Our kind of Thanksgiving preparations :D
Altoria, Off topic Question: Are the two "X"s in the beautiful photo of the garages, an architectural support/brace of some sort? Do they attach to the other side of the house or another wall?
They are braces, connected to similar ones on the opposite walls by metallic rods. They prevent the walls from falling outward. Very common in old french buildings.
Correct, we call that a chaining here. My house was built between 1871-75, I guess this building which is my garage was built about the same period.
Thank you. Is the tension between the braces adjustable? I ask because Grandma's 90 y.o. brick house has those braces. The horizontal attachment beam connecting the braces (I dont know what to call this) is not visible because it is above a tin stamped ceiling. No easy way to peak inside. So, we assume the beam is there. Our concern is that, over the decades, the cobblestone street next to the house has been upgraded to asphalt. The cobblestone created and absorbed vibration. The asphalt is smooth, but heavier vehicles (over time) have been allowed to travel this route, so greater vibration is transmitted further. We wonder how much vibration is being received by her house. Your structure is picturesque.
I know I posted my car a couple years ago when I bought it, but last week I had my calipers painted yellow, so it's like a new car! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Somehow I missed that pic earlier. That is a really cute photo. You should have it enlarged and framed.
Thanks Paul! I'm renovating the new garage and need some poster material, this should certainly be in the mix.
Nice, do you recommend painting or powder coating calipers? Do you mind sharing the costs? I’ve always been worried that the replacement logos will wear off, but wouldn’t mind trying it at some point. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
They were painted. Time will tell how long the decals last. Last week we took the car up to Quebec and there was plenty of salt on the car. I thoroughly washed the calipers (and the rest of the car) down when we got home. The cost was $1788, which included the decals- Ferrari brembo carbon ceramic
I should have added that I had this done where another FChatter had his calipers painted on his Cali in April. I spoke to him just before bringing my car in and so far he is very happy. If you have it done, make sure the orientation of the decals is correct. They face forward on the driver side and rearward on the passenger side. BTW, clearly road salt is not going to be a problem for you!
Using the car as its maker intended. We drove back through snow and rain in the dark and the car was rock solid. Interestingly, it holds a higher gear in snow mode than in wet mode even when it’s in gears 5-7. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login Took mine out for a blast around Loch Lomond with my son. Winter wheels and tyres are handy in Scotland! It's been rustproofed underneath so I can use it is all weathers, all temperatures and for all reasons.
Rustproofing is a great idea. Is it an involved process? I spent ages jetwashing the road salt out of mine after we got home and I’m not convinced I got it all out.
Before I saw this post I was going to ask how did you keep it so clean. When I came back to Massachusetts from Quebec this Christmas the car was filthy and covered in salt. I too spent a lot of time hosing underneath the car. Also when I opened the hood there was salt spray on the panels. I wiped those off with a cloth and spray cleaner.
Image Unavailable, Please Login It's finally here! Snuck in a very quick drive (shh) before stashing it in the car club for a week while I wait for the temporary registration to come in the mail. First F car and it really is something of a life milestone to say "I own a Ferrari" <3
It takes a while but it's not difficult. We put it on the ramp, wheels off, wheel liners out, removed the undertrays and then set about cleaning everything. Once dry, spray underseal everywhere. Also changed the undertray bolts to stainless steel as the factory ones corrode and are rubbish. I've seen the underside of a couple of cars that appear to be well looked after but haven't been treated and in only 4 or 5 years, they can suffer from serious corrosion to the subframes and so on. It cost me £800 (about $1200) to do this properly at a Ferrari specialist. Here's some after shots, it's clean under there! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
