WBX motors are typical Volkswagen. It almost s the same - exhaust port wise - as the Type 1, which means I can use a Type 1 header with a few minor modifications. Namely, #1 and #4 exhaust flanges needed to be rotated slightly and it all bolts up.

Thanks to my buddy Jesse who did the welding for me as I JUST got a TIG setup and have started practicing.

On my side of 'The Pond', if you're into drag racing, there are a gazillion shops with expertise and components to set you up in a blink. Open your mouth about HPDE, road racing or fast road use for a non-1302/1303 over here?:mad: All the great shock suppliers make everything in 2.5" body or 2.25" which won't fit the front of my balljoint beam equipped Ghia.

Dealing with some of the suppliers in Germany and such has been a challenge, and pricing was RIDICULOUS (no ill-will towards any one shop/person) for what should've been simple.

Fortunately I was turned on to ProTech in the UK who did an amazing job with their response time, and from what I can tell build quality of the 1.9" and 2.25" multi-way adjustable shocks for the Raketenhase Ghia.

Loooots of parts to start putting on!

Ran out of space on the floor...actually, I'm always trying to be efficient with the use of space in my 'shop', so I purchased a tire rack from eBay to stash my extra set of Boxster S wheels.

Additionally, Volkswagen has a cool accessory of wheel/tire covers with handles for easy storage/manipulation of said extra wheels. I think they're cool looking!

Needed to get some 'space' in the wheel wells, so found a great deal on a couple sets to see if they'll work before any other widening of suspension components / purchasing later 944T arms.

Soooo, no-one really 'makes' a spoiler for the Raketenhase Ghia, so in keeping with the theme of 'factory parts' whenever possible, I saw a photo of a MKI GTI and thought "that might work".

If I had a dollar for all the parts I've purchased "that might work"...

Parts from Uk...4 days shipping. Parts from Estonia (1,100 miles further) 75 days!!!

It's all well and good though, because I got my Killer Tiller for the Raketenhase Ghia! I've had the doggone Momo adapter for this car on the shelf for over 20 years!

Nice. Is that a Prototipo?

Yes Steve, it is. I'd been searching for one at a reasonable price, and when I found it I had no idea it would take 2.5 months to get!!!

I've been looking on https://mrsteeringwheel.com/ but $ is so poor at the moment I will have to wait

Great looking build. looking forward to seeing more progress..