New owner

Hi Everyone,

I am in Sydney, Australia and have just purchased my first Ferrari.
It is a 1987 328 GTS and I love it!
It is Rosso red with bone leather.
I am an engineer and intend to do all my own repairs and maintenance, so be prepared to answer some questions until I can get my hands on some repair manuals.

Cheers,
Ross

 

Congrats Ross

 

Welcome mate !

Congrats on the purchase. I saw Beverly hills cop 2 today again and the 328 looked hot !!!

 

Congrats Ross.
Post pics of your car when possible. Say hello in the Aussie section also. A great bunch of guys there know ALOT about the 308/328. Cheers.

 

Howdy..

Yes post some piccies...
Is it ALI-46Q?

cheers,
Greg

 

Damn! I bet women love to feel and ride in those seats.

 

Congrats on the new ride. Can't wait to see the pics.

 

Congratulations - two rules, you must post pics and you need to buy a round for everyone on the site ....

 

Yes, and no Fosters.

Nice year and model.

 

Unlike SOME people, I believe beggars can't be choosers. Fosters is OK with me.

Welcome !

 

Well,

Welcome to the lounge! The F-Club is one hell of a world. You are bound to meet people that you would normally not be involved with, make many new friends, and drive at speeds far beyond the trooper's liking.

I think that most bleed red. But we bleed rosso corsa... That's kind of gross... Regardless - have fun, and post often! You will learn more here than anywhere! I guarantee it!

Kind Regards,
-Jon

 

Congrats on the purchase...this place will become addicting very fast.

 

i'll save you your FIRST post

Sometime in the near future, you'll be at rest and notice the idle is above the normal ~1000 rpm...no, it's not the fuel, not the ignition, it's the floormat under your feet. These babies have a tendency to creep forward and have the lip near the gas pedal exert slight pressure on the pedal, resulting in a faster than normal idle...

A search on the forum will show you workarounds/fixes other 328 owners have come up with...

Of course, this effect is -not- noticeable at 7000 rpm

 

Hi Again Guys,
Thank you all for the great welcome!
Unfortunately I have had to go over to NZ for a couple of days with work, so I couldn't log back on.
Greg, in answer to your question, yes, the care was registered as ALI-46Q.
Is that good or bad?
Car is now registered SB-8765.
I need to change the timing belts but cannot find a "workshop manual" anywhere.
Can anyone give me directions please?

Will be taking some photos on the weekend and will post as soon as I learn how.

Cheers,
Ross

 

congrats on the purchase mate, maybe we can have a meet sometime in Sydney. Welcome to Fchat... and yeah check out us guys in the Aussie section... and watch out for a guy called PAP lol nah joke.. hes a good guy.

 

Hi Ross,

Just seeing if I could pick the car

This thread has a wealth of 328 belt change information.
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100888

and much like this site in general.. the search can turn up some great information.

Yes, looking forward to the photos.

cheers,
Greg

 

Ross -

Congratulations on the new car!!!

PM me your address and I'll put a CD-ROM in the Global Priority Mail for you. The manuals are no subsitute for experience and having the correct tools, but they'll provide a reasonable foundation.

Now... post those pictures.


-Daniel

 

Congrats on your new car, enjoy the ride. Now to quote others " post some pics"

 

Did someone go and mention my name??

 

Yeah........what he said.
Daniel, you are a great guy helping this new owner out! That why I love ya........

 

Daniel, you're a stand-up guy for sure...


Ross, welcome and congratulations...! Bone leather sounds beautiful, I can't wait to see pictures...

 

Congratulations. Now the fun begins.

 

Pap...dont ask me how I know this...but I think you search for your name and see where you get mentioned


Edit: And welcome to the new guy!

 

Pap is watching.........he is always watching.

 

hahaha
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