Sounds like you're moving on with your restoration! I've got a manx buggy sitting the back yard that I started restoring over 2 years ago . . . so far I've got a few parts (the engine, seats, headlights) removed. :lookaround: At this rate it will take me forever, so I'm always impressed when I hear about someone jumping in and getting something done!
I'm not a Ghia expert, so I can't offer you much advice on the questions you had on your web page, but I would like to comment and make a recomendation on one thing I noticed in your pictures.
Your Ghia, like 9 out of 10 air-cooled Type 1 Volkswagens, has a filter that someone has added between the fuel pump and the carborator. You really need to get rid of it and run one piece of good quailty braid covered hose between the pump and carb. Use clamps on both ends but don't overtighten them. If you "have" to run a filter, put it between the tank and the line going into the tunnel, or right at where it exits the tunnel in the back. Why? It's a fire hazard! Every VW engine fire I've ever seen or heard about had a filter setup exactly like that one, and at least 75% of them the fire was directly related to the filter.
Don't think I'm picking on you. I have this bad habit of preaching about removing the filters and using good fuel hose and clamps. Don't ask why or I might have to tell you the story about having to put out a fire on my 74 Sun Bug with a bottle of drinkning water . . . and I had just bought the car and hadn't gotten 1/4 mile down the road! :blush:
Anyway, good luck with your resto project. It looks like it's gonna be a nice one when your done! :coolgleam:
