| Author | Message | ||
| Mike Dawson (Miked)
New member Username: Miked Post Number: 32 Registered: 2-2001 |
McMaster-Carr carries all types of struts. http://www.mcmaster.com/ search for "gas springs" You will find 8 pages from their cataloge with every kind, size, force rating, material and even locking and remote release models. They also have a selection of end fittings and mounts. I am sure that a Ferrari strut could be duplicated "sans logo". A typical strut of about 15" extended length with end fittings would be about $11. | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Junior Member Username: Verell Post Number: 236 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ed, I'll send you my original struts when I get a chance. They're still functional but on the weak side. The lettering is still pretty good on one of them & legible on the other. POSSIBLE GROUP BUY for F*chat & F*list? What do you think the price would be /pair of struts if we could get 10 - 20 people to buy a pair each? I think we could get that many between the two groups if there was a significant savings. The ES bushings group buy turned out to be a good deal with good participation. | ||
| Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member Username: Irfgt Post Number: 1614 Registered: 2-2001 |
If someone can send me an old Ferrari strut I can get a silk screen made to duplicate the original. I have a bunch of friends in the screen print business plus I have a source for new struts. | ||
| Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Junior Member Username: Dapper Post Number: 133 Registered: 4-2002 |
Amazing what you can do with a steady hand, an expertly sculpted erasure and some white paint! | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Junior Member Username: Verell Post Number: 217 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hmm, Maybe it's time for someone to make up a reproduction silk screen & do up a small run of struts... Especially if we can come up otherwise identical parts (same mfg, etc.)... | ||
| Jorma Johansson (Jjfinland)
Junior Member Username: Jjfinland Post Number: 172 Registered: 3-2001 |
Sam,you are allready driving a BOSCHFIAT  | ||
| Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
Member Username: Sam Post Number: 345 Registered: 4-2001 |
I have a bunch of these from my various cars and they are of various lengths...I have learned the hard way never to toss anything ferrari away and keep all this useless stuff...the great benifit of recharching the old struts is that the OEM struts that I have all have the Ferrari logo silk screening and in some concours circles that is VERY valuable...I live at pep boys and over the years I realize that I can replace most things cheaply but the car is becoming less "ferrari" I wonder if there is a point or critical mass where the pep boys parts take over and I am driving a buick? | ||
| Jorma Johansson (Jjfinland)
Junior Member Username: Jjfinland Post Number: 171 Registered: 3-2001 |
Ferrari 308 GTSi uses the same struts as FIAT 127 (rear hood) 20$. If you want to play, its another thing, but... | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Junior Member Username: Verell Post Number: 196 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hmm, Maybe recharging is feasable if you know someone at a company that fills nitrogen cylinders. Hypotheticly the valve on a cylinder could be removed, several struts inserted into the cylinder, the valve re-installed, cylinder charged... Trick would be to figure out how much charge to put into they cylinder & how long to leave the struts in to charge... HMM, how in the heck do they charge them in the mfg. process? Just mechanicly assemble them under pressure? | ||
| Henryk (Henryk)
Junior Member Username: Henryk Post Number: 91 Registered: 8-2001 |
Tim: Thanks for the info. It is quite obvious that a high pressure nitrogen chamber is out of the question, thus making my idea of rebuilding a mute point. I have decided to drop this idea....thought it would be interesting, at first. Live and learn!!!!!! | ||
| Tim Hogan (Tojo)
New member Username: Tojo Post Number: 42 Registered: 4-2002 |
I think the struts are nitrogen charged. At work we recharge struts of the same style, but bigger for aeroplanes. Guys do their car struts also. The struts are placed in a cylinder that is then pumped up with high pressure nitrogen. At real high pressures the gas penetrates past the seals, thus giving the strut its strength. There will always be gas leakage past the seals in this type of design, but it is very, very slow., unless your seals have been damaged. Thats another story... | ||
| Henryk (Henryk)
Junior Member Username: Henryk Post Number: 88 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lawrence: Yes, they are the ones......either for the front, or rear hood. However, I wonder if my idea is feasible. Ric does mention the problem of pressurizing. As I read other posts, most are able to get an aftermarket set at a reasonable price..if so I would buy also. | ||
| Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Junior Member Username: Lawrence Post Number: 114 Registered: 4-2002 |
You mean the struts that hold the deck up? I just replaced two of mine and still have the two old ones. | ||
| Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
Junior Member Username: Ricrain Post Number: 186 Registered: 2-2002 |
Pressurizing them is probably the real problem. I guess a fitting could be made... I'll look. I should have at least one around somewhere. | ||
| Henryk (Henryk)
Junior Member Username: Henryk Post Number: 87 Registered: 8-2001 |
I need some used Ferrari struts. I can't believe that these can't be re-built. My hydraulics experience has shown me that things of this nature can be re-built. If I can re-build them, then, anyone sending me one will get it back, rebuilt with no charge.....I only need 2-3 of various lengths. I will post my results in this column. |