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  1. cnpapa24

    cnpapa24 F1 Rookie

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    #14476 cnpapa24, Feb 7, 2016
    Wow. Great side by side photos.
     
  2. MiuraP400

    MiuraP400 Formula Junior

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    #14477 MiuraP400, Feb 7, 2016
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  3. MiuraP400

    MiuraP400 Formula Junior

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    #14478 MiuraP400, Feb 7, 2016
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  4. SimonSays

    SimonSays Karting

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    #14479 SimonSays, Feb 7, 2016
    There was a Miura at the Grande Giro in 2013 in Italy, from Arizona. Was that this car?
     
  5. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #14480 joe sackey, Feb 7, 2016
    The factory SV Jotas had this application when built.
     
  6. ByeEnzo

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    #14481 ByeEnzo, Feb 7, 2016
    Thanks for the photos! The car is still in great condition. After living in AZ with Mark, it went to upstate NY for 2 years. It was only driven a 100 miles in those 2 years. Just got it serviced, including new tires, shock rebuild, and a water pump rebuild. Car is a blast to drive. Very mechanical with the 4 triple choke Webers.
     
  7. cnpapa24

    cnpapa24 F1 Rookie

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    #14482 cnpapa24, Feb 7, 2016
    Gorgeous car. Enjoy in good health!
     
  8. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #14483 Olivier NAMECHE, Feb 10, 2016
  9. Andrew R.

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    #14484 Andrew R., Feb 10, 2016
    I am planning to go, anyone else?
     
  10. MiuraP400

    MiuraP400 Formula Junior

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    #14485 MiuraP400, Feb 10, 2016
    Your welcome. Glad to see you are enjoying the car. I agree they are a blast. Taking it to red line is addictive but the road gets very short quickly or the speeds get obscene fast. If the handling seems a little off I recommend checking the toe on the rear wheels. If it is off you need to service the front lower A arm bushings.

    Cheers Jim
     
  11. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #14486 joe sackey, Feb 11, 2016
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    Redline in a Miura? :eek: Perhaps you mean figuratively and not literally.
     
  12. MiuraP400

    MiuraP400 Formula Junior

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    #14487 MiuraP400, Feb 11, 2016
    7000 to 7800 RPM ballpark. If I recall correctly the owners manual states 7800 RPM. Shifting at 5000 is missing the best part of the power curve.

    Cheers Jim
     
  13. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #14488 joe sackey, Feb 11, 2016
    Indeed, the tachometer reads to 10,000 rpm simply to impress, yet there is no indicated redline! Back in the manufacturing period, more than a handful engines let go based on the erroneous assumption that it was okay to attempt 10,000.

    Over the years, speaking to several different factory people, I have been told several different things about the recommended redline for a Miura, 7500, 7800, and I have even been told casually that 8000 is fine. When clients ask me, I simply say 7000 is a prudent redline. At that point, its doing about as much as its suspension & brakes can safely handle.
     
  14. joe sackey

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    #14489 joe sackey, Feb 11, 2016
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  15. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #14490 Olivier NAMECHE, Feb 12, 2016
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  16. joe sackey

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  17. ByeEnzo

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    #14492 ByeEnzo, Feb 13, 2016
    Thanks for the tips. I just had new tires installed, shocks rebuilt (Koni internal), and an alignment done. Car runs straight and true. Steers a bit like my '70 911E with a sense of lightness in the front end. A full tank of gas probably helps the weight balance.
     
  18. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #14493 Olivier NAMECHE, Feb 17, 2016
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  19. P300V8

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    #14494 P300V8, Feb 17, 2016
    No wonder some of them are smiling!
     
  20. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #14495 Olivier NAMECHE, Feb 17, 2016
    ...... a good joke ?
     
  21. Mr Mezzanotte

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    #14496 Mr Mezzanotte, Feb 17, 2016
    perspective of the 700 sign doesn't look like it laid on the windscreen to me, even though its underneath the wiper.

    An altered photograph perhaps ?
     
  22. joe sackey

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    #14497 joe sackey, Feb 17, 2016
    The card with the "700" inscription is wishful thinking IMVHO.
     
  23. ///Mike

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    #14498 ///Mike, Feb 17, 2016
  24. BBoyJmE

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    #14499 BBoyJmE, Feb 17, 2016
    I never really cared or knew or thought much of the Miura until recent years. And every time I look at it, I fall in love more!
    Beautiful interior - So mind blowing.
     
  25. lambomiura

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    #14500 lambomiura, Feb 17, 2016
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    Prod no 700 if stamped on the plate means in reality 600, so this one would be chassis 4767, a late "S" (knowing prototype SV 4758 prod no 576 should be stamped 676), but I have a late photo of 4767 bodied as a S with a bizzare SV front end (silver), so go figure what...

    Real prod no 700 (so stamped 800), is 4816, a genuine RHD late delivered SV (yellow one) seen at the 40th at the factory (my photo).

    Philippe
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