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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:27 pm 
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here is a pic of what I have


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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:43 pm 
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That's Wayne. Once I saw it I remembered it. It's only been about 30 years.

Any chance someone has one of these? Guess I could check with Gary.

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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:09 am 
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PO had the Ghia painted. The painter was nice enough to get paint on the wires under the hood. Most of the wires you can still tell the original color and the tracer color. Any way i can removed the paint without removing the tracer?


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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:11 am 
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I'm not going to be using the heater. Is there a cover I can obtain for the body openings or do i need to fabricate a cover once I remove the plastic insert.


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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:14 am 
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I take aluminum airnditioner tape and wrap over them to keep the air out. If the silver bothers you hit it with some black spray paint but heat won't bother that tape nor will the elements. It is some awsome stuff.


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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:32 am 
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I need to seal mine up as well, in the past I have made covers out of sheet metal then RTV/bolted them on. I'm not that ambitious anymore plus I got some plexiglass left over from a previous project.

as for the custom red wire harness :hillbilly: , MEK might be able to safely remove that overspray. Mineral spirit will work too but involve more elbow grease.

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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:09 pm 
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Fitz wrote:
I take aluminum airnditioner tape and wrap over them to keep the air out. If the silver bothers you hit it with some black spray paint but heat won't bother that tape nor will the elements. It is some awsome stuff.


The tape is cool but you have to keep it away from high heat. I took the plastic hoses off and there is what appears to be a flat surface with two bolt holes. Think I will cut a piece of ABS and bolt it on with some silicone.

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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:12 pm 
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I need to seal mine up as well, in the past I have made covers out of sheet metal then RTV/bolted them on. I'm not that ambitious anymore plus I got some plexiglass left over from a previous project.

as for the custom red wire harness :hillbilly: , MEK might be able to safely remove that overspray. Mineral spirit will work too but involve more elbow grease.


Do you know if it will remove the tracer color from the wires? Will try it on some crap wire. Thanks nick.

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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:17 pm 
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Just test it on one of those wires, I have no idea. My cars have never had their harness repainted :hillbilly:

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 Post subject: Re: 70 Ghia
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:20 am 
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Carroseria.Camara wrote:
Fitz wrote:
I take aluminum airnditioner tape and wrap over them to keep the air out. If the silver bothers you hit it with some black spray paint but heat won't bother that tape nor will the elements. It is some awsome stuff.


The tape is cool but you have to keep it away from high heat. I took the plastic hoses off and there is what appears to be a flat surface with two bolt holes. Think I will cut a piece of ABS and bolt it on with some silicone.


I just took my bakelite heater ducts off and reattacted before the body was put on .

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