What have you done to your Ferrari Today?

I do like the contrast of those red seats, I went thru the Makela build pix, those cars are quite the journey. All I did was push a car outside then back in for the rain
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It’s crazy because they even built the whole frame like a reverse image and changed one of the digits on the VIN too.

Paint is pretty new so I sure hope it’s shiny.

 

> Cleaned brake calipers/wheels on both cars.
> Topped off the battery on 458

 

Pushed both front and rear bumpers in... what a difference it makes!

 

Rifledriver, pistons are Wossner 82mm 10.5:1, rods are stock. Your pistons look totally flat or even has a depression, what are those? Your rods look aftermarket too. Peter.

 

Got my 85 QV running after more than a year. That's the first step. More to come.

 

I put a set of those in a 308 2 years ago. Made a nice improvement. Those are 4 valve pistons made by Wiseco. 1.5 mm bigger and stroked 4.5 mm. They are Crower rods shortened and with the big end made to fit Honda racing bearings. Its 3.5 liter with 10.7;1 Big torque improvement.

 

That sounds like an awesome setup, huge upgrade and must make some nice power. Cheaper bearings a plus, did you re-nitride the crank?

 

Yes I did. Thats why the crank pins have a little bit of a brown color to them. Also needed to remove some material from the counter weights. Make room for the pistons with the longer stroke. The piston and rod combo was quite a bit lighter so losing some weight in the counterweights was not an issue and the Crower rods are a bunch stronger.
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1. Replaced badly torn compartment cover.
2. Replaced main engine deck lid release cable.
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Hi Dane,
Where did you buy your cover? Looks good. Any specific instructions/tips to replace it?

 

Wow Dane the grain or texture on your vinyl cover is really pronounce but looks great. I had my done by my local upholstery shop by copying the old original cover few months ago.

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Looks good as well. Any tips on removing the rubber gasket so it doesn't tear? Did you glue it back in place once the material was in place?

 

Kent it’s really easy, the rubber seal just simply pulls up but pull it from the bottom where it pinch the vinyl and the metal, hopefully the seal is not glued on, then once you remove the rubber seal, you can then see the vinyl and it’s usually glued on originally and you can just pry it around to remove it.

With the new cover, I never did glue it back on, i just pushed down the new rubber seal over the vinyl to pinch and hold the new vinyl cover in place.

 

Thanks Mike, I appreciate your help. I'll see if I can straighten out mine first. Looking forward to meeting you one day. I missed you at Petersons.

 

Next time we will meet for sure. If you need help with your cover call me I think you have my number

 

I do, Thanks.
Getting new tires next week then replacing all the coolant rubber.

 

I have never had long term luck not gluing them. I use a bunch of those heavy duty spring type paper clips. Screw the openings around latches in place then clip the cover in place over the entire circumference pulling out all the wrinkles. Then take off a couple of clips at a time gluing it in small sections reinstalling clips as I go. After glue is all set, take clips off and reinstall rubber. With a new blade, use Exacto knife or razor blade trim off excess material sticking out from under rubber.
Some of those fit very well and some do not. The trick is using the right zipper and the right light weight stretchy material. If the zipper is too stiff or not curved right prior to sewing it to the material it will wrinkle or bunch where the curve was forced. If it is too heavy material getting it very smooth and wrinkle free is impossible.

 

Great, thanks for this info as well. Tons of help here.

 

My apologies for the late reply, Kent.

www.awitalian.com

Their shipping was fast. I ordered a engine deck lid release cable from them, too. I followed up with a thank you phone call. They appreciated that so much that they sent me a free to me t-shirt. I’d certainly recommend them.

Thank you for the comment. Dane

 

Whipped out a rear roll pan today, still needs a profile rolled in and riveted but got the curves dialed in
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30-minute test drive. Ring camera capture.
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Nice! Bumper delete.

 

Indeed, sir. Thank you, Mike. I enjoy your posts.

 

Continued with the assembly, getting close now. Next, carbs, headers, exhaust, etc, planning on bench starting in the next couple of weeks.
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