What have you done to your Ferrari Today? | Page 67 | FerrariChat

What have you done to your Ferrari Today?

Discussion in '308/328' started by SteveGTB, Feb 5, 2014.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. rjlloyd

    rjlloyd Formula Junior
    Silver Subscribed

    Jun 19, 2014
    438
    Brisbane, Australia
    Full Name:
    Richard Lloyd
    That’s a bit of a story that I might go into later, was originally at Exclusive Auto Center(the authorised Ferrari body shop in Brisbane) who attempted to rip me off and refused to complete it after 20 months. Ended up taking it to Styling Automotive who do a lot of Alfa and Porsche work. Can’t speak highly enough of them so far. Dave Stiling the proprietor is a straight up guy, great team of guys.


    Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
     
  2. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,057
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
    20 months? Holy crap. I'd heard about the F40 of Bevan's and the... fracas that ensued. Nick does terrific work, but I couldn't afford him outside an insurance claim, so I've had no experience. I'd be interested to see the finished job and hear the full story. I had the QV in Brissy today, which will need a freshen up one day. I'll let you know next time I'm up
     
  3. rjlloyd

    rjlloyd Formula Junior
    Silver Subscribed

    Jun 19, 2014
    438
    Brisbane, Australia
    Full Name:
    Richard Lloyd
    That would be great !. Yes I heard the F40 story after the fact, hindsight and all that...... If I recall for correctly, were you looking a front spoiler ? I have a deep Euro spoiler that's sound. Nick told me it would need replacing so I bought a new one, which is now on the car, The original one is obviously used but intact no cracks, but red..
     
  4. PeteyDaddy

    PeteyDaddy Karting

    May 25, 2017
    133
    bromo likes this.
  5. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,057
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
    I didn't know you could buy new ones! Mine needs some minor repairs, and repainting. Maritimo Yachts did it the last time, but I lost my contact there. ITMT, I'm driving it around with 3,000 stone chips on it :eek:
     
  6. bromo

    bromo Rookie

    Feb 3, 2018
    46
    Australia
    Full Name:
    Craig
    Image Unavailable, Please Login

    Polished the hubcaps and fitted new Dino badges from Dino246.com. A top quality product and huge improvement on the pale yellow ones fitted previously.
     
    NoGoSlow likes this.
  7. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Oct 22, 2004
    23,482
    Coolum Beach AUSTRALIA
    Full Name:
    Karen H.
    Be interesting to check the costs these days - front (steel) and rear (glass) clips together cost a bit over $5k from Cants in 2002.
     
  8. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,057
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
    Which means $2K anywhere else. That bastard only sold me two cars - both were dogs
     
  9. thorn

    thorn F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    Aug 7, 2012
    3,322
    Tallahassee, FL
    July 2018:

    - Oil Sump: Pan/baffle, sensor, dipstick parts removed and cleaned. Gasket, pan nuts/washers, crush washers replaced. Oil and filter changed
    - Gear Sump: Pan removed and cleaned. Gasket, pan nuts/washers, crush washers replaced. Gear oil changed
    - Valve cover mount surfaces completely cleaned, gaskets replaced
    - 4 End caps (valve covers, driver side) completely cleaned, gaskets replaced
    - Camshafts: Removed, cleaned, relubricated. Cam o-rings(4) and seals(4) replaced
    - Timing belts changed (car not due, but service required belt removal. Old belts replaced.) Correct timing marks on all 4 cams set and confirmed after belts installed
    - Valve clearances checked. 30/32 measured within spec. 2 shims replaced to bring remaining 2 valves to spec
    - Sparkplugs removed and cleaned, boots cleaned, new dielectric grease
    - Oil cross-over pipe: 1 hose replaced, 5 clamps replaced
    - Rear brakes: corroded bleed screws replaced with new self-bleeding screws. Caps over adjustment screws replaced
    - Misc old nuts/bolts replaced with new hardware
    - Fuel injectors/o-rings replaced
    - Front turn lenses replaced with correct Euro (white/amber) lenses
     
  10. Saabguy

    Saabguy Formula 3
    Silver Subscribed

    Mar 28, 2012
    1,753
    Shreveport, LA
    DING DING DING DING DING. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!!

     
    thorn likes this.
  11. dinoart

    dinoart Formula Junior
    Silver Subscribed

    Oct 30, 2004
    755
    Westminster CA
    Full Name:
    David
    JuLiTrO likes this.
  12. dinoart

    dinoart Formula Junior
    Silver Subscribed

    Oct 30, 2004
    755
    Westminster CA
    Full Name:
    David
    Now my rear deck won't shut since the new rubber is too high. Any solutions? I'm getting tired from pushing and squeezing it. Will it go down with the heat from the engine? The deck looks fragile and I don't want to damage by slamming it.
     
  13. Rosey

    Rosey F1 Rookie

    Nov 5, 2015
    3,587
    Australia
    Full Name:
    Mark R
    Welcome to the wonderful world of classic car ownership !! We have all been there...
     
  14. thorn

    thorn F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    Aug 7, 2012
    3,322
    Tallahassee, FL
    You have to remove all the chip clips before you close the deck.
     
  15. Rosey

    Rosey F1 Rookie

    Nov 5, 2015
    3,587
    Australia
    Full Name:
    Mark R
    Brilliant !! :) :)
     
  16. AN-M

    AN-M Formula Junior

    Jun 30, 2012
    367
    Norway
    Full Name:
    André
    I adjustet the latches and let time do the work.
     
  17. Saabguy

    Saabguy Formula 3
    Silver Subscribed

    Mar 28, 2012
    1,753
    Shreveport, LA
    But what are all the clips for? Did you glue it down?
     
  18. Milkshaker0007

    Milkshaker0007 Formula Junior

    Sep 22, 2012
    428
    Midlands,uk
    Full Name:
    Paul
    Tonight I just finished sorting out my leaks, replaced oil and transmission pan gaskets and new shift shaft seals,
    Fingers crossed for fluids to be put back in the morning with NO leaks I hope :)
     
    JuLiTrO and thorn like this.
  19. SamN

    SamN Rookie

    Oct 27, 2015
    45
    modesto califorinia
    My neighbor is an ex Ferrari / Maserati restoration guy. His garage is always filled with some project or another. I showed him some rust spots that I noticed by the windshield and lower front left wheel. He suggested we take the car the bare metal and warned me that "you never know what's under the paint". We discovered that at some point a few fiberglass patches were used to repair previous rust issues. It's been a ton of fun working on it, after dismantling it I couldn't help but feel I have a 1:1 scale model of a 308 GT4.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
  20. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,057
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
    What did your wife say when the washing fell onto the ground?:eek:
     
  21. Archer911

    Archer911 Formula Junior

    Sep 26, 2016
    907
    New England
    Full Name:
    Tim
    The FD and WUR are back from being rebuilt.
    Drained the fuel tanks the easy way in preparation for the installation of the rebuilt WUR and FD. (I did this the hard way last year)
    I threaded a barbed nylon fitting into the braided line that goes to the fuel filter and attached clear plastic tubing.
    With the FD unplugged turning the key will run the fuel pump.
    The flow rate is pretty impressive. The fuel looked sparkling clean. Took almost 15 gallons out.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login

    Must have clean lines. New filter going in too.

     
  22. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,057
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
    Must be getting close now!
    All I did to mine today was drive it to work
    Image Unavailable, Please Login

    Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk
     
    Archer911 likes this.
  23. Jeppedo

    Jeppedo Karting

    Sep 30, 2017
    58
    Alberta, Canada
    Unfortunately my original engine hood struts could not be re-serviced due to shaft damage. It appears a previous owner used vice grips to hold up the hood. According to Frank, not an uncommon mistake. In fact he said a 348 pair had just come in after mine with similar damage. After marking the damaged spots for me, Strutwise sent back the originals with a replacement pair. Replacements fit perfectly. If you are looking at replacing struts I'd check them out. Good CDN pricing too.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    Saabguy likes this.
  24. 308gts79

    308gts79 Formula Junior

    Mar 20, 2007
    783
    San Francisco/Hong K
  25. billboboy

    billboboy Formula Junior

    Aug 15, 2015
    341
    San Jose, CA
    Full Name:
    Will L
    Refinished/repainted the battery cover over the weekend along with a ton of little bits, screw refinishing and replacements, etc in prep for Concorso next weekend. Just a few more little things to do.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    JuLiTrO likes this.

Share This Page