FULL RESTORATION Rotisserie Build VW Karmann Ghia | Complete Restoration Series 

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oh oh! Step Back the kid's finally lost it! LOL Seriously CT this setup will be a game changer for you. There isn't anywhere on that thing you don't have easy access to, way to go lad!

You may need to beef up Your mounting steel straps to support the body at 90 degrees. Flat stock steel is not supporting. Maybe use angle iron or add stock at90degrees to Your support pieces.

It's so nice to work on the bottom of a car when its on the spit... That's they type of thing great restorations are made of.

That’s a game changer for sure! Beats laying on your back to do the work.

You need to get the front brackets centered on the rotisserie. It's sitting to far to the drivers side. This will balance the car better.

Man ! You got Balls ! Keep Liveing Life ! and Keep it Fun ! Thanks for letting us in on it !

Using one of these is really nice for a bus.....I am not sure it will be better or faster for a Ghia.....we shall see.

Congratulations CT. This rotisserie should be a game changer for all your projects.

Your a lucky man CT to have all that space for your rotisserie. I have to work with mine in a two car garage and it tight!

Hi CT.Nice to see you bought a Rotisserie, will make your work a lot easier . I bought mine several months ago. and make my restoration in my age of 77 years young much more comfortable 🍀👍🏻☮️💥🇳🇴Greetings HCS.

You're doing a really impressive job on that Ghia! I bought a coupe like yours in 1968, and it was great fun to drive --- until the arrival of our first child. We just couldn't get all the baby stuff inside, and we couldn't afford two cars, so..... but it was great while it lasted. While I was watching this latest video I made a few notes, and I hope it's OK to share them since I'm not yet a formal subscriber: 1. Lock the wheels on the rotisserie when you're revolving the car, otherwise the twisting motion can cause it to skew sideways into something (or someone); 2. When rotating the body, use a handle rod the same diameter as the one that came with the kit but maybe 18" - 24" longer. It will give you much greater leverage and put less strain on your back; 3. You might consider some temporary X-bracing across the door openings, to make sure that beautiful Ghia body doesn't warp on you when you have it on its side.

BEST ADVICE....Don't look at the whole thing at once. Just tackle one panel at a time. One fender work on it till its done prime it....then go on to the next.

CT when drilling large holes try using a smaller drill first and then use the larger one this makes it much easier for you. Also the front support isn’t centered with the car body.

Oh man, this is so fun to watch because I’m building a rotisserie for my Ghia (from scratch) right now!!

HEY CT things have changed since the early days of the VW BUS and your cramped home garage , this should be a game changer ....... you've still got this viewer hugely interested and rooting for you !!!

Good day CT. This is a great addition to your arsenal. Now you just need a bit of sheet metal fabrication equipment to help you make your own panels or parts of panels that need to be replaced. I am sure that in the long run it will be more cost effective and increase your knowledge. Why buy a whole replacement panel when only an inch or two needs to be replaced. Keep at it. You are doing a great job.

W😳W, CT, what a GREAT addition to the shop👍 This will REALLY help you on your journey to restore this beauty AND learn new skills along the way🤩 Keep up the good work, man. We’re behind you all the way‼️

Like the work. I do have a serious word of warning though. You need to brace your apertures; especially the door openings. That body is flexing significantly.

Congratulations on the new tool!! Something I never had when I was deeply into restorations! As commented above, you will probably want to add left-to-right bracing. The car should not want to move left to right when supported by the rotisserie. Depending on what you have handy, a X brace near where the supports enter the body would be ideal.

Very good CT, now you got an excellent instrument to make your work easier, it will certainly be much better to fight and remove rust spots in all your projects, congratulations.

It's getting serious now! That rusty front valence is not that bad. My first project was a lot worse, and nobody at the time made reproduction panels. I just took my time with scrap metal and a hammer, and welded in what was missing. You already have much more skill than I had at the time.

This is a serious resto project taken to another level with the addition of this wonderful tool. Awesome.

Great to see you again CT. The car is gonna be SO much fun. The Rotisserie is a great idea 👍🏻

Hey CT, the I think you need to crank the little handles a little further until the center of gravity of the car is ligned up with the round pivot point. Once you get the verticle banance right, the car should rotate with ease.

Great job CT! You’re taking that Ghia to a whole new level of restoration! Congrats!🏁👍🍺

That rotisserie would have been good for the D250 cabin, and the Karmann Ghia, including when you were working on the floorplan, that would be good,

My man is stepping up his game!

This is great; your welds are getting to be nice. Practice makes perfect. Like Mike Fn says focus on smaller manageable sections and finish them one by one; don’t look at the whole thing so as not to get overwhelmed. Carry on! 👍💪😉

CT, Great Job.

Use plenty of tenderiser, or it will be tough to chew! 😀😃

You went for it great now you'll be able to do the best for your restorations.

I subscribed to your channel way back when you first introduced the Ghia. Loving the content mate. Cheers

It will make it easy to work on the bottom of the body . Good buy

Might want to consider mounting the connecting tubing pieces with the bolts to the side that way if the vehicle ever hits the connecting tubing while rotating it will not hit the bolts but just the tubing and not dent the vehicle nearly as bad. You now have the opportunity to access all the rust repair and weld on the flat which most people are best at. Going great keep the good work up .

really enjoy your videos, you are a real down to earth guy and I love your efforts

Well the question is Can you get it back off of that thing without scratching or denting it.......Stay tuned

CT, You need to make the car central to the rotisserie so it will turn easier and level. You can twist the frame / bidy with having one end off centre as it changes the pivot point.

Now you're really cookin'. Keep it up. 💯

This is going to make your life a lot easier on this project. I would suggest cutting the crank handles off and welding a big nut on the end of the threaded rod. Then you can raise and lower with a socket on your drill.

Ok meu amigo muito bom parabéns pelo seu e seu carro você tá fazendo um abraço do Lau tapeceiro 🇧🇷🚘🚙

Hey CT, you make no secret of the fact that you are no professional at this sort of stuff but in my opinion you are doing great. You have come on in " leaps and bounds" from your earlier efforts and fair play to you, you are brave enough to show your progress "warts and all" as we say in Ireland. Have a peek at Mike Fn Garage who repaired one of these a few weeks ago, he's very good. I restored a Morris Traveller almost 30 years ago and rolled it over to weld with just the aid of an old bed mattress, a couple of straw bales and a cheap engine hoist. I still have the car too. Best regards from an old fart in Ireland.

The second try was a lot easier because the turn center war almost through the center of gravity.

Very cool! I’m looking forward to seeing the final project!!

As the former owner of two Karmann Ghia's I am loving this fascinating renovation.

i have the same rotisserie there great for working underneath the only thing i found the lock pins would shear off if theres too much weight on them

Excellent video CT :) also Rotessier lift plus usefull too and worth every $ spent on it for to use! Also use on Swamp Dragon truck too and come handy lots too!

When you have the rotisserie, turned it upside down and do the inside of the wheel wells, makes it easier.

Looking good CT!! Like others have said get the car centered. It's all about balance. And use hose clamps on the handle instead of bicycle grips. Or even rubber bands. It won't take much to hold it in there.

Key buy there CT. You are going to have the cleanest under body around. Time to get welding!

I used two engine stands for a rotisserie on my chassis but never had the luxury on the body. Makes things a lot more pleasurable to work on for sure. Maybe run some tubing inside the squarestock like vw did on the napoleon's hat to give it more strength.

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I see Santa has passed through Florida early! 🎅🎅🎅👍😉

Sweet man that's a good tool to have also you can use it on the dragon 👍🎅 MERRY CHRISTMAS CT.

Cool, That will make working on it much easier and yes you do have allot of work on her but you don't have to worry about a shortage of content for along time. Haha👍 Also love seeing the new stuff you keep buying. Cost money but speeds things up too compared to building every tool.

"Maybe I shouldn't have moved it" 🤣 Awesome video mate. I'm working on my first 61 Ghia restoration video as we speak. You've given me some good ideas 👍

That’s bad ass CT I’m going to have to get me one.

Texas, you have gone on to the next level...txs for sharing

G'day again,I'm really enjoying the karmen mate. Great to see you sticking to the one project and you're doing a top job too.

A good invest ! 😉 👏Tkx for your vidéo.

Hello! I think you are doing a great job! Great equipment. I'd like to help you out. If you have difficulty stop and coordinate your ideas. Good job. Greetings from Milan, Italy.

Nice Christmas present CT, that rig is going to help you loads

really great part, worth every penny

🖤 so cool 🖤

Way cool, CT, WAY COOL!!

Congrats on the rotisserie, what a great tool to add to the shop. If you find the point where the vehicle is really balanced in between the ends it should rotate very easy for you without that handle.

I heard in a Swedish YT clip that Ghia is the world's most overtaken sports car. 😆 CT - please put in a new (trimmed) motor from CB Performance to show'em! But they are extremely beautiful. Wish you all the best! Love from Sweden. /Ronny ❤

Great addition. Thank you.

I think you can restore this vehicle because of your patience and eagerness to learn. Go for it.

Hi CT, I think that shell is to flimsy to be on the rotisserie like that. I would mount it back on the floor pan to get it back to square. Then fit diagonal bracing across the door openings and across the car before proceeding further. Fit on the rotisserie with shorter square mounts that won't bend.

When drilling large hole in steel use a smaller drill first then follow up with your larger one. Cool rotisserie. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

What a great addition to the arsenal.

It's gonna take at least 7 hours to cook at 400!

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Its going to be so much easier for you to work on the Ghia, great step forward

That's a real back saver. :)

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That is one killer setup. That rotisserie is going to make it so much easier. That's money well spent. 💪🏼🔥👍🏻⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ideally you need the mounts at the center of gravity so theirs no effort to rotate , great progress though 👍

You're going to wish you had that when you started!

Looking good here's an idea weald a Nut to the lifters then you can use the drill.

Great series 😊

That'll really come in handy with the Imperial.

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Very good 👍

You need to center the front part of the rotisserie in-line with the centre of the car. Rotisserie needs to be inline front to back and it will rotate easier.

cool new toy, seems like it will makes things easier.

Está ficando lindo

You’re making me break my promise of not doing anymore restoration projects

Also try flapper wheel discs for removing rust as they can be bought in different grits and are not as aggressive as grinding discs so will leave more metal . Maybe a supporting vee type piece of metal brace on each door from the 2 hinges to the latch to help stiffen the body and prevent torsion distorting metal and your new work. I will be waiting for your future work .

It will help when you get your floor pan in to stiffen the frame.

Muito bom suporte Rotisera...fica mais fácil mexer na lata.... é nois Brasil

Como eu disse no outro comentário, ficou lindo parabéns, pena que eu não posso dar uma volta nesse carro maravilhoso.

Good idea !

Would it be wise to have some cross bracing and support for the body so the thing doesn't twist or tweak?

WOW! is that a Chrysler Imperial in the backgroundÉ Those a are so rare to find now; they're indistructable

Great!!!!!!!

Nice !!

look at a video that rat rod bob has just put out on balancing your car on the rotisserie.his turns real easy