Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Gavin's 308 question

Hey Randy, you are close to some fine 308 roads. Start with the 5 -  
50 - 500 mile cruise (drive it and fix what's broke, then advance one  
step). Once you are happy with your 308's reliability (not really an  
oxymoron) - go for it. You probably already know these routes but the  
circuit south through Brownfield, across Roswell to Ruidoso and then  
up to Santa Fe has outstanding possibilities. From there take the  
high road to Taos (Chimayo) and then cut across to Las Vegas, NM and  
back through the greater Muleplex. I won't even mention the roads  
west of Socorro - my favorite blue lines in the car universe are in  
eastern AZ.
Been there in my sainted 328, now long gone. Been there in other  
runners too, gonna go again.
Best, ken (Houston)

On May 28, 2007, at 8:50 AM, RANDYJEANE [at] aol.com wrote:
The serious engine problem was deep grooves around the  
circumference of the

steel cylinder liners about an inch down from the top. They were  
too deep to

hone out thus requiring new liners. Very hard to find and  
expensive. Since my

car, he has a 1979 in with the same problem. The only thing we can  
think of

is  condensation. Other repairs included new shocks, rebuild window  
motors,

convert A/C to R 134 (works great), convert to a single electronic   
distributor,

and replace all hoses and belts. A high school friend of  mine  
owned the car

for 20 years and I bought it just before he died of malignant   
melanoma 4

years ago. It only had 15,000 miles on it, so it sat a  lot. I used  
to fly out to

southern California where he lived and we would  drive up the coast to

Monterey for Speed Week in August. The car has priceless  memories  
for me so I want

to drive it as much as I can before I get too old to  get in and out.
I also agree with Ken Rentiers comments about Racertainment. I  
think  there

should be a requirement that the race car driver must drive the   
race car at

least 250 miles to the track and his final  race finishing  spot is  
not final

until he drives the car back to his starting point. The  only thing  
he can

change at the track is suspension and tuning settings and  tires.  
Mechanical

failures during the race could also be repaired.

Randy  Edwards
Lubbock, TX
806-784-0606
(_RandyJeane [at] aol.com_ (mailto:RandyJeane [at] aol.com) )
1978 Ferrari 308  GTS
1998 Mercedes E320 (wife's car)
2001 Corvette Convertible (170+ MPH  rocket ship)
2003 Dodge Caravan SE (people/stuff  hauler)

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Re: Gavin's 308 question	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: ken rentiers (rentiersmac.com)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 07:17:10 -0700 (PDT)