Tom Yang's Ferrari Restoration

Tom Yang's Ferrari Restoration http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html Tom Yang's Ferrari Restoration en tomyang.net http://www.tomyang.net/cars/Ferrbtn.JPG http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html 72 89 3/7/10: Radcliffe Motorcar / Tomyang.net Spring Event http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari962.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 3/7/10 2010 Radcliffe Motorcar / Tomyang.net Spring Event <img alt="Tom and RIchard" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/687_tom_richard.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 233px;" /> As the snow is starting to melt in the Northeast, it's time to start thinking about the third annual 2010 Radcliffe Motorcar/ Tomyang.net  Spring Event! For those that don't know this event, Richard Garre of <a href="http://www.rmccar.com/" target="_blank">Radcliffe Motorcar</a> and I started a car show three years ago in the Mid Atlantic Region as  "A car show for car guys, thrown by car guys." It's held in Reisterstown Maryland at Radcliffe Motorcar where all sorts of cars come out to meet and share in the fun with a bunch of other car guys. Richard and I are both Vintage Ferrari owners and it's one of the largest gatherings of 2+2 Ferraris in the US, but both of us have eclectic car collections so everyone is welcome. In previous events we'll have anything from a 275GTB to a 1929 Isotta Fraschini!  <img alt="Spring Party" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/springparty09_4.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> This is not a judged event, so the atmosphere is much more laid back with owners readily available to talk about their cars and share in their enthusiasm. You can read about what I wrote about last year's event <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari898.htm">here</a>, and see more pictures and story at the <a href="http://www.rmccar.com/vintageferrarievent.html" target="_blank">Radcliffe Website</a>. Here are the details: Who: Richard Garre and Tom Yang What: Third Annual Radcliffe Motorcar/ Tomyang.net Spring Event Where: Radcliffe Motorcar 12340 Owings Mills Boulevard Reisterstown, Maryland 21136 Phone: 410-517-1681 When: Saturday <big>May 8th, 2010, 10 am - ?</big> How: Registration for show cars can be found on the <a href="http://www.rmccar.com/vintageferrarievent.html" target="_blank">Radcliffe Motorcar site</a>. Space is limited, so register early. We're still working on the programming of the show, but there will be vendors and tech sessions scheduled throughout the day, along with lunch, so plan a day out of it! </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari962.htm 2/26/10: Brake Options http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari961.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 2/26/10 Braking Options I've been pretty busy this last couple of weeks working on a 275GTB restoration in between battling winter storms one after another. This week, I finally got a chance to work on my Ferrari! I've been spending a lot of time thinking about the brakes and things are starting to point to the brake booster as part of the problem that I encountered on my trip to Florida over a month ago. Even though one front rotor heated up enough to set the rubber brake hose on fire, there was no proof both front brakes were not locked up. By the time the fire burned through the soft brake hose, the pressure was released so nothing definitive could be found right after the fire. When I replaced the soft hose, both brakes were locking up. I didn't have time to troubleshoot the problem in Florida, but two clues point toward the booster being the problem. At one point, when we were trying to figure out why the brakes were still locking up, I had Mark Dempsey pump the brakes. Every other time, all the brakes would lock up. He found if he stabbed them a certain way, a sound would come out from the booster assembly, and the brakes would release. I think something was hanging up inside the booster. The second clue was when I bypassed the front brakes to get my car to the lawn of the Breakers, the rears began locking up as well. With the front brakes disabled and the equalizer out of the mix, the only two things left that could have anything to do with brakes was the master cylinder and the booster. <img alt="brake booster" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/brakebooster2.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> This booster was rebuilt with the brake system, but when I looked back at this website I found that to be nine years ago! Wow, time sure flies. <img alt="master cylinder" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/brake14.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> The master cylinder was purchased about the same time, but recently received new seals. <img alt="booster equalizer" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/brake15.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> The one piece to my brake system that has not been rebuilt or looked at is the booster/equalizer mounted behind the radiator down by the lower radiator hose. <img alt="booster equalizer" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/brake16.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> After speaking to several Ferrari shops about this equalizer while I was at Cavallino, there seems to be a mix of things people do with these things. I've written about this unit before, and what I learned can be found <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/BrakeBoosterValve.htm">here</a>, but I found some shops gut these units and disable the booster section of this unit making it simply a tee. Other shops rebuild these units with new seals. The shops that eliminate this unit find very little difference in braking power and find eliminating a failure prone unit reassuring. I have several ways to fix my Brake System, and I've made a list of options: 1. Rebuild the brake booster, and see if the brake equalizer can be rebuilt. I'm not a fan of this option because I'm not too confident these two units will work with any longevity. Having rebuilt my booster once before and to have only gotten a few years of service is not my idea of having a reliable brake system. 2. Eliminate the booster/equalizer unit down by the radiator by either converting it to a tee, or plumb new lines for a simple tee. Disassemble the Bonaldi Booster and try to figure out what broke. 3. Eliminate the Bonaldi Booster along with the booster/equalizer and try to create a manual brake system. I don't know if the current 1 inch master cylinder will provide enough pressure to stop the car, but eliminating these two unreliable units will make the brakes more dependable. Depending on the amount of pedal pressure on a manual brake set up, I may have to change the bore size of my master cylinder. I've been looking at the <a href="http://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylinderList.aspx" target="_blank">Wilwood website</a>. If anyone has other options, please e-mail me. 4. If I'm going to make major modifications on my brake system, maybe I should consider going to a dual circuit master cylinder. GTEs and 330 Americas have a single master cylinder, and if I were to loose one brake line, all the brakes would fail. A dual system gives a second circuit to stop the car if pressure is lost in one of the lines. Unfortunately, I've only found 1 inch dual circuits, but the search continues. I can easily leave all the original equipment in place so it will all look original, only the system will be much more reliable and long lasting. As I disassemble the brake system, I'll keep you informed which way I will go! </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari961.htm 2/14/10: Updated 250GTE Spotter's Guide http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari960.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 2/14/10 Updated GTE Spotter's Guide Believe it or not, I'm still playing catch up from my return from Cavallino! With all the time I've spent away from home, I've been postponing some work I needed to do at my house, so I've been spending all my spare time installing a new wood floor. The Ferrari will have to be patient while I get this much needed renovation done. The good thing is she's not going anywhere! I did manage to finally update some of the images to the <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/GTEspotter.htm">GTE Spotter's guide</a>. The pictures I added were part of the Cavallino Presentation I prepared for the Lecture. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari960.htm 2/5/10: A Project 330 http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari959.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 2/5/10 A Project 330 <img alt="8917" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_1.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> I met a new 330 owner in Cavallino down in Florida a week ago, and we made plans for me to go to New Jersey to look at his Ferrari. Al bought his car several months ago from California as a project car, and he is currently knee deep in the restoration. He received his car stripped and ready for paint, but mechanically, it needs a full rebuild. He has tried his best to take an inventory of all his parts, but there are a few parts that puzzled him. I offered to come down and help sort through the parts, and try to formulate a plan of attack to get this car back together. The body and chassis on this car is in very good shape with very little rust, so Al is starting out with a very nice example of a Series II 330GT 2+2.  <img alt="trim pieces" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_2.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> I spent several hours with the owner sorting through the various trim pieces and pointing out where most of them went, but there were a couple of pieces that were not familiar to me. <img alt="trim piece" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_3.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" />Mystery #1 I used to play a game on this website called "Name the Mystery Ferrari Part," and this would be a great time to play. If you know what this part is, <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3571">you can answer in the Forum here.</a> <img alt="brackets" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_4.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /><a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3572">Mystery #2 Dash brackets? </a> <img alt="clips" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_5.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /><a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3573">Mystery #3 trim clips of some sort.</a> <img alt="vents" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_6.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /><a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3574">Mystery #4 Where do these go?</a> <img alt="another view" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/8917_7.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /><a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3574">Mystery #4 Another view.</a> </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari959.htm 1/24/10: Getting the Ferrari Home! http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari958.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/24/10 Getting the Ferrari Home <img alt="parked" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_36.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> Before the Cavallino Awards Dinner I parked my car at the Breakers next to the show field. The organizer were allowing us to park there for another day so I would have a little over 24 hours to arrange transport. During the show I spoke to several people about getting my car on a truck home and the costs involved.  <img alt="truck and trailer" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_33.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> Having shipped cars before, Bill Tracy suggested I check the prices of moving the car myself with a truck and trailer. Since Rich and I would have to arrange for transportation home anyway, the total expenses would be very close if we had someone else trailer the car for us. The added benefit was I would be moving my own car on and off the trailer and delivering her on my own schedule. I would also have the company of my friend Rich to share in the driving and maneuvering the truck home. With two overnight stops and 1100 miles I finally pulled into my driveway three days later with nothing but road grime to wash off the Ferrari. We chased a big storm all the way up the East Coast, and although we only saw rain for about an hour during the whole trip, we were buffeted by strong winds all the way home. With my car washed and parked in my garage, and the truck and trailer returned, I could finally rest a day before heading back to work. What an adventure! </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari958.htm 1/23/10: Cavallino Classic 2010 http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari957.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/23/10 Cavallino Classic 2010 I woke up at 5 am thinking about what I was going to do. The guys were right in I had to try my best to make it to the show field, and I had to test myself to see how determined I was to make this happen. I tried to sneak into the garage without waking anyone up, but with the family dog and locked garage door, waking up my hosts was inevitable. I waited until about 6 am, but finally got to my car. I felt horrible when I saw Lisa, Bill's wife, in her bathrobe fumbling for the keys. Sorry Lisa! Since both front calipers were locking up, I needed to disable the front portion of the brake system, so I fashioned another lead plug, opened the fitting to the front brakes before the equalizer, and dropped the plug inside. With everything blocked up, the front brakes were free spinning, and the rears were stopping the car well enough to get me the 8 miles to Palm Beach. It was 7:30 am, and the plan was to have my friend Rich drive Bill's pickup truck in front with the flashers on all the way to the Breakers. Once on the grounds, I would be able to maneuver the car where ever they wanted me. How I would get the car home would have to be dealt with later! <img alt="got there!" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_24.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> As everyone else parked and proudly displayed their cars, I don't think anyone went through the ups and downs I went through to get here, and I was pretty proud of my achievement. I drove over 1100 miles in this car under her own power with some of it in some very challenging conditions. It may have been a struggle, but no one can say I gave up! <img alt="good company" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_25.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> My car was parked next to several good friends with their 2+2 Ferraris, and we even had a pair of 500 Superfasts parked in our group. <img alt="Tom Kizer's car" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_26.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> Tom Kizer had his 365GT 2+2 a little further back, and was ready to be judged. Todd Helm did a great job detailing the car and you would never know Kizer's car rode over 600 miles in an open trailer trailer from Quebec City to Maryland through sub zero weather and 3 inches of snow, and then drove 850 miles to the Breakers in Palm Beach. All the road grime and salt stains was washed off, and a fresh coat of wax was applied. Tom's car looked as good as any other car on the show field. <img alt="Mark Demsey's car" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_27.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> Tom and I joined Mark Dempsey in Maryland and caravaned down, so even though Mark was technically the closest to Cavallino, he still managed to rack up 850 miles to get to Florida. His car also looked spectacular and was ready to be judged with all the other cars that were delivered to Palm Beach in the safety of a covered trailer. <img alt="Go time" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_29.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 309px;" /> I did not submit my car for judging, but Tom K. and Mark were trying to take home some hardware. This was Tom's first Cavallino, but he did well at a national Ferrari Club Event two years ago, so his hopes were high to do well. This was Mark's second Cavallino where he won a third place two years ago. Since then, he's corrected the items that caused points deductions last time and was hoping to do better this time around. You can see how stressed Tom is in this picture waiting for the judges to get to his car. <img alt="Judging" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_30.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> The judges did not get to the two 365GTs until well into lunch time, but the owners and judges waited and worked tirelessly until the job was done. There were a lot of cars grouped into the same class, so everyone had their hands full. <img alt="post judging" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_31.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> When all the judging was over, we could relax and chat. Zac Dugger (pictured right) came over after getting a spectacular 250GTE judged in the GTE only class. <img alt="dressed in red" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_32.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 523px;" /> I spent so much time catching up with old friends and making new ones, I barely had time to look at all there was to see. Luckily, my friend Rich wandered about and took some pictures for me. In fact most of the pictures were taken by Rich! <img alt="silver and platinum" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_35.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 467px;" /> At the Awards Banquet the winners were announced. Scott and Zac won a Platinum award for their GTE and a Best in class award. Tom Kizer took a platinum as well. Mark Dempsey won a silver again and was a little disappointed, especially when a fellow 365 owner out did him. Lynn, Mark's wife was not sure what was worse, having to hear about how he got a third place award, or that he was NOT going to retire from showing the car until he got that elusive Platinum award! Good luck Mark!   </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari957.htm 1/22/10: Palm Beach Brake Blues http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari956.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/23/10 Palm Beach Brake Blues I got up early and got back into getting the fuel system reconnected. After failing to get the hose on the fuel fitting without a major fuel bath, I decided to drain some fuel from the fuel tank. Eventually, I got everything hooked up, and we took the car off the lift to see how well our fuel repairs worked. The electric fuel pump worked perfectly, and once the engine started, she seemed to idle fine with just the mechanical fuel pump! Our fuel issues for now were sorted! <img alt="brake issue" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_23.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> The next step was to figure out what to do about the brakes. I was hoping that the reason why the right caliper seized was because of a collapsed rubber brake hose was acting like a check valve. Even though I replaced these brake hoses when I completely rebuilt my brake system I was reminded this was over 6 years ago! I always feel that the easiest thing should be fixed first, so it wouldn't be hard to first put a new brake hose in and see if my problem was solved. Within an hour I had the plug removed, and Greg Jones' new brake hose installed, but with everything back in place, I found the caliper was still sticking. I removed the caliper piston and found some evidence of corrosion inside the bore. Luckily the bores were re sleeved with brass inserts, I cleaned up the surfaces with some fine sandpaper. With everything back together again, I found the caliper still sticking, but this time, I checked the left side and found the left caliper sticking as well!? This didn't make any sense to me as I just drove over 400 miles on one front brake without it seizing, but I needed to investigate it further. After conferring with Zac Dugger and Greg Jones by phone, I needed to check the front equalizer. This unit is found on 250GT cars, and can seize and not release pressure. Releasing brake pressure between the equalizer and the booster would help me determine the culprit, but first I needed to get a 12mm brake flare nut wrench. After another call, I found Parker Hall had the tool in his truck at the track, so we all jumped in a car for the track to get some lunch and to borrow some tools. By the time we returned to Bill's house, it was time to get ready for a party I was hosting at Ron Gaeta's house. Owners of GTEs, Ferrari historians, and friends of this website were all invited to attend, and Ron and his family generously offered their house to host the party. I headed over early to help out in whatever I could, and waited for people to arrive. <img alt="party goers" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cavparty2010.jpg" style="width: 900px; height: 499px;" /> Ron and his family had just moved into this house a year ago, and this was the first party they've thrown, and it was an absolute success in every way. The food was fabulous, the house was beautiful, and the company was great. My only regret was not being able to listen in on all of the simultaneous conversations going on by the guests about Vintage Ferraris! During the party, I spoke to many people about my brake issues. Greg Jones and Zac Dugger both tried their best to persuade me to get my car to Cavallino. They felt I had come this far and was so close to having the car on the lawn at Cavallino. Zac asked me how many more chances was I going to have to bring my car to the Breakers. All these conversations were echoing in my head on the way home from the party. I found myself laying awake at night thinking about what to do. I nearly got up at midnight to go down to the garage to hatch a plan, but decided waking my hosts Bill and Lisa Tracy so late in the evening would definitely overstep my welcome. It would have to wait until tomorrow, the morning of the Cavallino Classic, to make my move. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari956.htm 1/21/10: Cavallino Lecture and Jet Reception http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari955.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/21/10 Cavallino Lecture and Jet Party Now that I was in the Palm Beach area, I parked my car and tried not to worry about it. I promised to present a slide show at a lecture being held at the Breakers, so I had more important things to worry about. I had been preparing for a month, collecting pictures that would describe the differences between the Series I, II, III, and 330 Americas. I had assembled all my pictures in a Powerpoint presentation that I could show to a room of about 75 Ferrari enthusiasts. Always preparing for the worst, I mailed a thumb drive to Ron Gaeta the week before so if something catastrophic happened to me or the car, the show would still go on! Luckily, when I saw Ron with the memory stick in his hand, I didn't need it. <img alt="outside lecture" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_17.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> I met Rick Race, the MC of the lecture, and he directed me to the people who could set up my laptop and get my pictures on the big screen. Alan Boe, Bill Preston, and I were given the podium to share what we knew about GTEs and 330 Americas, and I thought the presentation went quite well. Afterwards, we stepped outside to see some GTEs up close. I'll be updating the "<a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/GTEspotter.htm">GTE Spotter's Guide</a>" with these new pictures when things settle down a little. <img alt="detailing" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_18.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> Back at Bill's house, <a href="http://belladetailing.com/" target="_blank">Todd Helm</a> began detailing Tom Kizer's 365GT 2+2. He had his work cut out for him considering it had road grime all the way from Quebec City! <img alt="5053" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_19.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 524px;" /> After lunch, I went back to the house to see what I could do about my car. Todd and Angie Hudkins delivered a fuel pump rebuild kit from Indiana, and Tom Willson came over for moral support. <img alt="inspecting what was broken" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_20.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 524px;" /> I decided the first thing was to find out why the electric fuel pump was acting up. I soon found a loose connection inside the fuel pump cover, so that was an easy fix. <img alt="peanut gallery" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_21.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> We had several Vintage Ferrari owners watching and socializing at the garage, and everyone was ready to lend a hand. My only complaint was I couldn't join them in watching someone else work! The next problem was the mechanical fuel pump. Pulling the pump to rebuild it required doing something about the 15 gallons of fuel still in the tank. I decided to disconnect the soft fuel hose from the tank and raise it higher than the level of the fuel instead of draining the tank. I've never been able to do this maneuver without taking a bath in fuel, and this was no exception. Needless to say we took precautions, but it's never safe to have fuel soaked clothes! Trust me when I say that whatever they're putting in the fuel these days sure burns the skin. Without fuel trying to siphon out of the mechanical fuel pump, I worked on removing the fuel pump. In my mind this was a simple procedure on a Ferrari V-12, but not so for a 330 America! Since the engine is bigger than what this chassis was designed for, the clearance for the fuel pump was tighter. It took removing some extra pieces, but we finally got the fuel pump out. With everyone watching and helping, we all lost track of time except for Mark Dempsey who came into the garage dressed in a sport coat. It was 4:45 and the Jet Reception was in 15 minutes! I cleaned my hands as best as I could, and jumped in the shower to wash off the overwhelming smell of unleaded fuel. 15 minutes later, I was inside Mark's car shaved, showered, dressed, and ready for a cocktail. My 330 America would have to miss out on another event. <img alt="jet reception" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_22.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> It's always a fun time to have Ferraris parked on the tarmac next to all the corporate jets on display. I made the usual rounds, caught up with old friends, and met new ones, but my Ferrari was always on my mind. I wanted to get back to work and try to get her running again. Not only did I want to take her to some of these events that I had registered for, but she was also my ride home! I had to do whatever I could to get her back on the road. There were many people willing to help me out with my problem and Greg Jones, a local Ferrari restorer, had brought a new brake hose down from his shop in Stuart Florida. I called him and arranged to pick up the hose and some extra pieces on the way back from the Jet Reception. When we got back to Bill's shop at about 10 o'clock, we continued on the fuel pump rebuilding. The diaphragm seemed O.K. but when I put my mouth on the check valves, they didn't seem to be closing very well. Looking at the parts in the rebuild kit, the old check valves were slightly different than the ones in my replacement kit. When I rebuilt my fuel pump years ago, I managed to get an NOS kit, and there were two sizes of check valves. The rebuild kit I had in my hand had only one size so only one set could be replaced. Without much option, I replaced what parts could fit, and re assembled the pump. It was late into the evening before we had the pump back on the engine, so we called it a night.   </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari955.htm 1/20/10: Cavallino Road Trip: GA to FL http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari954.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/20/10 Road Trip To Cavallino: GA to FL <img alt="fixing" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_10.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> I woke the next morning and checked my forum to find several messages of support and notes of encouragement to not give up so easily. Some good ideas were suggested, and I went outside to see what I could do. <img alt="brakes" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_11.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> The flexible rubber hose to the front right brake line had burned through, so there was no way that caliper could be used. The left caliper seemed fine, so I needed to stop brake fluid from reaching the bad caliper as some of my friends from the Internet had suggested. The plan was to block off the line at the fitting before the flex hose.  I knew there was a ball bearing used in the Dunlop caliper under the bleeder screw, but found it to be too large for the fitting to catch the threads. I asked Rich, Tom, and Mark to think about what else we could used inside the brake line to block off the fluid. As we put our heads together, I thought about my knock off hammer! <img alt="lead plug" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_12.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 524px;" /> I cut a small hunk of lead off my hammer and fashioned a small slug to fit inside the fitting to plug up the steel line leading to the bad rubber hose. As the brake fitting was tightened down, the lead did a perfect job blocking the brake fluid off. I took the car down the street and found I at least had three brakes working. We saddled up, and headed out! <img alt="FL" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_15.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> We decided to have Mark lead in his 365GT 2+2 with me following at a safe distance. Rich rode with Tom Kizer and we transferred all the extra weight out of my car into the other two Ferraris so I could stop the car as efficiently as possible. I needed all the help I could get considering any amount of braking woudl send my car shooting towards the left side of the road! I told Mark that if he had to stop suddenly for any reason to stay straight becasue I would be coming through either the right or left side! <img alt="In Tow" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_13.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> As we got closer to our destination we got faster and faster, reaching speeds over 65mph. I was on edge the whole time planning an escape route every second of the way. The greatest irony was when we were passed by a fairly new Ferrari with New Jersey plates being towed down I95 while I was limping down the highway to Palm Beach in a 47 year old car with three working brakes! <img alt="stopped" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_14.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> 70 miles outside of North Palm Beach, the fuel pump began acting up. We fiddled with different techniques and assessed out options. We were so close to making it, we could taste it. Mark peeked under the car and he found the fuel pump would click when he touched the cap lightly. After moving things aroiund a little, we found the sweet spot where the fuel pump would keep running. With the engine finally running, we jumped back in our cars and headed out. <img alt="arrive" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_16.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> It was such a relief to finally get to Bill Tracy's house in North Palm Beach. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for the rest of the weekend, but at least we were safe in Bill's garage. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari954.htm 1/19/10: Cavallino Road Trip: MD to GA http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari953.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/19/10 Road Trip to Cavallino, MD to GA <img alt="morning start" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_6.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" />Photo R Faron At 7am, we set off from Huntingtown, Maryland, headed for Savannah Georgia, 523 miles away. There was frost on the cars, but the weather was supposed to be nice. I had mentioned on my Vintage Ferrari Forum that I was experiencing fuel pump issues, and my first phone call in the morning was from Todd in Indiana. He read the post and told me he was throwing a fresh mechanical fuel pump rebuild in his bag before leaving for Cavallino. So even before arriving in Florida, I had managed to secure parts to help keep my car on the road! <img alt="road south" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_9.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" /> Whenever a group of cars travel together, there is always an adjustment period to see what is a comfortable pace for everyone. It soon became evident Tom Kizer was the slowest of the group with Mark and I pushing for some more speed. We were not expecting to fly down the interstate, but anything above the speed limit caused Tom K. to lag behind. The chatter across the radios soon became jokes made at Tom's expense, but Mr. Kizer took it all in good humor, and it certainly made the long boring trip on I95 go quicker. <img alt="bad picture" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_3.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 524px;" />Photo R Faron The ride down to Savannah was pretty much trouble free until the last mile. As I led the guys to my sister's house, I felt the brakes dragging a little bit. By the last 100 feet before the driveway, the brakes were nearly locked, but I managed to get the car into my sister's driveway. I shut the car down, and got out to take a look. Just as I walked around to the right side of the car, the front right rubber brake hose caught fire! I asked Rich to grab my fire extinguisher, and shot the powder in between the spokes of my front wheel. I could see the rotor was glowing a dull red, and every time the fire was extinguished, the heat from the rotor would reignite the hose. Mark grabbed his extinguisher as my extinguisher began to empty, but after the fourth shot of powder, the fire stayed out. <img alt="Savannah" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_4.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" />photo R Faron It was probably one of the most dramatic entrances I've ever made and I hope I never have the opportunity to do it again! I felt worse about the powder all over my sister's driveway than the powder covering my car, but at least the 330 America didn't burn to the ground! Not really understanding what had happened, I did the only thing I could: eat and drink my misery away. Linda had prepared a wonderful Prime Rib, broccoli, and of course mashed potatoes! I was trying my best to have a good time over dinner and drinks, but I was realizing my car was not making it to Cavallino. When I had a chance I posted an update on my Forum to inform everyone.   </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari953.htm 1/18/10: Cavallino Road Trip: New York to Maryland http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari952.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/18/09 Cavallino Road Trip: New York To Maryland As I was planning this trip to Cavallino, my college roommate jumped at the chance to come down with me. Rich and I are no strangers to driving down I95 with one trip being a caravan to GA for Spring Break back when we were at Pratt studying Photography together. With "hall passes" secured, we got ready to head south. <img alt="fuel issues" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_7.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 234px;" />photo R Faron I got to Richard Garre's shop in the early afternoon and picked up my car. It wasn't long before I found out my mechanical fuel pump was not pushing enough fuel at certain rpms. What I thought was a cold weather issue with the carburetors when I drove the car down to MD several weeks ago was probably the fuel bowls running a little dry as the pump was beginning to fail. By now, the car was stalling in traffic unless I kept the electric fuel pump running. This required our first unscheduled stop by the side of the road. The electric fuel pump on a Vintage Ferrari is really for two uses, one to prime the fuel bowls when the car is first started, and second, to help keep fresh fuel circulating to prevent vapor lock in hot weather. I don't think it's really designed to run non stop for hundreds of miles, but it was the only choice at this point if I wanted to make it to Cavallino. We arrived at Mark Dempsey's house just as Tom Kizer arrived with his truck and trailer. Mark had cold beer and a variety Maryland Crab delicacies along with Mark's favorite bacon wrapped veggies and home made mashed potatoes. This was our second big meal with the first one at my house where my wife made a leg of lamb, baked squash and zucchini, and mashed potatoes. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari952.htm 1/17/10: The Road Trip to Cavallino Begins! http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari951.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/17/10 The Road Trip to Cavallino Begins! <img alt="365GT 2+2" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav10_1.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> Tom Kizer made it to my house in Upstate NY by late Sunday afternoon, just in time before the snowfall got heavy! We've been planning this trip for months, and in order for Tom to get his car safely out of Quebec City, he decided it was best to tow it 1/4 of the way to Florida. The last 20 miles made all the preparations worthwhile as a wet slippery snow started to stick to the roads around my house. The next leg of the trip is to leave the next day to get my car at Richard Garre's shop in Maryland, about a 6 hour drive away, and meet Tom at Mark Dempsey's house a little further south. The roads should be clear by the morning, so wish us luck! </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari951.htm 1/9/10: Fuse Panel Fabrication http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari950.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/9/10 Fuse Cover Fabrication <img alt="mold" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl6.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> I was contacted by a new owner of a 330 America, and the first thing I noticed was he was missing his fuse box cover. Since I have one on my 330 America, I offered to have one made for him. <img alt="fuse panel fab" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl8.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> I made a mold from my fuse panel out of fiberglass and took it to Mark Barton at <a href="http://www.thepanelshop.net/" target="_blank">The Panel Shop</a> in Stratford CT. The first step was to measure and cut some aluminum stock. Just as in carpentry: measure twice cut once! <img alt="cutting" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl9.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> It's a lot easier to cut aluminum this way than with a pair of aviation snips! <img alt="measuring" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl10.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> The mold showed Mark the inner dimensions of the fuse panel along with the little kick out at the bottom of the cover that will have to be welded on. My fiberglass mold looks rough because I covered my original fuse panel with duct tape so it would release the fiberglass without damaging my cover. It wasn't pretty, but certainly good enough to guide Mark in making a copy. <img alt="rolling edge" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl11.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> After roughly folding the edges over to form the main body of the box, Mark used a slapper tool and rod shaped backing piece to roll over the crease to copy the shape of the original cover. <img alt="welding" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl12.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> After cutting and bending the little piece that goes on the bottom of the fuse panel, it was time to weld the pieces together, however, when Mark fired up the TIG welder, he found he was out of Argon gas! TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding uses a tungsten electrode shielded by an inert gas to strike an arc and weld metal creating a very clean, precise, and strong welds. This type of welding has been around since WWII, but was not widely available until much later because of its expense. Before TIG, aluminum was welded together using a torch, melting a rod of material into a molten pool formed by the torch. Most all Vintage Ferraris were gas welded, and the construction of this fuse panel was also done with a torch, so it was almost fitting Mark had to weld this panel the way it was originally done! <img alt="welds" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl13.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> Even though he preferred using the TIG Welder for speed and accuracy, Mark was no slouch welding aluminum with a torch. Some people can't make welds look this good with a TIG! <img alt="before paint" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/fusepnl14.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> With a completed fuse panel, my job was to file, and smooth the surface of the cover for a coat of black wrinkle paint. I'll leave the holes to mount this panel un drilled, so the owner can precisely fit this cover to his car. No two cars are alike, and it's best to custom fit something whenever you can. While I was at the Panel Shop, I took some pictures of some of the other projects they have going on. <a href="http://www.thepanelshop.net/blog/" target="_blank">I added these pictures to their Blog</a>. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari950.htm 1/1/10: Pledge Drive Thanks http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari949.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 1/1/10 Pledge Drive Thanks As 2009 came to end, so did the Pledge Drive, and I want to thank everyone who contributed. As much as I truly enjoy bringing this site to you for over 10 years, it helps immensly to get your pledges to cover some of the expenses of this website. Thanks again, and let's get ready for another great year of Tomyang.net! Contributors: Cornelis Buurman John Barker Thomas Carlin Mark Valsi John Asp Thomas Knudsen Betty Hegarty Ronald Gaeta John Vardanian William Taylor Morten Kragh-Mortensen Christian Scott Samuel Hallowell Tom Cato Erlandsen Anthony Mongillo Drew Altemara Edward Montini Zac Dugger Dan Reese Mike Meehan Josh Wilmes Randall Palmer David Hodge Jim McNeil Michael Greenspan Mark Travers David Crozer Scott Shaw Gary Hiniker Lavelle/Stevens Thomas Wilson Michael Bradley Lu Ming Lin Ziv Thomas Kizer Lowell Brown Yale Evelev Al Cartlidge Craig Comontofski Stephen Muzekari Andrew Brent Taro Ohno Tom Treue Ramses Ancheta </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari949.htm 12/30/09: Another Lamborghini http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari948.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 12/30/09 Another Lamborghini I've been working on a 275GTB restoration for a client out of Sport Auto by Bill Pollard for the last 6 months, and progress has been coming along nicely. Perhaps someday I will be able to share with you some of the work I've done, but for now, you'll have to take my word for it, I'm having a great time! <img alt="Countach" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/lambo3.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> Pollard's shop basically specializes in older Ferraris, but will occasionally work on some of the newer cars, but recently, some other makes have been floating around the shop. This is the second Lamborghini Countach I've seen in the last four months, and I had a chance to take a closer look. <img alt="V-12 engine" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/lambo4.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> I'm sure you know the legend of Lamborghini vs. Ferrari where Ferruccio Lamborghini, a successful Italian Tractor manufacturer brought his Ferrari back to Enzo Ferrari in the 60s to complain about his new car. The Commendatore, not happy about the criticism, questioned the ability of a tractor builder in judging a real sports car. Infuriated with the insult, Lamborghini vowed to build a car that would beat Ferrari on the street. Whether the story is true or not, there still remains a rivalry between the two manufacturers to this day, and with every subsequent model there is always an air of one-up-man-ship. <img alt="lamborghini" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/lambo5.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> This Lamborghini was a later 25th Anniversary Edition car, so it had more flares, cladding, and intakes, than the previous model. <img alt="adjusting" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/lambo6.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> This car came in with a poor idle and badly needed some adjustment to the fuel injection along with the ignition timing. Both the Ferrari Boxer and Lamborghini Countach used the same Bosch CIS injection system so Sean, Pollard's top mechanic, was well versed in getting injection to run as best as it could. <img alt="test drive" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/lambo7.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> Sean came inside after a while and signaled me to jump in the passenger seat for a ride in the Lamborghini. It was my first ride in a Countach, and it was everything and nothing I expected! <img alt="limited sight" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/lambo8.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> After hitting my head on the door frame, Sean congratulated me on my Countach initiation! We were enclosed inside a very small cockpit for such a wide car. Forward vision was fine out of the huge flat front windshield, but my passenger view was obstructed by the one large windshield wiper. The other three views gave the feeling of looking out of a WWII pill box with the rear window the size of a mail slot. We felt low, mean, and menacing, and I think it was exactly what Lamborghini was after. I could make comparisons between the Countach and the Ferrari Boxer, but besides some similarities in performance and layout, they are very different cars. As much as a Boxer tells the owner he is control of a super car from the 80s, the Lamborghini screams it to everyone within earshot. These cars are not for the timid if you're the right guy, I have the right car. Just a reminder, I'm looking for a new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car on this website! <a href="mailto:tom@tomyang.net" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My E-mail</a>. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari948.htm 12/26/09: Chrome, and Trunk Panel Hold Down http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari947.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 12/26/09 3553 Chrome, and Trunk Hold Down <img alt="newly chromed bumper" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/3553_118.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> 3553's chrome is back from the platers, and the bumpers look great. They're going back on at François' shop. <img alt="door hardware" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/3553_119.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> A bunch of little pieces were sent out for plating and will really make the newly finished interior stand out. <img alt="vent windows" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/3553_120.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> The door frames and vent windows were also plated. <img alt="trunk holdown" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/trunkholdown1.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> At Pollard's shop I was working on a trunk hold down lever. This lever is found in the trunk of a 275GTB and holds down the plywood cover to the spare tire. The car that I'm restoring is missing this lever and spring tensioner. Making one would not have been a problem, but finding one to copy would have been. Luckily there was another 275GTB at the shop with what looked like an original hold down, so I took the opportunity to fabricate another one from the original. <img alt="hold downs" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/trunkholdown2.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> The nice thing about Vintage Ferraris is many of the pieces were originally made from basic hand tools and materials. The original part was simply a piece of steel welded to a long bolt. Just a reminder, I'm looking for a new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car on this website! <a href="mailto:tom@tomyang.net" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My E-mail</a>. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari947.htm 12/20/09: Steering Wheel Stand http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari946.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 12/20/09 Steering Wheel Stand <img alt="steering wheel stand" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/steerwhl7.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> I have a degree in Photography and my specialty was Large Format Studio and Landscape Photography. Along with a 4X5 camera, it was very important to have a good tripod, so I saved up my money when I was in school to buy a decent tripod. Although I still use it for photography 20 years later, I have found it to be a perfect steering wheel stand. The steering wheel I got about 5 weeks ago (right side) is just about finished. I'm waiting for the varnish to harden a little more before I apply a final buff to bring out the high gloss shine. The one on the left is Michael Greenspan's steering wheel from his 330 America. It's one coat of varnish behind the other one, and will be done pretty soon. The tripod comes in handy to set the wheels in my living room near the wood burning stove. The dry heat of the living room is better than the colder garage where the varnish is applied. Just a reminder, I'm looking for a new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car on this website! <a href="mailto:tom@tomyang.net" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My E-mail</a>. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari946.htm 12/10/09: Cavallino Presentation http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari945.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 12/10/09 Presentation for Cavallino With Cavallino approaching, I was asked by Parker Hall to put together a photographic presentation for the International Advisory Council for Preservation of the Ferrari Automobile (IAC/PFA) seminar at the Breakers on January 21st. I have some pictures on a "<a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/GTEspotter.htm">GTE Spotter's Guide</a>" on my website, but would love to get some more pictures. There are basically four or five shots that describe the differences between Series I, II, III, and 330 Americas. <img alt="front shot" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/GTE_SII%20Front.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> A shot of the front of the car will show the fog light placement. <img alt="3/4 side" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/GTE_SII%20side.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> The sides of the cars are very similar, but it's the different tail lights that I really need to show the difference between the Series I/II cars and the Series III/330 Americas. <img alt="engine" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/330america_engine.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> The external appearances are similar with the 250 engines, but the obvious difference is the installation of the 330 engine with the America. <img alt="interior" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/330america_interior.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> An interior shot from the passenger side will show the changes in the vent controls, vent placement, and center console shape. I will elaborate on these differences, but I need some of your help. Here's what I would love to get from owners of GTEs: Series I owners: Front of car for fog light placement Rear of car for tail lights Interior shot from passenger side of the car (like of the 330 America above) Engine picture Series II owners: I should have some pictures of 3553 as we prep her for Cavallino, but if you'd like to send me a picture of your engine, I would appreciate it. Series III owners: Front, side, rear of the outside of the car, engine, and interior shot like the ones I have above. You don't necessarily have to take new pictures, but look to see if you have any on your computer to send. I would love to get them in resolutions higher than 2000 pixels across, because they will be used to project on a screen. Send them to <a href="mailto:tom@tomyang.net">tom@tomyang.net</a> Thanks for your help! By the way, my 330 America is safe and sound in Maryland at <a href="http://www.rmccar.com/" target="_blank">Richard Garre's shop</a>. It was 25 degrees when I left my house at 6am Monday morning, and neither I nor the car enjoyed the cold weather, but at least it was dry. I now understand why Ferrari installed a radiator blind on these cars! Unfortunately, I had to remove mine to install the electric fan. Water temps and oil temps stayed around 150-160 the whole drive down, so the heat inside the car didn't really do anything except warm by right shin. The first significant snowstorm in the Northeast had passed through over the weekend, and I was trying to avoid any slushy roads for the drive down. Leaving very early meant that the roads were frozen solid and wouldn't melt until the sun came up. I took the coastal route to Maryland, figuring all the snow had fallen inland and I was right. South of New York City, the precipitation from the weekend was mostly rain. 250 miles later, I pulled into Radcliffe Motorcars' door. The first leg to Cavallino was complete!  Just a reminder, I'm looking for a new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car on this website! <a href="mailto:tom@tomyang.net" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My E-mail</a>. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari945.htm 12/6/09: Looking for a Weather Window http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari944.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 12/6/09 Looking for a Weather Window As <a href="http://www.cavallino.com/classic.html" target="_blank">Cavallino</a> approaches in January, I'm making preparations to get my car to Florida. We've had an exceptionally mild winter so far here in Upstate New York, but I know things can turn nasty very quickly. I decided to try and take my 330 America to Maryland and park it in <a href="http://www.rmccar.com/" target="_blank">Radcliffe Motorcars</a> where my friend Richard Garre can look after it until I drive it the rest of the way to Palm Beach in the third week in January. Getting my car out of the Northeast will avoid the majority of the sloppy stuff, and with some luck, the drive down in January will have less weather drama. <img alt="snow falling" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/5053_58.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 283px;" /> I've been watching the weather closely for the past week or so, trying to coordinate a good time to drive down and catch a train back home. The problem is weather forecasting seems to be getting worse, not better! There doesn't seem to be any more reliability in the forecasts further than 24 hours out. With each passing week I got closer to getting snowfall, so I had to commit to something soon. I decided to choose Monday the 7th of December to make my journey, but driving down with clear roads may not happen. On Saturday afternoon, the snow began to fall at my house, and by evening we had 6 inches of snow on the ground! The weather on Monday still looks O.K. to drive, but I hope most of the roads will dry by then. Wish me luck! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari943.htm">Tomyang.net pledge drive</a> so far. Your support lets me know I'm not just doing all this work in vain! I appreciate your pledges, and it always reinvigorates my efforts to building this website for continued enjoyment for us all! Just a reminder, I'm looking for a new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car on this website! <a href="mailto:tom@tomyang.net" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My E-mail</a>. </body></html> http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari944.htm 12/1/09: 2009 December Pledge Drive http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari943.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html><body><script type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> 12/1/09 2009 December Pledge Drive It's that one time a year I run a Pledge Drive for Tomyang.net. Your pledges help support the daily operation of this site, and your enthusiasm has helped sustain this website past 10 years! Here's a recap of all the things I've shared with you on this site in 2009: <img alt="1747 engine" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/1747_80.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> January of '09 had me and Francois continuing work on David's PF Coupe. I found 1747 in Oregon, and it was purchased in the fall of '08 with the intention of David taking the car on vintage road rallies with his dad. Our job was to make this car as reliable as possible, all the while maintaining its original condition. <img alt="GTE at Cavallino" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/cav09_6.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> Gary took his GTE, 3553, to Cavallino this year, and entered her in judging. We came close to an award, but learned a lot about what 3553 needed to get the one or two points to get an award. She's come a long way since Gary purchased the car several years ago, and I'm proud of the result! <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari862.htm">Cavallino 09</a> <img alt="Queen" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/budinger1.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> In February, I got a call from someone who was looking to buy a 365GT 2+2 in Phoenix. Tom B asked me if I thought a newly purchased 40 year old car could make it from Phoenix to San Francisco. After I told him probably, his next question was whether I'd like to join him! Always up for a road trip, I jumped at the chance. This turned out to be more than just an ordinary road trip, but a Ferrari filled adventure with visits to several shops, and we even got to meet Bob Wallace, a well known mechanic and test driver in the Vintage Ferrari and Lamborghini world! <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari869.htm">Read More about the Road Trip in February</a>. <img alt="5053 heads" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/5053_20.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> The heads to my 330 America were coming back together, and I was looking forward to getting them back on my car. <img alt="Frank Segreto" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/frank1.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 467px;" /> Unfortunately with the passing of time, we will occasionally loose people that mean a lot to us, and in March, we lost Frank Segreto. Frank taught me a lot about upholstery, and I spent a year at his shop putting my interior together in the 330 America. I was lucky to have the time that I did with Frank. I'll miss him. <img alt="3339" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/3339_1.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> In April, I was in Atlanta, so I managed to meet up with Ferrari Historian, Alan Boe and his GTE 3339. <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari891.htm">Read More</a>. <img alt="Tomyang.net Radcliffe Party" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/springparty09_4.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> May brought us the second <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari898.htm">Tomyang.net/Radcliffe Spring Party</a> and it has grown even larger. Richard Garre and I are really proud of the attendance in cars and spectators, and with its success, we can only imagine what 2010 will bring! <img alt="Home Again" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/5053_37.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" /> By June, I had my car back on the road. With new valves and seats, I was ready for a summer of driving! <img alt="Sam and Steed" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/FCA09_2.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> The Ferrari Club of America National Meet was in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, and my friend Sam Hallowell asked me if I would be interested in joining him in driving his Ferrari 365GTC/4 to the event. He picked me up in NY after leaving from Rhode Island. As event coordinator, I scheduled a few stops along the way to meet other Vintage Ferrari owners, and shops. We even got to spend some time at Hil Raab's house which was worth the trip in itself! <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari911.htm">Road to the FCA National Meet.</a> <img alt="Alfa" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/alfa8c_2.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 263px;" /> August found me in Monterey for the crazy car weekend. The highlight was cruising around in my friend Tom K's Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. With only about 200 made, our daily driver was rare rolling sculpture. <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari919.htm">Monterey 2009</a> <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari928.htm"> </a><a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari928.htm"><img alt="1747" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/1747_139.jpg" style="border: 0px solid ; width: 350px; height: 262px;" /></a> Back from Monterey, David's PF coupe was ready for service, but I suggested we take the car out for a shakedown drive to familiarize David with the controls, and make sure there were no issues with the car before shipping her to her first event. <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari928.htm">PF Coupe shakedown drive</a>. <img alt="two GTEs" src="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/3553_102.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 468px;" /> In the Fall, I'm busy with several projects including these two GTEs. Cavallino in 2010 is celebrating 50 years since the introduction of the GTE by having a special class on the lawn at the Breakers. I know a lot of GTE will be there, and I'm even prepping my 330 America for the drive down! If you're going to be in Florida for Cavallino, please join me at a party Ron, a fellow GTE owner, is throwing in West Palm Beach. See you there! <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari936.htm">2010 Cavallino Party</a> Whew! Looking back, it's been a busy year, and I didn't even cover all the cars I've been working on! This website fills in the rest of my free time, and I look forward to sharing another year with you all. I've been trying new technologies as they develop for the web and am always open to suggestions. I hope to continue <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/podcasts/">podcasting</a>, and I even "Tweet" on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tomyangnet" target="_blank">Twitter about the road trips</a>! The <a href="http://www.tomyang.net/cars/phpBB3/index.php">Vintage Ferrari Forum</a> continues to grow into a informative and civilized place for all things Vintage. Experts from all over the world have joined, and I am honored that they have chosen my site to share their knowledge.  Your pledges allow me to work on keeping this site entertaining, and I think it offers one of the best values for your money. Thanks for your contributions, and I'm looking forward to the new year! 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