Ferrari Mailing List: Re: TestaRossa / 308GT4's AKA Dinos

[Jim (jimshadow]

I LOVE to drive my GT4.   It really is a different experience from the other 
cars in the 3x8 series.   I would argue that it is the best handling of the 
bunch!   I wanted to be able to have my '70's Ferrari with '90's or '00's 
technology, therefore I updated the things that matter starting with the 
wheels/tires.   14" tires offer little in the way of safety/performance, 
etc... so I went to 16" tires.    Recently, I added new high performance 
Dunlop tires.   In addition, I updated the rubber bits and steering rack. 
The car is totally transformed and I'm enjoying the hell out of it!

JIM
22,000+ miles and counting since I bought it!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
To: "JIM" <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] TestaRossa / 308GT4's AKA Dinos


> I think you should choose safety above it all
> Bias ply tires were terrible!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "philville dejazzd.com" <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:24:36
> To: clyde<clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
> Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] TestaRossa / 308GT4's AKA Dinos
>
>
>
>   Some days you just have to choose .........originality for concours,
>   or modifications for your driving pleasure and instant
>   gratification.....thats why they make vanilla and chocolate ice cream.
>   You have the luxury of choosing...my rec. is to never throw away the
>   original pieces, your interests may change if you live long enough, or
>   the next owner might view things differently than do you.
>
>   In my estimation, original is nice, but then performance and handling
>   is an evolutionary thing.
>   Phil
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Grahame Reinthal <grahame [at] reinthal.com.au>
>   Date: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:07 pm
>   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] TestaRossa / 308GT4's AKA Dinos
>   To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
>   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>   > Hi All,
>   >
>   > Originality and tyres... now there's an interesting issue.
>   >
>   > Back over 17 years ago when I attended my first Ferrari
>   > gathering in my
>   > newly-acquired and very original 308GT4, someone turned their
>   > nose up when I
>   > opened the engine lid because a hose clip was not original. I
>   > was initially
>   > confused and then a bit offended, and then I thought, your name
>   > isn't Wayne
>   > Kerr by any chance, is it!  But at that point I realised
>   > that total,
>   > obsessional originality was not for me. Now it's too late of
>   > course with the
>   > modded 328 motor under the lid, but I digress.
>   >
>   > As for tyres, the technology has advanced so much in the last 40
>   > years and
>   > I'd imagine Enzo would have specified the best option of the day
>   > by in 1970.
>   > So I like to think that "originality" can perhaps be interpreted
>   > in the
>   > context of the philosophy of the choice, not necessarily the
>   > actual choice
>   > of the day.
>   >
>   > Anyway, I believe if you are going to still drive the car,
>   > rather than stick
>   > it in a museum as a period piece, tyres should be all about
>   > driving feel,
>   > style and safety. They are the only things that hold you on the
>   > planet,after all. I remember 30 years ago when I owned a souped
>   > up MGB. It was
>   > definitely not original and it was very quick for its day. I
>   > experimentedwith many different tyres. I finally settled on a
>   > particular Pirelli of the
>   > day because they were so, so predictable as to what they were
>   > about to do,
>   > wet or dry.  They would say to me, we are about to let the
>   > tail out a bit -
>   > are you ok with this?  And the tail would gently step out
>   > through a corner
>   > and then I could simply throttle steer through. Always predictable.
>   >
>   > Also interesting, AFAIK, MG concours rules actually allow some
>   > technicalupgrades, such as retro-fitting MGA disk brakes on
>   > earlier T-series models.
>   > A friend fitted MGA brakes to his 1954 MGTF and it was an utter
>   > transformation, massively cutting the stopping distances and
>   > increasingsafety.  And that seemed to fit perfectly with
>   > the MG motto which used to be
>   > "Safety Fast".
>   >
>   >
>   > Cheers for now,
>   >
>   > Grahame
>   >
>   >
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