December 58 Ghia cabriolet lifetime restoration project

[dingerjunkie]

This is an absolutely beautiful level of TLC put in the project. Loving the outcome.

[Loren]

I have finally fit all the tin on the engine and cut the cylinder tins for the WW Okrasa manifolds. This took way more time than I thought it would. A lot of fine tuning to get all of the tins to fit properly and trimming the cylinder tins took forever. Im using the SCP carb linkage so the balance tube goes behind the fan shroud, eliminating the stock thermostat and cooling ring. A friend helped me out with a Porsche 356 cooling ring that I am welding to the back of the fan shroud. This is supposed to help with cooling. Once the tins are painted I will go into a more in depth description of what modifications and parts I'm using. The engine will be a mix of new, good used and NOS parts.

[VeloMikey]

Looking good! Will those pea shooters clear the apron? They look awfully high.
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[Loren]

I was thinking the same thing. I have seen photos of other Ghias with this exhaust and it does fit, but it looks like a really small gap between the exhaust and the rear apron. Guess I will just have to wait and see. Fingers crossed.

[WrennMetallWerks]

Well Done ….

Looks fantastic
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[PeteSC]

Looking great, Loren.

Regarding the Vintage Speed exhaust; those pea shooters do look high. They do offer two styles of 36 hp mufflers; one for cars "with apron cutouts" and the other for cars without. It looks like you may have the one for aprons with cutouts, which places the shooters higher towards the center of the muffler. Link below to your exhaust for cars without cutouts, which basically looks like it flips the shooters and support brace attachment points. I think for a KG you want the exhaust for cars without the apron cutout.

https://store.vintagespeed.com.tw/TYPE-1-ENGINE-HI...p132800909

When comparing yours to the Abarth-style VS exhaust I used to have may give any idea of where your tips will be; yours look to exit the muffler inline with the two vertical baffle spot welds that are close together in the middle of the muffler. You can see in the photo below about where that would put your exhaust tips in line with my bumper (on the far left you can just make out the top spot weld just below the bumper).

I loved the craftsmanship and appearance of my VS exhaust, but I'm much happier with the A-1 Sebring I have now. The polished stainless muffler really radiates heat, and my rear apron/center section would get super HOT after driving. The Sebring muffler boxes don't tuck as high into the apron, and with the black Cerakote it's a noticable improvement. Considering the paint perfection of your car it may be something to consider. The fiberglass sleeve the VS offers for the C-pipes may be an an option to help limit some of that effect.