What have you done to your Ferrari Today?

Cool work everybody.

All I did today and every day for a couple of months now is walk by her in the garage.

 

Peeked under the cover at mine and checked the battery tender. This stinks. Idk why I'm not still in Florida.

 

30 degrees, but dry and sunny. Drove it today.

 

Ever since I had my car,the offside stop lamp has been loose. So today I removed it from the car and repaired it using cut off long 4mm set screws with their heads cut off. I then used araldite to bond them in where the old threads had pulled out of the thin plastic.
Left it to set all day and the replaced it in the car this evening.........Fantastic and cheaper than buying a new item.............Tomorrow I think I may start doing the belt change!!
Graham.

 

You did this to the stock pedal?

 

Yes. Very easy, satisfying project. After 30 years many of these simple mechanisms are covered in gunk. Took very little time and cost next to nothing. Comes out with a 13mm wrench.
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Here's the before in situ.....
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Andy - looks fantastic. What do you use to get the finish on the cam covers? I'd like to get mine looking as good but don't want a polished look. Yours look spot on.
It looks like you have replaced the yellow triangular sticker on the hose to the throttle body. Can I ask where you got this from?
Also, the replacement braided hoses really lift the appearance of the engine bay. What did you use?
Thanks for sending the roof rubber btw. I missed the DHL guy bug should be re delivered on Tuesday.
Cheers

 

I sent the aluminium bits to Motorcycle and Automotive Casting Renovation Service who I was recommended to by Iain and yes they did a great job.

That yellow triangle is painted on, its not a sticker. I just cleaned it up.

The braided hoses I replaced with new. The new ones are Nylon braided instead of cotton as the originals are not available any more but they look better I think. I finished all the ends with heatshrink sleeving.

 

The holed aluminum is part of our original pedal? I haven't had much time in my 308.

 

No. Sorry for the confusion.

The aluminum piece is a heel/extension I bought from Ricambi. They also sell the clutch and brake pieces to match. You have to remove the stock rubber pieces, drill a few small holes and they bolt on.

 

Cold day in Omaha....... Picked up my car at the shop where it has been sitting since November. Had it in for belt service. Was really nice to get it back. Every trip to the garage has left that empty feeling. The drive home was a treat in spite of the weather. Of course it will be covered now and sit till spring rains clean the streets.

Any day that I get to drive the F car is a good day though.

 

started putting my cv joints back together.
what a messy job.
fighting a recalcitrant snap ring.

 

I had a copestic ride and nearing triple digits on the gauge all whilst riding on I-540. No constabulary to speak of. Most satisfactory.

 

Ordered parts.

This past weekend I removed clutch, etc. to get to a leaking rear main seal. Now, while I am in there...

Pilot Bearing
Clutch/Pressure plate/throw out brg
O-rings

Proof of leaking main seal:
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replaced a hinge pin, thankfully took 10 mins then reset lock jamb , door now clicks nicely

 

I played WWII submarine mechanic - pressure tested the cooling system and found a leak in the hardest to get to clamp in the entire car. I had to loosen it first from underneath and had coolant spraying all over my head until I got the clamp moved and retightened.

 

Looked at it in the garage on my way out to the frozen tundra.

 

I drank coffee out of a ferrari mug and stared out at an even more frozen tundra

 

Cleaned up the contacts on the digiplex connectors and added a ground wire to the mounting plate. Then drove it.

 

I terrorized some pedestrians


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I celebrated the mild winter in Denmark by preparing the car for the new season:

Polished the car and applied sealer and wax.

Changed main petrol hose from fuel tank to pump due to cracks in the outer rubber layer.

Fixed small oil leak from sump studs by changing to copper washers and dome nuts.

Ran the engine for 10 minutes and took the car for a 10 km run.....Then observed that the radiator was leaking. Newer done anything to the radiater other than visual inspection and pressure test, so maybe this was foreseeable after 31 years of life time. So new project to solve before I'm back on the road.

Made new rotisserie arrangement for the 308's older brother....big project, but I'm happy with the result and it fit's the 308 with only minor modifications.

Happy wrenching and driving.

Peter
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1. Adjusted my headlights. Tough labor.

2. Stared down my air pump in an attempt to intimidate it into fixing itself. Unsuccessful.

 

That paint look GREAT in the first pick! I've been stuck in this frozen tundra too long this year

 

Nothing. I took it out to be put up for sale yesterday.