Yes, they are! Please share Aaron. I can see they're Bridgestone. What size are they? How is your clearance?
Yes, they are! Please share Aaron. I can see they're Bridgestone. What size are they? How is your clearance?
Yes, they are! Please share Aaron. I can see they're Bridgestone. What size are they? How is your clearance?
Why not do a complete conversion? Is it not allowed? I did it, and it was not that difficult. IMO it makes the car even more beautiful. Good luck, ricky Sorry abou the scrappy pictures, this conversion was done nearly eight years ago when I started and I had not the digital camera. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wow! That looks beautiful. What a great job. I can rebuild an engine. But I've never tried my hand a fabricating or welding or painting a car. I used to paint houses. Even with spray. But I doubt those skills are much use in painting a car.
As do I. 16" anything at this point! The 14" Dino wheels are way too low. Especially with the tires I have. Maybe great for a track. But certainly not for the street. Trouble is, the tires I have are new and I can't bring myself to changing them, when what I really want is a larger set of wheels anyway.
The 2nd owner just mailed me a picture of the paque the car received at the Concours in Redding, PA: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Oooooh....party foul on the guy who kept that plaque. Things like that are supposed to go with the car! As they say, "Cars have eyes..." David - In going through this thread, I just realized that I never noticed your question about the size on my Bridgestones. I'll check when I'm out in the garage later, and report back. Aaron
Hey, I'm VERY happy just to "know". He wrote me a letter and said he's coming out to OC next year for the "Model Nationals". His hobby is building championship model cars. Concours on a smaller scale. Ha! I just realized that.... So maybe I can get him to bring it along, and then I can take a nice high-res picture in 35mm and maybe another picture of it with the car. And him too! That'd be great! Great history for the car in any case.
For Sale... Originally, I was hoping to drive this for awhile, fix it up a little and then possibly move up to something newer. But alas, that isn't possible. The timing is all wrong. So I need to sell the car. If anyone is interested, I'll let it go to the first offer that gets me back anything close to what I have in it. Which isn't much. $15,500 purchase $1,600 taxes & Calif reg. $300 repaired glovebox $100 Birdman's fuesblocks $260 Muffler. and I still have the glasspacks to go with it.
Here's the post: http://www.ferrarichat.com/ferrariads/showproduct.php?product=1252&sort=1&cat=11&page=1
Jay I like the way your bumpers look, just like the blue one . So let me get this straight. You remove the bumpers, then some how remove the wrap around guards(bolted on?) then somehow compress the shock like mounts and bolt them on? Did you take off the mounts and squish them in a vise? I've obviously havent looked too close at mine to see, but a proven method for this procedure would save me some time and take the guess work out of it for me! I think it looks way better this way. Cheers! DT ________________________________________ There is nothing like a Ferrari, there never has been and never will be!
DT, Martin Jansen (Marankie on FChat) did the procedure to his yellow GT4. What he told me was, "I drilled two small holes in the back of each bumper mount, and then pressed the bumper in by hand, and let the oil inside leak out of the holes, until the bumper was in the position I wanted. Then I put two small screws in to seal up the holes I drilled". He made it sound very easy. I don't know how far back to drill the holes in the bumper struts, but I think an inch or so from the back of the strut should probably do it. You might send an Email or PM to Martin and ask.
This is just a note to point to the fix of the 3rd gear syncro, which is being detailed in another thread. http://www.ferrari101.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112150 I will update the results of the job here when it is complete, and post a few additional pictures as well.
The PPO eMailed copies (originals coming FedEx) of the repair orders, including the one (below) for the rebuild. In addition to the receipt below: -$4,000 repairs performed (3 receipts) in NYC when he bought he car in the February 2000 -$16,000 for the rebuild (below) December 2002 -$6,000 in misc. repairs (6 receipts) from March 2003 to Sept 2004 IIRC, Michael told me he paid $24,000 for the car in 2000. All I can say is, "Boy did I get lucky!". Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yep. That's exactly what I said. I think he might have broken a belt. They replaced all of the valves, and I really can't see why they'd do that unless that's what happened. I haven't asked him yet. And there's more too.... $4,500 in receipts when he bought the car in 2000, before he drove it out to San Francisco. And then another (almost) $6,000 in various repairs after the rebuild. He also told me the crank was "tuned" during the rebuild. I'm guessing he meant balanced. It's really a shame. He paid $24,000 for the car and then put all of this extra money into it. He had almost $50K into this car and then had to sell it in a "fire sale" ($18K), because he moved to Argentina for his job. All I can say is, "Argentina must be one hell'uva place!".
That could be. But the part numbers on the invoice are correct for stock valves, so it's hard to tell. I could give the shop a call. But they haven't been to helpful in the past. Is there a way to tell by looking at the stem? I have the intake manifolds off and I believe I can see the valve stems. Might be hard to tell just by the finish though. Unless the stainless have a different color than sodium filled valves. Anyone know?
Well okay; Here we are eight months later.... The link to the synchro fix is: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112150 The link to the HOW NOT TO PULL AN ENGINE is: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113587 Below is a picture of the gearbox I took at Auto Gallery the other day. It's all done and ready to go. Everything is "in spec" and "as new". It's a re-condition, and not a rebuild. And you can read about all that in the "synchro fix" thread. Additionally, I posted a "Cautionary tale", regarding reving your engine to show-off the sound of your car. It may sound cool, but it is a terrible thing to do to a cold transmission. So beware! The first two pictures are of the relief modification for the blind hole the 2nd gear shift-shaft slides into. This will make it easier to shift when the gearbox is cold. Third picture is the exterior of the box, and the fourth is what it looks like all assembled. Wah Hoo! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thank you. Do you have a sound clip you can share? I've seen them for sale on eBay. They appear to be the ones they sell after a show. Is that how you got yours?