Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Francis's 308GT4

[francis newman (francis]

Thanks Robert

Though I bought a pair of off the shelf rectangular  sticky pads for 6 dollars 
from Halfords, our UK chain mototr and cycle parts store (and also a second 
pair to keep in the car for any future emergency) and cut them to shape. 
Atttached to the mirror base first then window. Not your order but it worked.

Before that I disassembled the mirror and gave the actual mirror a good clean 
(it had long annoyed me that is was dirty) as well as the inside of the cover 
glass and gave the ball joint some lubrication with a tiny bit of three in one 
(it had been really stiff which is no doubt why it fell off when moved). One of 
those little happenings that makes you sort out things . My mirror is now just 
so much better :-)

F

On 25 Sep 2014, at 20:08, Robert W. Garven Jr. wrote:

> the mirror pad is the exact same as a Porsche 914
> mark where it was on the outside of the glass first apply to glass first then 
> stick mirror on
> Robert W. Garven Jr.
> rgarven [at] gmail.com
> 
> 
>  "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and 
> for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few." Enzo 
> Ferrari
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 25, 2014, at 10:52 AM, francis newman <francis [at] fntn.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> So Guys
> 
> A few updates.
> 
> Canlt remember exactly what or when I last posted.
> 
> 1. Did I tell you I fiitted 2 x 9" Kenlowe fans? Can't remember. Didn't have 
> to remove the original brackets and have the orginal fans so can be restored 
> to stock if a future owner so wishes. But the new fans work really 
> efficiently as does the A/C The radiatier temp sensor/sender seems to have a 
> mind of its own so have bought a new one but it's a bit of a bugger to access 
> so a lot of swearing will take place.
> 
> 2, Have sourced a neoprene foam strip to seal between the radiator and bonnet 
> (hood) have got the clean of the remnants of the original foam before fitting.
> 
> 3, Bought a load of rubber door and window seals and felt window strip to fit 
> over winter.
> 
> 4. Had two half hour sessions on track at Silverstone on Tuesday. First with 
> instructor ex FOC GB sec Peter Everingham who is an experienced racer and 
> really pushed me. Great fun. Abbey (turn one) in 4th with just a dab on the 
> brakes before entry was epic. Love it. Bit scary the first two times I did it 
> though.
> 
> 5. Then when readjusting before driving home the interior mirror fell off. 
> Luckily local race preparer FF Corse sorted me out with some double sided and 
> duct tape to get me home. Then on the way home I got a load of vibration 
> through the steering between 40 and 60 mph.
> 
> So today I had the  front wheels rebalanced- one was 35 gms out, and bought 
> some sticky stuff for the mirror. Spent a lot of time cleaning the old stuff 
> of the windscreen, and took the mirror apart as the actual mirror surface was 
> pretty dirty and it is now really nice and won't annoy me when I look in it.
> 
> 6. My indy shop (QV) agree that my ride heigh needs to be raised. That means 
> 2 x 10mm nylon spacer for a few dollars. Quoted 4 hours. Friends have been 
> persuading that I can do it myself. Means buying a spring compressor ( 
> $40-$70 depending on spec) This is a bigger job than I have ever done so 
> having to think hard.
> 
> 7. I was going to have the car totally resprayed over the winter. A number of 
> freinds have said I should preserve the patina, the car was last repainted in 
> 1990 - original colour. There are a few corrosion points that HAVE to be 
> fixed but a lot of the other bits are just paint reaction problems (a few 
> crack lines) This will never be a concours car - I just want it to look good, 
> not perfect, So got to decide.
> 
> 8 Had lunch at Silvertsone with Antony Shine. One of my original friends from 
>  the Ferrarilist - and still a friend after all these years.
> 
> 9. I just love my GT4 so much. Sorry Clyde - carbs rule :-)
> 
> Best
> Francis
> 
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