Ferrari Mailing List: 308 Tech Session (Fredericksburg, VA)

[Matt Boyd (ferrari308driver]

All,

I posted this on f-chat on both my local sub-group and the 308/328
group and got precisely zero replies. Well, I did get replies from
Lashdeep, Scott Carpenter, and George Parker, but I had told them all
about the idea prior to posting it on f-chat.

Any interest from f-list? If not, I'll just do this job in my driveway.

-matt

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All,

I plan to host a technical session in the next month or two or so.
Topic is going to focus on window motors/mechanism. I have done this
on my car before but it is slow again, so I intend to take one (or
both) windows and assemblies out, clean the gunk out, put in new
grease, get everything lined up properly (this is my present worst
problem), and I also have bought the window accelerators from Ricambi
and will put these in.

Time permitting, I will investigate the power lock problems I have by
starting with taking out the passenger door locking mechanism (I need
to study this more to make sure I know what I'm getting into) and
cleaning grease out of that, too.

Probably won't get to it, but I also have Birdman's fuseblocks to install.

Perhaps you might want to do the same on the same day, or maybe you
just want to observe so you can decide if you want to do it on your
own. Or maybe you just want to come hang out.

I plan to host this at the Classic Car Center in Fredericksburg, VA
(http://www.classiccarcenter.net/). The Classic Car Center is a
storage facility for classic cars, and they also service classic cars.
Always a nice variety of cars on consignment and in active storage. It
is located just a couple miles off I95 midway between DC and Richmond.
They have graciously volunteered to help by hosting this event!

Plan for the day would be a fairly early start with coffee and donuts.
Work until lunch, then go for a nice backroad drive and lunch (and ice
cream at Carl's). Follow up with the afternoon continuing/finishing
work.

The event will take place on a Saturday, on either 4 April, 11 April,
25 April, or 16 May. Should I rule out any of these dates that should
be ruled out due to already scheduled FCA or other events?

Who would be interested? I just planned to do this myself in the
garage, but thought others might be interested in joining in.

-Matt
'85 Euro 308 GTS/QV