertus if you want to.🇳🇴☮☘

Looking great!

Uzun zamandır bu videoyu bekliyordum muhteşem 👏👍👍

Finally after 2 years one video!

Respect for doing it like this ✌️

Now that’s looking great! What’s next?

Good job CT! 👏 👍

Look’n good CT! I would try and address the body while it’s off. It’s likely once you put it back on and start to drive it you’ll just never finish it up.