Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Inspired

[E M (pokiebaron]

It happens here every winter.  We get a few days between snow, where the
temp will go up and then we get a day or two of heavy rain.  The rain washes
most of the snow away, and more important, the road salt.  Sure enough, once
the roads are washed, out come all the Ferraris and other cars that go away
for the winter.  Except for the one dude at the end of the street with a 360
spider.  I've seen him out in it with a foot of snow on the ground in the
past. :-)

Ed
911SC

On 05/02/2008, Steve Jenkins <steve [at] stevejenkins.com> wrote:
>
> Man - I LOVE reading all this stuff. Keep it coming, guys! I'm snowed in
> here in Utah, but reading this makes me want to put a snow plow on the
> front
> of the 328 and go CRAZY! :)
>
> SJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert_h_bowser [at] juno.com [mailto:robert_h_bowser [at] juno.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:10 PM
> To: Steve Jenkins
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Inspired
>
> I'm inspired also.
>
> I took the 308 out today for its first real drive since completing all the
> front end work.  Drove from home (Poway, CA) to Solana Beach, then down to
> Mission Valley and home again.  Mostly freeway driving with the top off on
> a
> beautiful sunny California day.  The old 308 feels like a frisky new car.
> Amazing what rebuilding the front suspension can do to the feel of the
> car.
> New ball joints, A-arm bushings, sway bar bushings, shocks, brake lines,
> tie
> rod ends.  Handling is rock steady on the freeway and through the curves.
> Engine even seems to sound sweeter.  I think she likes it.
>
> The effect of re-aligning the steering wheel with the steering rack was a
> pleasant surprise.  Now the turning circle in each direction is the same.
> Easier to maneuver out of the garage.  Definitely worth it.
>
> I've got new Energy Suspension A-arm bushings ordered for the rear.  Hope
> to
> get those in in a couple of weeks and start tearing the rear suspension
> apart.  I've got a wire welder now, so I can weld the bushing shells to
> the
> A-arms myself.  Looking forward to that.
>
> Damn, these cars are fun!
>
> Bob
> '78 308GTS
> '01 Corvette Z06
>
> -- Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello Gang,
>
> Reading the 308 stuff you've posted and a Ferrari
> auction on SPEED last night has me inspired to get
> back to work on my 308.  I need to get the A/C done
> but that's no big deal.  I'll handle that locally,
> doing much of the R&R work myself.   What I am
> considering is redoing the interior but NOT on a
> shoe-string budget like I have been doing, redying,
> etc..  I'm considering new seat covers, carpets and
> refinishing the dash.  Everything else is in pretty
> nice shape.
>
> There are a number of places who market kits for this
> kind of work but please tell me of the outfits YOU may
> have used.  I know its expensive and I can live with
> that.  I just don't like paying for worthless prestige
> mark-up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
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