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Ok I will admit I'm dumb here. Why are you cutting up the ghia?
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09-13-2018, 11:11 PM
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He’s cutting up the Ghia to put the body shell, minus the frame and floorpan, onto the Prius we seen the body removed from earlier
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09-14-2018, 01:38 AM
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Those cuts are minimal to make two pieces. Why I don't know. Easier to move around?
Standard stuff if you're chopping a top or replacing rusty rocker panels.
I'm standing by to see if the doors are hung on the Ghia or Prius cowl.
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09-14-2018, 04:16 PM
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Hopefully the prius cowl because it should be stiffer. Sitting on a ghia open door is enough to warp it bad enough it wont close.
Done rocker panels, haven't done chop top, did a ragtop conversion. Didn't piece the body.
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09-17-2018, 04:50 PM
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First attempt
I need to adjust the core support location a bit. Getting closer though.
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09-17-2018, 07:08 PM
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Is that the top of suspension travel or ride height? Ghias look best when they're stanced.
Don't be afraid to add wheel-arch flares.
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09-17-2018, 07:36 PM
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I need to adjust the core support location a bit. Getting closer though.
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Nice! I just hope you find a way to get more air to the radiator. Check the nose of a '49 Studebaker for ideas.
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09-18-2018, 12:11 AM
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My gen III Prius hardly needs any air. I can run a full grill block most of the year if I'm not driving up a grade. Not sure what the actual airflow requirements will be, but if it's not sufficient flow, perhaps ducting the existing vents would suffice.
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The bullet nose was 1950-51. The shark mouths are big compared to the Ghia. If more air flow were needed, I'd go with two more Ghia grilles turned upside down below the originals.
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09-19-2018, 09:30 AM
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I totally dig these repowering-with-hybrids threads. I think they're a truly cool way to keep classic style on the road while delivering good mileage and pollution control.
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Yup!
Crazy Torchinsky on Jalopnik has written a couple of articles espousing the same thing.
I forwarded him the 1946 Prius Chevy pickup build thread, but he didn't bite.
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