http://www.t-34.co.uk/ 10 Years of Type 34 Karmann Ghias en DeeEmm CMS mick[at]t-34[dot]co[dot]uk http://www.t-34.co.uk/templates/deeemm/images/rss-icon.gif http://www.t-34.co.uk//index.php?page=rss2 home Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=67 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=67 With some deliberation, and a bit of a heavy heart, I have decided that after over 10 years of running this site, I am going to close it down next year. This decision is mostly due to the fact that... home Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=66 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=66 Well, it's been a little time since I actually did some work on the Ghia, recovering the interior doesn't really count as it wasn't me doing the work. So spurned by an invitation to t... home Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=65 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=65 Here's a few shots of the interior after I picked it up from the trimmers last week Front seat - not yet assembled.I need to source the platic trim that goes around the front before reassem... home Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=64 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=64 The interior is finished - Went down to see it today. It looks great and I can't wait to get it home (picking it up later in the week).Not much else happening on the car, the project has been o... home Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=63 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=63   I would like to invite your support for a new site that I am developing. It's an idea for a while now but have only just gotten around to doing something with it.Basically it is an all ... home Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=62 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=62 I've just returned from Speedweek 2009 held here in South Australia.The event is run by the Dry Lakes Racers Australia and is an anual event held (weather permitting) on Lake Gairdner where you... home Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=61 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=61 My Mark 2 Jaguar is for sale. I bought this with the intention of restoring it but have since found another project - a 1962 VW 15 Window Deluxe Splitscreen MicrobusThe Jag is remarkably rust free ... home Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=60 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=60 The classic was an interesting event this year. Previously I have gone to Macclesfield for the lunchtime stop to meet up with the mustang and look at the cars, but for some reason, this year we got... home Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=59 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=59 Not too much to report for the past week or so. I did order a pair of the rear vent wing rubbers that recently appeared on Ebay - I forgot to get one of these when Pop was still trading and thought... home Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=58 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=58 Last weekend I decided to dive in and get cracking on the new suspension. It was some time ago since I bought the second IRS subframe, and at some point I think I had decided to leave the current s... home Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=57 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=57 With the suspension out of the car I have set to work in getting everything ready for remounting everything back into the car. I've had some mountings turned down that I can weld onto the ends ... home Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=56 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=56 This weekend was a public holiday here in South Australia, fortunately I had the foresight to book the friday before off from work, this has given me plenty of time to spend on the Ghia. With the g... home Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=55 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=55 A happy new year to all our visitors. It's now just two weeks into the new year and I have so far managed to keep all my resolutions. One resolution was to spend more time fixing the Ghia up - ... home Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=54 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=54 This Saturday I went to take a look at the Adelaide Classic. Apart from having an obvious interest in classic cars, the company that I work for were sponsoring a Mustang run by some of the guys we... home Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=53 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=53 After a mate of mine put me onto a local Adelaide based Scooter web site (www.cartersclassicscooters.com.au ) I found that they were organising a bit of a rally to celebrate the 60th Anniversary o... home Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=52 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=52 This week I managed to pick up the remaining few items from the chromers - regular visitors will remember that it's been quite a while since the remaining few parts were taken in for rechroming... home Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=51 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=51 With the warmer weather here to stay, it's probably about time that I got back into putting the Ghia back together. The gearbox is half reassembled and shouldn't take too much time to finis... home Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=50 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=50 Our recent trip to the UK allowed me to try and find a replacement slider gear for the 915 gearbox. Whilst there I popped in to Design 911 in Hainault, Essex. After ordering the new slider gear in ... home Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=49 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=49 With a trip to the UK Looming, not too much has been happening to the Ghia of late. My search for the missing part for the gearbox has not been fruitfull as none seem to be available here in Aus. W... home Sun, 20 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=48 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=48 This week I received the trim parts from Germany that I ordered last week, these included the rubber seals that fit between the aluminium trim and the roof. I have been eagerly waiting for these s... home Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=47 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=47 As usual work has been pretty hectic, but I have still managed to grab a few hours working on the Ghia. I took delivery of the 911 fan that I had ordered from Sharpbuilt and placed an order for mos... home Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=46 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=46 The past couple of weeks I have been busy at work but have still managed to make some progress on the Ghia. I have ordered a few more parts - namely a 911 fan + alternator. I ordered this from Shar... home Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=45 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=45 The Easter weekend has seen a bit of progress. I raised the rear suspension up to balance out the increase in the front rideheight. This involved clearancing the side of the IRS frame to allow the ... home Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=44 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=44 I've made some progress with the front hubs this week. I've drawn up the adaptors that I need made up. These are based on the adaptors that are posted on http://www.ricola.co.uk/ (follow th... home Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=43 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=43 I've made a bit of progress this week. On Tuesday I took the interior to a local trimmers for a quote. I'm going to have the seats and door panels retrimmed in grey leather to match the gre... home Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=42 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=42 I've not posted an update to the progress since before xmas, this is because I have been busy with updating the site and haven't had a lot of time to sit down and write one.The past few wee... home Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=1 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=1 Welcome to the new look T-34 site.It's been some time since I built the site in it's previous guise (December 2004 in fact!), so I decided it was about time to have a makeover. With over 40... home Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=41 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=41 I've been busy working away the past month but have still managed to make some progress on the Ghia. I have now finished painting the floorpans and under seat area, I also reassembled and fi... home Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=40 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=40 This weekend, after stripping down the fresh air intake vent assemblies, I cleaned up the vent mechanisms and repainted the whole assembly using a 3 part enamel system. The paint system includes a ... home Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=39 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=39 Earlier in the week I took a trip out to a company called Volksfactory here in Adelaide, I managed to pick up some window track felts, wiper motor bushes and also hopefully sort out another IRS rea... home Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=38 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=38 I've had quite a good weekend as far as progress goes, I put some shelves up in the garage and cleared the stuff that was stored in the car out. I found the keys for the car that I thought I ha... home Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=37 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=37 Wow - Last progress update was nearly a year ago !! Well, I finally bought a house (or should I say 'we' bought a house - me and the GF that is) and last week went a brought the Ghia bac... home Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=2 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=2 I recently spent some time in Germany on a buisiness trip visiting one of our suppliers. As I work within the automotive industry I got to spend some time at the Wolfsberg VW plant looking at some ... home Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=24 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=24 Well the Ghia is finally in Australia, it arrived last Monday and after a little confusion about how to get it through customs and quarantine I picked it up from the shipping company on Tuesday (mo... home Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=36 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=36 Well the Ghia is finally in Australia, it arrived last Monday and after a little confusion about how to get it through customs and quarantine I picked it up from the shipping company on Tuesday (mo... home Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=23 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=23 The latest news on the Ghia is that the arrival date for the container is finally confirmed.All I have to do now is figure out how I clear it through customs.Other news for this week is my recent ... home Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=35 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=35 Well I'm now back in Australia, the Ghia is hopefully, as I type this, making its way here too. Can't wait for it to arrive home Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=34 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=34 Well the Ghia is finally loaded up. Everything to do with the car has been crammed inside - you could say it is finally back together - albeit not correctly!! I have this niggling feeling I have... home Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=33 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=33 I've packed some of the parts for the car into boxes, I've also wrapped the front and rear screens in bubble wrap, I'm going to tape these in place on the car. All thats left to do is t... home Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=32 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=32 Forgot to add - I also refitted the bonnet catch and the bonnet springs - WOW - The first moving part to be reassembled and it actually works!!!! home Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=31 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=31 The redrilled discs turned up today. I fitted them and for the first time the car is now rolling on all 4 Porsche wheels. The clearance on the front wheels is pretty good and there's no fouling... home Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=30 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=30 I fitted the engine in today, it's only fitted temporarily for the shipping but at least it's in. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get to fit the new redrilled front discs and the remaining two ... home Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=29 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=29 Yesterday I fitted the new discs I have to the rear of the car and refitted the brake calipers. I also ordered some 5*130 redrilled discs for the front. The front discs are only a temporary measure... home Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=27 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=27 Last week I was finally reunited with my Ghia. I've had the car for about 8 years now, last October it wen't into the paintshop to be painted, unfortunately I never got to see it finishe... home Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=28 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=28 Today I fitted the bumpers, well that's not exactly true, I fitted the front bumper, no probs, but do you think I could find the rear bumper brackets?? Nope. I turned the garage upside down try... home Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=26 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=26 After working in Australia for the past year and a half I have returned to the UK to sell up. The Ghia is being shipped out to my home in Adelaide where hopefully I will now have the time to finish... home Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=22 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=22 Welcome to the new and revised T-34 website You will notice that it is quite different in style from the old one. Gone is the old animated navigation bar. Instead, navigation is now con... home Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=25 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=25 Another year passed, and another year that's seen very little work being done on the Ghia (nothing unusual there). I've made it one of my resolutions this year that I am going to get the Gh... home Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=3 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=3 Other commitments have meant that as usual progress has been slow, I've picked up a SACO hydraulic clutch kit which looks like a good quality item - It's pretty much a necessity as I'm ... home Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=4 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=4 Once again this is the first update to the site in quite some time, there has been some progress on the car but as usual this has been nowhere near as much as I would ideally like, the front and re... home Sun, 06 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=5 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=5 The long (and scary) process of painting the car has begun. all of the welding is finished (apart from the engine mounts - but I will do these when the engine arrives). I have started to strip the ... home Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=6 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=6 Well today i went out and bought all the stuff needed to get the car ready to lay on the colour, I've booked a couple of weeks off starting in a fortnight so I intend to get the car painted. Th... home Sun, 25 May 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=7 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=7 As per usual the site has not been updated for quite some time, this is also a reflection on the amount of work that's been done too - there's been a lot going on in my household so work on... home Sat, 07 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=8 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=8 Karen's Ghia is now back from the painters and some of the trim has been refitted, hopefully tomorrow I'll fit the engine back in and get it running. Trying to find all of the trim is provi... home Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=9 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=9 This weekend I dropped all of the engine parts down to Jim who's assembling it for me, we had a long discussion about exactly how the engine would be assembled, and also the modifications that ... home Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=10 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=10 Latest news - THE ROOF IS OFF - I've finally done it, I cut the roof off of the car. Armed with a grinder and a pair of tin snips war was waged on the Razoredge, after a frantic battle, with th... home Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=11 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=11 The rear suspension is finished and installed, the gearbox cross-member mounts have been fabricated and welded onto it, and this leaves only a small amount of welding to be done. I've lowered t... home Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=12 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=12 Not too much has gone on in the past couple of weeks, I've been waiting for my wheels to turn up. It took me ages to find someone who could source the wheels I wanted, and even then he only had... home Fri, 02 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=13 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=13 I have now fitted the Porsche rear suspension, it took a lot of working out, but as I didn't want to get it wrong and risk the cost of having to buy any of the parts again, I didn't mind th... home Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=14 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=14 I was unfortunately let down on the 944 suspension and brakes, my new contact had arranged to get the stuff supplied by someone he knew, but was let down himself, he then put me in touch with a ano... home Wed, 22 May 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=16 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=16 Wow Looking at the date below, it's been some time since I've been to this page. So I guess in two years a lot must have been done (yeah right). I've managed to source some more bits, t... home Thu, 16 May 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=15 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=15 Well I managed to find someone to supply the Porsche parts that I need, so far I've picked up the wheels from him (a set of 16" Fuchs with a space saver spare), and hopefully this week I s... home Tue, 09 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=17 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=17 I have sent off for my age related registration number, which will have a "C" suffix, indicating 1965. As some of you have pointed out; the car would have been a 1966 model year and was p... home Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=18 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=18 Here is the TUV Birth Certificate for the '66, as you can see it was in fact built in '65. This has put a bit of a spanner in the works, so to speak, as I had assumed that the registration ... home Tue, 14 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=19 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=19 It's been long overdue but I've had to get on with doing some decorating in the house, (unfortunately the '65 is not at the top of my list of priorities at the moment). The parts amasse... home Tue, 29 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=20 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=20 I've been doing some research on suspension and steering geometry and have come across a couple of nice programs for calculating suspension dimensions. Although this is not a completely scienti... home Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=21 http://www.t-34.co.uk/index.php?page=home&id=21 My whole intention with building this car may seem a bit sacrilegious to some, but the one thing that Volkswagens have always been lacking in is power. It is for this reason that I intend to build ...