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Storing the Ghia for the Winter - I put the ghia in storage for the winter, which means that I put blocks under it and a car cover over it and left it in the driveway. The pan is jammed up in the garage. The many boxes of parts are stacked neatly. I got my first letter from the homeowners association this week. They said that I must remove the "car on blocks in the driveway" or I f... - 2006/02/20

Pulling the Pan - I didn't feel safe going all the way up in one go because I didn't know how stable the thing would be. Or how heavy. In retrospect, it would have been easier to go all the way up to start with. On day two here I had to raise the frame higher on the a-frames so the engine would clear. It would have been easier if I was planning to pull the pan out f... - 2005/11/03

Pulling the Frame - After disconnecting the seatbelts from the pan I was ready to pull the frame. The steering wheel wasn't that hard to undo. Or at least it wouldn't have been if the Germans knew how to make a bolt that a half inch wrench could fit on. That's the reason I have to buy wrenches and sockets in sizes such as 21/32 It must suck being German. It could be w... - 2005/11/03

Switching to thumbnails - I've actually gotten quite a bit done since the last post. I just haven't posted. The reason is that the pics got too big for dialup to load well. I need to switch to thumbnails instead. So now I'm working on going back to the beginning of the blog and redoing all of the pics to thumbnail view. I'm also getting some good spam in my comments. I like... - 2005/11/03

Getting There - It only took one drill bit and an afternoon to get the other door off. We drilled off all of the door screws on the passenger side while Ambre drove the drivers side And then FINALLY the thing is off. Now it's time to work on the front bumper. It's some backbreaking work pulling a bumper off There must be an easier way. Almost done Just give it a p... - 2005/11/02

Hurricane Rita Slowed Me Down - Well, it took a while to get going again due to hurricane Rita. I wound up having to shuffle the garage around enough to push the car in because the frame isn't bolted on anymore and I didn't want it to blow away. It was a pretty tight fit, but it finally made it in. After the storm was over, the power was out for several days and I never did get a... - 2005/11/02