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  1. crinoid

    crinoid F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Brilliant! Your passion and appreciation for your car are exemplary.
     
    crinoid, Jul 30, 2008
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  2. PizzaPrince

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    Jay i enjoyed this thread from the first post.Keep up the great work she looks fantastic!!!!!!!!
     
    PizzaPrince, Jul 31, 2008
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  3. Terry

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    Great job Jay and no doubt now time to relax, at least until the next winter job.
     
    Terry, Jul 31, 2008
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  4. ernie

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    Nice work Jay!

    Doesn't it feel GREAT that you did it yourself?
     
    ernie, Jul 31, 2008
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  5. drjess

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    Congrats!!

    A well-deserved celebration...

    Cheers!!!
     
    drjess, Jul 31, 2008
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  6. speedy_sam

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    Congrats Jay. I'm sure you are savoring the drives in the car after all those countless hours working on it. Hope you rewarded the flashlight holder (see Page 1) with a ride. Enjoy it!!!

    Thanks a ton for sharing your 30k service experience with us.:)
     
    speedy_sam, Jul 31, 2008
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  7. UConn Husky

    UConn Husky F1 Rookie Silver Subscribed

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    Thanks for the comments guys!

    Most importantly I need to thank the generous members of Ferrarichat who contributed all the great posts I learned from - hopefully there's a few more useful tips in this thread for the next DIY'er who wants to dive in. Ernie, Dave Helms, jetfixr, DrFerrari, Terry, the whole crew...thanks for answering my many questions!
     
    UConn Husky, Jul 31, 2008
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  8. James-NZ

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    Congratulations Jay, you inspire me. A well deserved celebration, make sure you hit the red line soon buddy.
     
    James-NZ, Jul 31, 2008
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  9. dcghostrider

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  10. life@8500

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    bugger the leak that caused you to hand it over! still, my hat's off to you; i couldn't dream of attempting that kinda job by myself.........

    hope we meet up on a ct cruise....i'm trying for one of those st bastage runs but something always come up to prempt me.

    btw- i sent away for my plates. GTS.355 for the ferrari and i got GO.KIMI for the amg. hope to get them soon.
     
    life@8500, Aug 1, 2008
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  11. UConn Husky

    UConn Husky F1 Rookie Silver Subscribed

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    Are those FNE plates? I'd love the irony having a prancing horse plate on the AMG! Went to the Tutto Italiano today in Boston, great meet!

    I still have 4 extra 'Ferrari' stencils from painting my brakes, up for grabs if someone is planning to do the same. Send me a PM with your address and they're yours.
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  12. UConn Husky

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    One last detail...the shield on the bottom of the engine which protects the F1 actuator from the elements had been ripped in half and apparently repaired once. I forgot to take a pic, but it was in rough shape and not doing much of anything. Soooo...with all this spare time on my hands not having an engine to put back in anymore I made up a new shield, thin stainless steel sheet on one side, carbon fiber on the outside. Original was grey fiberglass same as the CV boot shields.

    ok maybe now it's done....eh, who am I kidding, there's always SOME component to upgrade *S*
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  13. 285ferrari

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    Very nice!!! Jay your add ons and little improvements are awesome!!!!!
     
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  14. ernie

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    Nice Jay.

    I assume you are gonna be putting the aluminized fiberglass heat shielding on the underside of that?
     
    ernie, Aug 15, 2008
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  15. PAP 348

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    +1!! :):)
     
    PAP 348, Aug 16, 2008
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  16. James-NZ

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    Wow, that looks great! Did you do the carbon yourself?
     
    James-NZ, Aug 16, 2008
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  17. jetfixr

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    Good job Jay!
     
    jetfixr, Aug 16, 2008
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  18. UConn Husky

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    Ernie - look close at that center hole, you can see the metal underside. It's a thin sheet of stainless steel. This isn't really for heat anyway, it sits on the bottom of the engine.

    JDM-NZ - absolutely, DIY carbon fiber :D Needed to learn something new...
     
    UConn Husky, Aug 16, 2008
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  19. mseals

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    Jay, you are doing, and have done, an amazing job.....!

    Mike in Kuwait
     
    mseals, Aug 16, 2008
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  20. tashier

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    Nice thread...
     
    tashier, Nov 9, 2009
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  21. UConn Husky

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  22. saw1998

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    And you have not been invited to become a "Stooge", because????? :)
     
    saw1998, Nov 13, 2009
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  23. Dave rocks

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    Great thread, very nice work, Jay
     
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