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Bought a Dino/308GT4...now decisions, decisions

Discussion in '308/328' started by plugzit, Jun 7, 2019.

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  1. yelcab

    yelcab F1 World Champ Consultant

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    It reminds me of my GT4 with the black wrinkle valve covers.
     
    yelcab, Jan 18, 2020
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  2. jjeffries

    jjeffries Formula Junior

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    Just found this incredible thread. All so good!
    I remember a G&H on Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, circa 1982. MG Mitten, too.
    Fantastic car. John.
     
    jjeffries, Jan 22, 2020
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  3. plugzit

    plugzit F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    More progress. Car on the ground on tires yesterday for the first time in 33 years! It kinda tippy-toed around trying to get its feet again.
    Engine goes in tomorrow hopefully. Mopped the garage floor in preparation.
    I put BFG T/A radials on it.
    Not sure if I've mentioned it, but at 68 years old this is probably going to be my last big project. That's what it's always been, a project. Working on it keeps me sane. Image Unavailable, Please Login I have no place for the car long-term. I only have a two-car garage. The tree car (my old 348 that was crushed by the evil eucalyptus tree and subsequently resurrected as a hotrod) and the 358 race car now residing in storage at SR really own the space the gt4 sits in. When done and sorted this car goes on BaT at no reserve.
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    plugzit, Feb 7, 2020
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  4. plugzit

    plugzit F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    plugzit, Feb 7, 2020
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    Love the header wrap. This thing is lickably mint man, good job!
     
    19633500GT, Feb 7, 2020
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  6. steved033

    steved033 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Blue ferraris are the best.

    dang..
     
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  7. plugzit

    plugzit F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Put the motor in this weekend, thanks to the good advice from previous fchat posters. It certainly is a tight fit. Placing a piece of plywood over the back glass, strapping only the front head, etc., made it possible to do it by myself, inch by inch. My ceiling has, by 1/2"!, just enough height to get it in.

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    plugzit, Feb 9, 2020
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  8. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    Dude that's a Call 3 friends and buy the beer operation!!

    Hell Man status for doing that, alone.....
     
    BigTex, Feb 9, 2020
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  9. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    But there it is....you shrug and turn (to the invisible cheering crowd) and say :

    "It was in there, before..." :D :D :D
     
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  10. plugzit

    plugzit F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    You are the invisible crowd. I salute you.
     
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  11. Dom

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    Nice! But, you should replace the UFI filter with a Baldwin Filter.
     
    Dom, Feb 9, 2020
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  12. kiwiokie

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    Did you have both exhaust manifolds removed? Hard to tell from the pictures. I thought I had read one of them has to be in the car already as it cannot be installed once the engine is in place? The manifold for 1-4 maybe?


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    kiwiokie, Feb 10, 2020
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  13. plugzit

    plugzit F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Front side was in car when I put motor in, back side yet to go on....I hope!
     
    plugzit, Feb 10, 2020
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  14. absostone

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    youll need to raise the engine to get the rear header in
     
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  15. plugzit

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    Didn't have to. Unbolted the ebrake pivot and the rh adjustor and it slid in. SCORE!
     
    plugzit, Feb 10, 2020
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  16. absostone

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    yea that works too.
     
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    I have never lifted the engine nor removed e brake pivot to install the rear header. It slides in from the right corner. Tricky? Absolutely, but it works.
    /Peter
     
    Pero, Feb 11, 2020
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    It has a perdy butt :)
     
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  19. plugzit

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    plugzit, Mar 4, 2020
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    Now I just gotta figure out why no power to coil in "start" position, but power in "run". Probably switch related?
     
    plugzit, Mar 4, 2020
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    sltillim, Mar 5, 2020
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  22. plugzit

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    It was a couple of wires crossed at the switch. One of the few things connected when I bought the car. Dayum.
     
    plugzit, Apr 5, 2020
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    plugzit, Apr 5, 2020
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  25. robertgarven

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    Be careful with those cloth braided hoses I had brand new ones on my car that were only two years old and one just started to fail. I ended up using the gates barricade green stripe hoses because it’s one of the only hoses that will work with the 10% ethanol we have in our gas in California. All my other hoses I got from Dave Helms which are the very best. After this emergency is over if you’re driving up the coast stop by and visit my shrine.
     
    robertgarven, Apr 5, 2020
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