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'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
| | Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 1:41 am: | |
There are numerous amounts of people who are mystified with Accusumps. Alot of racers are even skeptical about them. I think they are the cat's ass and I would use one on my car if I didn't have the modification restriction due to my insurance. They keep pressurized oil in the canister and release it when the circuit pressure drops (ie: when high-G cornering, the oil collects at the far end of the sump, therefore the pick-up runs dry and pumps no oil into the engine). Although, even the largest size (I think 3 qt's) wouldn't supply enough on huge bends, the fact that you have the ability to release pressurized oil right on start-up (by means of a switch-activated solenoid valve on the canister) would far exceed the standard set by oil filters that have stand-pipes.
I don't like engines with stainless steel braided hoses. They are the trick used by hill-billys with cars that are all-show-and-no-go (to the person out there who posted recently a photo of their 308 engine with these things on, I apologize in advance for any offence taken by that comment I made, but that's how I feel about it).
My GT4 had rust problems years before I bought it. It was taken care of by the previous owner and looks good now on the outside. But during my rebuild I discovered ALOT more under various panels and other nooks-and-crannys. It's a 1970's car, what more can be said about rust?
Sounds like its a bit pricey for the condition. As with any Ferrari purchase, this car should definitely be looked over by a competent mechanic and should have the compulsary compression and leak-down tests done. If there are any signs that its been tracked hard and needs tons of work done...walk away. Unless you are prepared to go through what I'm going through now J.
So its priced in Canadian eh? I'm in B.C., would this car be anywhere near me (I know of only two here, mine and the one for sale at Brian Jessel)?
If you have any more questions, you can email me, my address is under my profile, which you can access by clicking on my name above. |
Jim McCaffrey (Jmccaff)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 11:55 pm: | |
Your Right! It is a sunroof model. It is a 1979 with silver exterior, red interior an a stunning wood aftermarket wheel. The rims and tires have been upgraded, it has 67,000 KM (45,000 Miles) and is priced at $ 34,900 CAN ($ 23,000 US). The car drives very well and the interior is in very good shape. The problem I have is that there are rust bubbles over a couple of the wheel wells one of the doors and quarter pannel as well as on the the bottom of where the windshield is. The second (Major) problem is that it has a accusump cannister in the trunk and almost all the hoses are braided. There is also a bracket under the backseat head reast that looks like it was for a harrness. There is no weld marks where a roll bar should be, but it's clear to me that it was used on the track for more than the occasional "track Day" Man I love that silver and red combo. Thanks for your help Peter, I thought the VIN might say more. What I don't know Jim |
'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
| | Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 1:49 pm: | |
Sounds like this is a late '79 model, most likely with a sunroof. One of 326 made during that year.
Early cars like this don't have any mysterious code mixed in like the later 17 digit VIN's. That number is just the sequence number of how many made. With Dino's in this case, the last digit is always even (0,2,4,6,8), unlike other 308's whose last are always odd.
Tell us more about this GT4... |
Warren E. Smith (Magoo)
| | Posted on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 11:56 pm: | |
Peter, this is your expertise. I'll let you answer this one. |
Jim McCaffrey (Jmccaff)
| | Posted on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 11:49 pm: | |
Does anyone know how to read VIN #'s of pre 1980 cars? I am looking at buying a 308 GT4 # 15248.
Thanks Jim |
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