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Hi Sam, I've removed about 8 of these stuck pins on Dinos, this is what I do. Put some penetrating oil on them. Try to remove the bottom pin...
They are about 1mm thick, I bought one from superformance last year and it fitted well. I assume your Dino is RHD so should fit fine with the...
Alberto, Which Dino is this for the L or E? Lower front fork part # by serial # 206-246 L-series : 640557 (in stock at Maranello NOS) E-series...
Alberto, I used closed cell foam under the floor like Peter and sealed the edges of the big under tray with a slather of black silicone...
I use a 2 ton crane in the longest position (0.5 ton), it works fine but you need 3 people to operate and steady it. Also dropping the car closer...
Can you pull all the hoses and flush them in place or is it a varnish/sediment buildup situation that requires some scrubbing and shaking? I've...
I saw Kev is now working on a 458 engine + manual gearbox in a USA 246GTS with ceramic brakes and more upgrades than you can poke a stick at. Is...
You are a mysterious man Shawn :-)
Alberto, Was the colour book I sent not correct?
Hi Nigel, Congrats on owning this Dino and confirming the history for us, good to see this old thread had a happy ending and the car wasn't lost....
It's the same part number with note "SAVARA" in the L-series parts manual
Pretty sure that's where I got mine from....
The top thermostat is the "calorstat" brand which I've shown here with the rubber installed on the disc (which came off in service). Kevin, from...
Hi Kevin, Tony and I were referring to the rubber gasket marked below, on this brand of thermostat it's attached the metal disc that closes the...
Tony, More fun... While doing an annual service I discovered the thermostat had the rubber cover on the metal disc, which had completely come off...
Loads of old P cars being converted with Tesla power trains these days amongst others, 100% agree there are better options than messing with a...
great photos Mark and nice to see it out for some exhaust note testing! Regards Andrew
Update: Roberto kindly sent me a sample we are scanning and matching so thanks for the referral. We also discovered the tints are different in the...
Quite the opposite, these cars need to be driven regularly just to maintain them in running condition. Don't ever leave one sitting for 3 months...
Alberto, I have this sample in a 1979 Glidden Salchi book, no code but correct name. I’m not sure if the colour changed since the early ‘70s. Call...
