AAAAaaa ha ha,, thats right Free Shipping!! in five easy steps. 1) Pick the crappiest shipper, PM me for name. Cost was $ 1,700.00 for 3,000 mi. 2) Get a contract to ship rear glass in a crate. Crate glass and return to car location cost of .. $ 900.00 3) Trucker,,,,,not even a Semi.! In a crappy little Dodge Dually, Refuses to p/u glass, because his truck is too small. 4) Trucker breaks down at home? On, a three day weekend? (How convenient.) 5) Trucker arrives with car in an OPEN carrier. Thus,,,, breach of contract, credit card charges reversed. $$$$$ Next, my 1981 Euro Mondial-8 has been here for 10 days now. (Smile) And, she already tried to burn my beach house down with a bad fuel return line. She is quite feisty but the engine runs fine She is a fire bug, for she has done this before, I believe the PO had a little electrical mishap, enough to warrant complete submission to the electrical gremlins. (Anyway, she is mine now,,, good thing I know these cars whew.) All belts are a little old at 5 years from last major,, Thus, I must pull the engine and do them or risk a broken belt and ???? $$$$ !!!! (you know the drill.) I am finishing inventory on needed items Dou! Fuel door, Check Control, Shift Grate, Inner Door Handle Cable etc. (Help!) Stand By,, More to come.. (is our hobby crazy, or what?) Edwardo Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Exactly,, a street legal Race Car, in California.! No smog pump. Euro CIS system. Euro cam shafts. Euro headers, no smog ports. Euro final drive gears. (I want my Euro speedometer back also, , in KM per hour.)
Dave, Yes it is the Mystery Machine.. No Books, not much history, good Euro engine.... . I purchased her from another owner who wanted a Red 308 not a black Mondial. After he did a tune up, he realized that these cars can be a money pit,,, and he wanted a 308 anyway. Thus, I got her cheap and now with free shipping my budget just got a $1700.00 boost. (You don't want to go upside down,,, right, or I should have just bought a 1989 T.) Happy day! Edwardo
Actually no, this is an origional California car, very little rust. It's pretty dirty in the photos. (Hard to wash w/o any glass.) The bodywork was really top notch prior to the last spray, but I will be taking it down to below the Red prior to primer with SEM 42043. Then, I will be painting her a nice PPG Nero. . Thanks for all your interest. Ciao, Edwardo
Hey Edwardo, so you're gone from Colorado..I always wanted to see your 350 hp Mondial, darn!..awhile back I spoke to Norwoods and they remember you car (thought I was you I guess) Oh well good luck with this one too! Mike
So you dont feel that you have to pay this shipper anything? For a car that your stripping the paint off anyways and has no glass installed???
I have tried to contact the shipper, and all I wanted for them to do was,,,, just go get the (freakin) crate...! , , , , , No response........ (bummer,,,,,,No soup for you!) Life is tuff in the big $hitty. Thus, she is mine,,,,,, all mine...... FrEE shipping, MMMMMmmwwwwwwwaaaaaaa ha ha. ciao, Edwardo Image Unavailable, Please Login
Happy fathers day! Busy weekend, Pulled out old plugs, Chumpion N6YC, way too cold...! I am going to replace with NGK BPR7ES. Replace fuel return hose, used blue silicon. Found a new amber light,, see next to old ones. (Can you purchase just a clear center? Installed new F1 starter button.... as the saga continues. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Mike, Nice to hear from you,, Not gone from Colorado, but the 350HP Cab. is gone now. It's down in Dallas. The new owner is very happy. Norwood has been under the hood now for the last two years, the car needed new injectors and a new Haltec system, the old haltec E6 had seen better days. I contine to own property in Highlands Ranch,, maybe retire there. (really Cheep taxs.)
Update, Last night. Alternator bad,,, must have been the electrical fire! (Not in the harness, thank God.) Just a 10 Ga wire toasted under the fuel tanks... (Dou, must have scared the **** out of the previous owner.) (She is a fire bug, you know.) Top bolt out. Bottom Alternator bolt stuck !!! (Yes the nut is off.) Maybe they put a size 13mm bolt in a 1/2" hole? Is this an OEM unit? Thanks for helping. Saga continues. Edwardo Image Unavailable, Please Login
Busy work ,, Yes. Fun, maybe? (keeps me out of the bars.) wink The bolt put in the alternator hole is supposed to be a 11mm, not a 13mm.) Wednesday night. (late) I was able to spin the Bolt with an impact driver,, thus it will pull out. Drilled pilot hole. Drilled secondary hole. Ready for tap. (Tomorrow.) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Late thursday night. Tap, Bolt, pull,,,, easy out. Engine cover is here! Looks nice, no? It's going to be Hot this weekend,,,,,, maybe reach 75 deg here on the Pacific Ocean.... ha ha, ,,, (continued........) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Oh,, see my trophies ! ! What we have here is an intermittent short, from the Alt+ to the heat shield. (No wonder all the previous owners thought this car was possessed.) Next, the same wire melted on the headers, under the fuel tanks! (Make sure that you have a 15 year old do you sterio install.. ha ha ) Image Unavailable, Please Login
A look up front,, found,,,, Rats chewed my wire harness to the wipers. A look out back,,, Cats and glass packs ! Factory ? (No?) Cats and rats,, Oh my! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Tuesday late night.. Bolt up Rebuilt Alternater,, use Titanium washers.. $ 107.00 Check Electrical system health... 6.54 Mega.Ohms sounds about right. Inspect and clean Caps and Rotors.. Spin engine, wait until Oil press is up. Drink beer. Tomorrow I'll start it again.. who hoo! (for the second time) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
No fuel pressure, no 12V at pump. (I sware the thing worked last week.) New independant fuel pump circuit to be installed. Jump pump. Car starts and runs great, on the Foreward bank only! (AArrgg) Start at begining. 1) check fwd compression,, all 170 psi. (Glad FORZA didn't lie to me, they are good guys.!) 2) check rotor alignment. OK Drink Beer Tomorrow... 3) check plugwires. 4) check cap. 5) check power to Digiplexis. 6) check crank sensor OHMs. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Who Hooo, , see my new (old) Key Fob. (Donated by MIke, Newberry Park) Now if someone would just donate a door top for the Passenger side door, we would be on to something. ha ha Sensers check out OK. (see photo) The wires are crap. Carbon core CAVIS? (never seen them.....) Thus, New cap, New brush, New extenders. (It's a good thing I got lots of stuff laying around, or this Ferrari would not be cheep anymore.) Have a nice weekend. Edwardo Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login