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I could have sworn I saw Riva Yachts using Ferrari motors at a Boat show display.

Tom

Hi Keith, Sorry to hear your filler story. Very few people know how to work with aluminum, so your problem is pretty common. My wife has resigned to the fact that I will eventually buy another car, and will probably be restoring cars forever! She's even O.K. with it as long as we can still pay the b...

Hi Bryan,

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I guess any time working on the Ferrari is a good thing, but sometimes even that can be a battle! The nice thing about this journal is seeing all the positive days of work, and it reminds me there were more good days than bad days!

Tom

I had my eye on an old carriage house down the block from me in NYC before the housing market boom. I had ideas of converting the four story building into apartments with the ground floor, and second floor as my living space. Even as a unrenovated building, it sold for $950K! :-( I still can't pass ...

I spoke to Parker, and he said he would be interested in remaking the decals if someone would send him a good original to copy.

Tom

Hi JD, "Not terribly expensive" is relative. Most Ferrari shops charge $85/hr+ but even the Toyota Dealership can charge that much! The trick is to find a shop that is familier with a 246 Dino so you're not paying for the time they spend figuring things out. If the car needs bodywork, this is even m...

Fest, I think Paul needs the stickers, not the whole strut.

Paul, Would Parker consider making a run of them if you offered to cover some of the cost?

Tom

Hi Rick, Good luck with your purchase. V-12s are totally different animals than the V-8s, but I'm sure you'll love it. I've always felt the V-8s as the "boy racers," and the old 12s as the "gentlmen" of the Ferrari world. Whaterver the perception, you'll never be considered crazy by us! Lurking is f...

Hi JD,

I'm sorry, what is your question? Do you need a restoration shop recommendation for your 246 Dino, or minor repair work?

Tom

Ferrari parts are usually too expensive, or too difficult for the casual Santas, but gift certificates to a Sears can always be put to good use! Stay tuned to news about a new house where I can finally have my own shop and storage for my cars! I'll want an air compressor, a sand blasting cabinet, ai...

Hi Doug, As I found out with sound deadening, and heat insulation, there are many products to use. I'm sure mine and his will work fine. My overdrive is still problematic, but I hope to finally fix it once I get the interior installed. I have it narrowed down to an electrical issue, and should only ...

Hi Mark,

Keeping a Ferrari Daytona until the day you die is a pretty good thing!

Tom

Hi Guys,

I always tyr to spray some kind of paint or coating on bare metal surfaces. She might see the kind of weather as she did in her previous life, but she'll be protected from now on!

Tom

Hi Ed, The specs on your fans don't seem to be right. The initial startup of an electric motor is usually higher than the opperating amperage. I would guess your operating amperage is less than 10 amps. I would check with the manufacturer. I'm not sure which car you have, but I'm assuming you had el...

This is the third car I've seen like this. One of them, I know was modified after it left the factory. To the best of my knowledge, they were all done later, but then again, Ferrari would do almost anything a customer wanted. I could easily see a GTE with front end damage being returned to the facto...