My old school VeeDub

[Gutling]

1972 Karmann Ghia
1600cc DP engine, 4spd
Runs and drives good, leaks oil but don't know from where yet. Going to strip/clean the interior today. Going to replace the headliner/visors with the black ones, all the interior carpet/panels switching to black too. Going to replace the dash with a wood grain one. Clock don't work, neither does the odometer and the speedo barely works. Got to fix all that, possibly just buy a new wire harness for the car depending on if this one is chopped up or rigged a lot. Planning on getting it painted a dark cherry red. Shaving a lot off, the trim, door handles, antenna, w/s squirter, etc. Either going to have this engine rebuilt a little bigger, or buy a scat engine. The front and rear brakes I am switching out with Airkewld's kit. Wilwood calipers, ss lines, and switches the lug pattern to 5x130mm. Also using a set of their custom wheels for that pattern, 17x7. Going with their air ride suspension kit, 4" narrowed beam up front to fit larger wheels, 2" dropped spindles, air shocks front, bags w/ shocks in back. Should ride better than factory and look awesome. So tell me what you think. I know a lot of people would say blasphemy, just restore it. But I am not a restore it kind of guy, I want it to be something I like and enjoy and will want to drive everyday.
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