Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Reversing federalization

[philville dejazzd.com (philville]

   Hey Larry, those cars just keeps getting better....get in the back of
   the line!
   Phil
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
   Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:15 am
   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Reversing federalization
   To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > 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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