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- Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:34 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Anybody seen or used the repro stainless bumpers?
- Replies: 13
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Re: Anybody seen or used the repro stainless bumpers?
Nice contribution Timo , To show the others its NOT all rose smell being driving vintage cars. I did lost a aluhood in dec 2015 direction Italy (1800 miles) I did check the oil level at the fuel station, but it was not properly fixated I guess. The boys at the swiss border we a bid confused. I was l...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:39 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Anybody seen or used the repro stainless bumpers?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12727
Re: Anybody seen or used the repro stainless bumpers?
Timo, I do have an other approach using my classic cars. You can find my cars parked in the middle of Paris, Amsterdam, Turino ,Modena I do not own a modern car since my 18th birthday ,will keep it that way. The project car in the rotary will NOT have a better life at my place. its always a nice sur...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:24 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Anybody seen or used the repro stainless bumpers?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12727
Re: Anybody seen or used the repro stainless bumpers?
Mmmh, I recently sold to a 330GT owner in Denmark a original rear bumper. Which never had seen the day light. it came out the original paper wrap of PF. It did not fitt properly obviously due to the new owner. who was trying to make me clear that I was selling a cheap repro bumper……. well lot of car...
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 4:45 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: 330GT door mechanism plastic clip
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8267
Re: 330GT door mechanism plastic clip
hello,
look at Alfa spider 105/115
they did use there same locking systems over the years.
see pic below
ciao
C.
look at Alfa spider 105/115
they did use there same locking systems over the years.
see pic below
ciao
C.
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:21 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Mechanical Fuel Pump Repair Questions
- Replies: 44
- Views: 41406
Re: Mechanical Fuel Pump Repair Questions
If you have to repair the pickup tube I used a heat gun to soften the plastic screen on the end of the tube. It made it much easier to remove and install. Cory Only for info. perforated metal on all pre 1960 cars without plastic insert made out of copper. see below. soldered like the whole metal fu...
- Sun Jan 31, 2016 5:26 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Unknown Bracket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13058
Re: Unknown Bracket
John,
No hole anywhere, it hangs with a simple bracket on the other side of the steeringbearingholder.
ciao
C.
No hole anywhere, it hangs with a simple bracket on the other side of the steeringbearingholder.
ciao
C.
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:10 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Unknown Bracket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13058
Re: Unknown Bracket
John you're bracket belongs 100% to the choke cable i do have two of those the are fixated on the distributor nut base Every 250gt came with a choke even you think you´re came without. I think the pre owner simply remove it. in the warmer country you don´t need it at all when he runs. Tom´s guess is...
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:49 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
David, the chasisbracket with carried the" rubber stop"-suspension arm- is rather fragile and often bent down.
check those for the hanging issue.
Interesting to see that your brake discs (rotors) are balanced normally only seen on competition cars.
best
C
check those for the hanging issue.
Interesting to see that your brake discs (rotors) are balanced normally only seen on competition cars.
best
C
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:52 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
open disk/plates
found on the www.
not mine.
C.
found on the www.
not mine.
C.
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:00 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
Cornelis, the circlip goes in before the spring is inserted in its cup. john John, is here one of the expieranced amateurs like me but his method is not advisable for the "beginners" here. My fingers are my capital for my daily work, so I avoid any risk. Here the cheap equipment I use. cost about50...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:31 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
mmmh John this look like children shit to me. I am only a hobby man my self. How do you get in the cir clip ? big question to me. the later cars has on opening in the lower disk. so special equipment goes from the inside to compress the heavy spring to solve this issue. those are not expensive. Enio...
- Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:25 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: 330 GT air baffles
- Replies: 16
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Re: 330 GT air baffles
my 330 gt did NOT have them - and it is an orig car......interesting on some muscle cars that we have done - baffles show up on cars with AC for the same purpose as described above. On the Ellena car - much older car it has side baffles #31 and 32 that are screwed to the front nose horizontal tubes...
- Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:03 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
John,
My problem here is to get the right FORCE on the arms with the castlenuts and the cotterpins combination.
DB zelfsecuring new nuts eleminate this of course but I don´t like the look of those
C.
My problem here is to get the right FORCE on the arms with the castlenuts and the cotterpins combination.
DB zelfsecuring new nuts eleminate this of course but I don´t like the look of those
C.
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:21 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
The metalblack bracket- see pic- on the lower "jaw "gives the width of the whole construction. so donnot start with the upper " jaw like DB shows the holes in the bracket and lower arm will not line up . I let my lathe man make at least 20 cuppper/ brass spacers extra with grease channels the whole...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:41 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Front Suspension
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35693
Re: Front Suspension
some more pics
C.
C.