| Richard
Jones |
| Las
Vegas, Nevada |
1965
VW Karmann Ghia
Type 3 “Razoredge” |
| Original Cost of Vehicle? |
$2,500 |
| Cost to Build Vehicle? |
$14,000 |
| Why did you build your Ride? |
To Make Purist
VW Guys Hate Me…lol…To
Fit Me, Be Different. |
| How Long to Build your Ride? |
18 Months |
| Name of Vehicle and Why? |
Betty. She’s
Dark and Dominant. |
| How Long Have You Been in
the Sport? |
11 Years |
| Previous Rides: |
Too Many to List |
| Club Affiliations? |
Freaks of Nature |
| Engine |
| Make: VW |
| Year: 1965 |
| # of Cylinders: 4 |
| Displacement: 1600 cc |
| Engine Modifications: Dual
Port Heads, Mild Cam, Straight
Cut Gears, Baby 34 mm Webers
Dual |
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| Engine Builder/ Shop: Classic
VDubs |
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| Driveline |
| Clutch
& Flywheel: Stock 1600 CB Stone
Disc |
| Gears: Stock |
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| Transmission Builder/Shop:
IRS Conversion |
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| Chassis |
| Stock or Custom? Custom |
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| Mods to the Frame: Type 1
VW Link Pin Beam with Cantilever
Front Air Ride, Bags in Back
with IRS Conversion. |
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| Inches of Lift or Drop? Please
Specify! 8” Drop |
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| Who Did Mods to the Frame:
Me |
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| Spindles: 2 ½” CB
Performance |
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| Compressor model and Brand:
Two Viair 480 with 5 Gallon Tank |
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| Number of Valves and Size:
Eight ½” GC |
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| Air Bag Size/Model; Front:
Air Cans Unknown |
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| Rear: Slam Specialties RE5 |
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| Any Chrome, Polish or Paint:
Complete Pan Painted with Rust
Bullet |
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| Wheels and Tires |
| Wheel Type: VW Bus Early Smoothies |
| Size: 14” |
| Tire Size: 185/60/14 |
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| Paint |
| Paint Color: Custom Flat Black |
| Type of Paint: SRC Paint Shop |
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| Describe Graphics, including
Paint Colors and Types: Flat
Black with Blue and Silver Pearl,
Gloss Black Roof, Metallic Pinstripping
by “Zorac”. |
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| Painted By: Classic VDubs |
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| Graphics By: Zorac in Las
Vegas |
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| Body |
| Hood: Stock with Spikes |
| Add On Accessories: Spikes |
| Body Mods: Spikes in Hood and Decklid,
Right Hand Drive Conversion with a
Hand Built Dash, Shaved Fresh Air Vents. |
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| Body Mods By: Me |
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| Interior |
| Dashboard: Custom |
| Gauges: Stock |
| Steering Wheel: Custom Welded Chain |
| Head Unit: Ipod into an EQ |
| Amps: MA Audio |
| Speakers: MA Audio Sub, Rockford
Fosgate Mids and Highs |
| Stereo Installed By: ME |
| Describe Upholstery Material/ Color
Scheme: Black Tweed, Skull Print Denim,
Black and Gray |
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| Upholstered By: Classic VDub |
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| History of Vehicle – It
Used to be a Left Hand Drive Drag Race
Car. It Ran 14.4 Second ¼ Miles. |
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| Special Thanks: Classic VDubs
for Paint and Interior, Acro Sean
for all His Help, Me of Course cause
I Did Everything Else, And, my Son
Hayden for his Random Acts of Helping. |
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