1971 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

Karmann Ghia Convertible

4 - Cyl.

Manual

1412862361

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Gasoline

Let's try this auction again. You got very close last time to my reserve. 17,777 miles since a full body-off restoration. In 1988 I bought this car in Sonoma County, California to take friends wine tasting. It was pretty ugly and the intent was that if I drove it into a ditch, oh well. It quickly became a project car and after tens of thousands of dollars here it is. The engine has less than 2,000 miles and was professionally built by Steve Sands of Pro-Flow Performance in Hiram, Georgia. Driving this car in the Southeast I purposely kept the compression ratio low but the torque of this combination is pretty awesome. I’ve got a lot of blood, sweat and tears wrapped up in this and I hate to sell it but my divorce attorneys tell me otherwise. Even though I must sell it I do not have to give it away. Please be sure to read the “Full Disclosure” section of this ad. Engine: 2332 cc/142 cubic inch Bore – 94mm Stroke – 84mm Crank – Scat Volksracer Forged 8-dowel, Chevy rod bearings Rods – Scat 4340 chromoly H-Beam 5.500” long with 5/16 ARP 200 bolts Flywheel – 200mm, lightened 9 lb. Rings – Total Seal Rod Bearings – Clevite 77, CB-610 P Cam – Scat C55 grind. Lifters – Scat, Lube-A-Lobe Light Weight Solid Racing Lifters Rockers – Autocraft 1.4:1 ratio Pushrods – Scat 3/8” Deck height - .088” (.062 copper head gasket) Gene Berg barrel shims Gene Berg 30mm full flow oil pump & pressure relief cast iron pump cover Windage tray 2 Quart Scat sump with external Fram HP-1 oil filter Exhaust – S&S 2” headers with oxygen sensor bung Heads – CB Performance Magnum’s, semi-hemi cut, flowed with match ported tall intake manifolds, 65cc. Compression Ratio – 8.2:1 Carbs – 48mm Dellorto DRLA’s, with custom made and color matched Stackcovers Pressure Plate – KEP Stage II Ignition – Bosch 009 with CB Performance 40,000 volt Magnaspark HEI, Taylor 10.4mm Pro 409 wires Welded and balanced fan Serpentine fan belt Transmission and Suspension mods Transmission – Close ratio IRS 4 speed. Gene Berg nose cone support and hard rubber mount kit with CSP Kafer Cup Torque Bar. The torque bar has eliminated all wheel hop on hard launches. Rear sway bar 4-Wheel disc brakes with braided stainless steel lines 2” Narrowed adjustable Puma front beam with CB forged 2” drop spindles CB rear disc brakes with parking brake Other goodies Porsche badged Porsche 911 seats Porsche steering wheel 160 MPH speedometer Retractable seat belts with shoulder belt Haartz Cloth top with new ash header bow and headliner Euro taillights Fiberglass blade bumpers Bugpack short throw shifter Sewfine carpet kit Space saver spare tire Large diameter stainless steel fuel line from tank to carbs Accolades Class Winner OKC 10th anniversary VolkShow Class Winner Oklahoma Bug In, Noble OK Class Winner 11th Annual Southwest Championship Bug-In, Ennis, TX Class Winner 12th Annual Southwest Championship Bug-In, Ennis, TX Class Winner 7th Annual Houston Bug-In 1996, Houston Raceway Park 2nd Place 10th Annual Big Bug Shootout 1996, Ennis, TX (I was robbed) Published HotVWs, July 1996 VW Custom & Classic, January 1997 Full Disclosure Section Some clowns broke into my garage in Texas and stole the radio. They took care not to scratch the dash but the fools took a box cutter and sliced the seat. You can see this in one of the pictures. I have some extra material and I’ve been told that it can be fixed. The pan was rusted through when I bought the car and was replaced. As a result the VIN on the pan does not match the body but I have a clean title. The transmission was supposed to have close ratio 1st, 2nd and 3rd with 4th as the normal overdrive. Without close supervision they made all gears close and that is why it’s so quick. Long term it needs a 5th gear added for long distance cruising. If you’re into 1/8th mile or stoplight racing it’s perfect. The engine has an oil leak around the Gen Berg oil pump. I have not had time to pull the engine and fix it. I had planned on having the new exhaust system sent in for silver heat coating but never got around to it. Front clip was replaced with a virgin nose that had never been in an accident. The rear clip was also replaced from a 1994. Due to the size of the engine there were no heat exchangers available for the 2” headers and as a result there is no heater.