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No regrets here - I live in the inner part of a big city, with little opportunity to drive it as a Ferrari should be driven. Rather than have it sit in the garage and develop problems of disuse, I'd see it go to a new owner. No new toys for now, but as the old saying goes, never say never.
I drove mine to work and all over Fort Stewart Georgia today. My first REAL Ferrari Friday in quite a while. PDG sent from Io, innermost moon of Jupiter
(nice polish work and Dino setup) You just mitigated one fire source. Now, please replace all the other fuel hoses to mitigate the other fire sources. I'd hate to see that polished paint burn up.
I completed engine cleaning and noise checks (rear of car on jacks). I'll trace a small oil leak and drive later.
I had my first (short) drive of the year I picked it up at the shop and drove it straight home, taking advantage of a dry and sunny spell in the weather. The zippers of the rear luggage cover are broken, so I applied a Zlideon zipper. It works, but I think I need to soften the cover as it's as tight as a drum when the zipper is closed. Any recommendations for what will loosen/soften it? I suppose the cover is vinyl?
Yes the cover is vinyl. I'm not aware of a method to stretch it, however there may be room to loosen the fit around the rubber seals. If you had it out to replace the zipper, you know what you're up against
Sunny but cold here, heavy snow expected tomorrow, roads are in a sad state. So, pushed 10402 it out of the garage, connected battery, started, ran it for a few minutes, lifted the rear on jack stands, changed oil (7.5 quarts so far) and filter (baldwin b253), checked transmission fluid levels, wiped her off, returned it to the garage and covered it up. Waiting for spring... Fronts seats are out too - they were sagging so i had a trimmer add burlap and extra Pirelli strapping which really helped, there are still splits and cracks but they wont get much worse as the sagging was putting all the stress on the old leather. They are now apart, have been cleaned and are in garbage bags soaking up some leatherique. They need a re color but I think thats next winters job. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Top side view - original leather standing a bit more proud - now for some treatment of the parched hides... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Removed the passenger seat, multiple coats of Leatherique. The passenger seat is really dirty from years of sitting before I purchased the car. The leather is also stiff and dry. I have been working to soften it and it is a little better. I am hoping letting the Leatherique work its way in will help. The seat is still pretty dirty and I may have to get a steam cleaner to really get the dirt out.
I moved her out of the way to get the 355 to FoLI for a special Vintage oil change day. But it was so cold (17 degrees this morning at 9am), the tires were spinning on the frigid steep driveway trying to get her back in the garage. Where is Spring?!? Tomorrow is a big day for her with a host of staples to go in
Cleaned and reinstalled driver side window motor. Took passenger side motor out and set it aside to soak. Finished leatherique treatment on seats,console,doorpanels and armrest. Reinstalled console. Did a title transfer and . for antique tag. Enough for one day Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
Changed the oil and filter on the engine and used superperformance magnetic sump plug, greased the handbrake system and anywhere else i thought would be good whilst under her
Began the fog light upgrade: the "Flash to Pass" lights on the QV are Cibie 35 "Airport" compact spotlights - 30 yrs old, lousy reflectors, micropitted lenses, 55W H2 halogens and powered via the tiny, tiny switch on the stalk. I am well into researching a general lighting upgrade (HID for the headlights soon), and have decided to do the spots as well, because (a) they're lousy, (b) they're rare, and exposed to stone damage, and (c) in current wiring, they can only be used as "flash to pass", not as extra lighting. So I bought a pair of Narva Compact 100W (about the same size) and am wiring up via a relay, plus will have a separate switch. Also, they are H3 bulbs, and can be switched for high powered LEDs, which are brighter, and less current draw - H2s were used on the Ark.
Today I just scraped the front. More than the other days! I wish I could have a protection or something like that on the front bumper Sent from my iPhone 5S using Tapatalk.
Today I took my now ready to cover new seats I've made to the upholsterer. He said he could do the work in a month. Every time I show up it'll be a month, it seems... The seats- both are ready to upholster, now- were an absolute pain to make, but the photos show what the bare seat frames look like, uncovered of course. The seat bottoms rest on the floor pan and its carpeting. The photos also show how the back is up against the bulkhead, with the small ledge in between the bottom & upper part of the seat exposed. Though the ledge looks like it'd poke into your back, it doesn't. I will probably have the gap filled with a section of flexible, lightly padded leather to connect the seat halves, nothing rigid. This design makes total use of all the room in the car to allow a tall driver to fit in with the targa rood on, even with some foam padding. The steel brackets that connect the 2 parts of the seats are made of 3/16" steel, bolted to the seat parts with stainless steel bolts. Eventually the brackets will be black, with polished stainless steel bolts. The seats are only attached to the sliding tracks at the front, on pivots, and are held by 1/4" clevis pins, removable in a few seconds. The tracks themselves do not need to be removed to remove the seats, as they do with the stock seats. Cheers, Rich Image Unavailable, Please Login
I picked up my newly recorred radiator from the repair shop, and took it to my FM. Should have it back this week. Klatu "Gort, Klatu boradda nikto"
Replaced the broken plastic hood release with a metal one from SuperFormance. Next one you break, just bite the bullet & go metal.
Installed the MA Carbon Bumper struts and installed my repaired front bumper. (When I got the car the front bumper had a bad crack on the passenger side. Repaired and recoated the bumper over the winter.)
