Took the 348 for a spin the other day to collect some mail, collected mail and tried to start engine and my battery is flat, It has caught me out a couple of times now so with my head mechanic GG we tested the battery and found it had dropped a cell and only had 165CCA. Here are some pics of when we removed and replaced it Car turns over better than ever now! When replacing you car battery always disconnect your (-) negative battery terminal clamp first and also it should be the last one connected to your new battery to aviod electrical spikes Same rules applies to jump starting flat batteries also Pic 1/Pic 2 : Old battery, vintage shows 04' Pic 3: Battery hold down clamp, you need a 13mm socket and a few extensions to get that undone Pic 4: I had to remove the battery box debris cover to get my old battery out, 2 bolts in hidden behind bumper bar and 2 bolts underneath, 10mm spanner to undo them. Pic 5: Battery support frame, left hand rear of engine bay. Pic 6: Old battery details Pic 7: Old and new battery comparison Pic 8: New battery details. Pic 9/Pic 10: New battery installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Looks like I am famous for all the wrong reasons http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=136990057&postcount=5 http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=136990057#post136990057 Image Unavailable, Please Login
I busted the sh*tbox out from the garage yesterday for the 1st time in over 10 months. There was ALOT of dust on the car. Needed a new $100 battery, 20L jerry can of fuel to get her started. Brake fluid also evaporated too...... I also killed 6 redback spiders that made my Fairlane home for 10 months. The car burst into life after around 20 seconds of cranking. I drove the car to my brothers to wash it and replace worn idler arm and pitman arm in the steering. I ended up replacing all 4 ball joints, control arm bushes, spring saddle bushes, pitman arm, idler arm and front shocks. This took me the best part of yesterday to do. Car drives awesome now!! No rattles, squeeks or knocks. Getting wheel alignment on Monday. Will be all good then. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I was reading a magazine from 1980 this morning (still sorting my library), there was an ad from a car yard that touted a GTHO for $11,750 with the description of "great investment" and an A9X also for the same money. The yard owner was selling his personal 308 GTB for $42,000.
hindsight, a wonderful thing. still...there are MANY other ways in which $11k could have been invested in 1980 that today would be a fortune FAR greater than the 'value' of a GTHO
That what I am waiting for now that you mention it......... Sell the 348? What are you nuts!!! Keeping the 348 for now. Will give it a Ferrari brother or two within the next 20yrs.
2 OHOS in the garage........... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ive had a great weekend so far. Today marks the 2nd year of my Ferrari 348 ownership, so my brother and I decided to bake a Ferrari cake last night to celebrate the occasion. We baked a cake last year also, in the shape of my 348. This year, the cake was made to duplicate the legendary Ferrari 'shield'. The cake was a double decker, triple choc cake, around A4 in size and around 10cm thick. Iced to perfection. It was very yummy. Wish I could have shared some with all of ya's. So far, I am still loving every minute of Ferrari ownership. Looking forward to having another Fcar or two in the garage someday. Bring on 3yrs............................I wanna bake another Ferrari cake! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
