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William Harris · 04-23-2003, 10:54 AM

Don: We are kindred spirits. I fondly remember the summer of 1968 when I acquired a VW Karmen Ghia convertible. Mind you this was down in Lousiana and the whole floor pan had rusted out and the driver's seat was literally falling thru the floor, such as it was. So my buddy and I take the body off and use the edge of the floor pan for a template and make a new one out of marine plywood, which we then fiberglass and bolt it all back together and drive for the next couple of years like that. Yeah, we pulled the bumpers off and put headers on it. I was slow, but it sure sounded loud. Kidda like today's rice rockets with the bazooka exhaust pipes. Man, those were the days. Think I paid $100 for the car.

04-23-2003, 10:54 AM	#15
William Harris Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hamilton, MA Posts: 161	Shade Tree mechanics! Don: We are kindred spirits. I fondly remember the summer of 1968 when I acquired a VW Karmen Ghia convertible. Mind you this was down in Lousiana and the whole floor pan had rusted out and the driver's seat was literally falling thru the floor, such as it was. So my buddy and I take the body off and use the edge of the floor pan for a template and make a new one out of marine plywood, which we then fiberglass and bolt it all back together and drive for the next couple of years like that. Yeah, we pulled the bumpers off and put headers on it. I was slow, but it sure sounded loud. Kidda like today's rice rockets with the bazooka exhaust pipes. Man, those were the days. Think I paid $100 for the car.