Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Inspired

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Remember the "Ferraris in the snow" pictures?  We wanna see one of you in a
Ferrari in the Utah snow, Steve!  I mean, now that the list can take
attachments...
Tom (Ferrariless, and snowless)
Tulsa, OK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jenkins" <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Inspired


> 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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