Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Reversing federalization

[Red5hilser (Red5hilser]

I must be lucky, the GT4 Shitbox has only one 'modification' from the  
standard Euro version. It's a MPH sticker pasted on the speedo. That's  all. 
Period. 
Absolutely no reinforcement, no smog, no nada. And it came with  both 
FedGovCo EPA and DOT waivers. That's all I needed to get licensed in  Arizona, 
after 
I got smart.
 
BTW, with no cats, smog, and the four 2-throat Webers sucking gas and air  at 
4K RPM, it sounds like a real Ferrari should sound. I was never so  
disappointed as the time that I looked at a beautiful USA spec 348 that sounded 
 more 
like a Singer Sewing Machine instead of a Ferrari. 
 
I tried to license it in the Peoples' Republic of Tucson, but they just  
laughed at me at the smog inspection station. So I took it up to my cousin's  
house in Bullhead City, and there were no problems at all. End of problem,  
although I once did get called for jury duty up there. <g>
 
Back here in Arkansas, all I needed was the old Arizona plate, registration  
and $9.50 to register it as an 'Antique Vehicle,' My new plate is good  
'Forever!' No need to renew every year or two. Case closed!
 
 
In a message dated 2/17/2009 7:15:23 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
l02turner [at] comcast.net writes:

Hi  Rick,
Great email --  BTW, do you think the changes you are making  have any effect 
on selling the car in the  future?

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D  2.5T)
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-----  Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay"  <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Turner"  <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList"  <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:56  PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Reversing federalization


> Hello  Friends,
>
>   There has been lots written about  federalizing European cars which
> come into the United States, either  as gray-market cars or as used cars.
> There's VERY little written about  reversing those mods - especially
> the ones that have failed.  And  while this might be an environmentally
> incorrect thread, I  write;
>
>   I have two Ferraris, a standard  specification 1979 308GTB, imported
> to the States in 1986 as a 'used  car', and an '83 Mondial QV 'true'
> gray-market  car.
>
>   The GTB, under the DOT and EPA laws at the  time, received no major
> modifications.  None were required.   Still, the PO made some changes.
> Here's a look at the car as I bought  it in 1997,
> http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/308gtb1_1997.jpg and
>  http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/308gtb2_1997.jpg .  These were the
>  pictures that our own Phil Tegtmeier sent to me in December of 1996.
>  That simple act, a fist full of long-distance phone calls, and the
>  subsequent drool, made me a Ferrari owner.  The important point  of
> these pictures is to point out the US side-markers that some PO  had
> added to the car.
>
>   In about 2002 or so,  Ric Rainbolt, as part of my repurchase deal,
> stripped every bit of  trim off of the car.  Here's a look,
>  http://www.aubard.us/MVC-042X.JPG .  You can see where the  sidemarkers
> were installed.
>
>   In this bare  metal strip, you can see the holes the PO had cut
> into fenders,  http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/Strip/STRIP04.JPG and
>  http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/Strip/STRIP18.JPG .  The body shop
>  welded new steel into the openings, ground it flat - inside and
> out -  and applied primer,
> http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/Primer/PRIMER08.JPG  and
> http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/Primer/PRIMER01.JPG .  The turn  signal
> repeater hole is obvious and remains.  Once painted,  here's how it
> looked, http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/Paint/FINAL18.JPG .  That's Ric
> Rainbolt with the car, from about 7 years  ago.
>
>   Here's how the car looks today,
>  http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/SideLo1.jpg .
>
>   Now for  the Mondial QV.  This was a true gray-market car.  When it
>  came into the US in 1983, it had reinforcements added to the doors, a
>  0-80mpg sticker applied to the face of the MPH-units speedometer and
>  possibly other minor changes that I haven't caught.  The big  change
> was the addition of a lambda circuit to the K-Jetronic fuel  injection.
> A little plastic box with wires attached, was connected to  a lambda
> fuel pressure modulation valve.  Today, all that add-on  crap is gone
> except the for valve and associated  plumbing.
>
>   In this picture you can see the hose  going from points "A" to "C",
>  http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/mod_reversal.jpg .  The pressure
>  modulation valve, labeled "B", is still there.  Now for the fear
>  factor; There are no hose clamps on ANY of these hose connections!
>  Never were!
>
>   Next step in the de-federalizing is  removal of this hose (and
> valve).  To do this I simply need to  remove the banjo-bolts, replace
> the crush washers and replace the  banjo bolts with shorter versions.
> I picked up two of these bolts at a  local Mercedes shop.  They
> basically came from the scrap parts  bin.  Here's a look at the bolts
> being cleaned up on the wire  wheel,
> http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/banjo_bolts.JPG . They have been  cleaned
> and are now ready to put back into service,
>  http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/HPIM1394.JPG .  The crush washer  visible
> in the picture, is old and is being used only for  measurements
> (12mm ID, 19mm OD).  I have not yet bought new  washers.
>
>   So, if you read this far you must enjoy  restoration.  Must have
> been a 3-day weekend...
>
>  rick
> '08 M-B C300
> '03 L-R Discovery
> '96 BMW  740iL
> '83 Mondial QV
> '79 308GTB
> '61 M-B 180b
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