Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Here are the pictures (right door)

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

I was encouraged by watching “LOU TROTTIER 308” on Youtube. He has been restoring his 308 (1978 not sure) for well over a year now. He is very very good although he likes his face to be shown ridiculously often. The video where he is playing in the door actually has the window and window frame and window wire out. That’s why I said I was encouraged. It looked easy and simple. But I’m not getting the window and everything else out. No way.

But today I spent 2 hours working at it for absolutely nothing. Did not achieved anything at all. Back to square one. At one point, I was able to get a small vice grip in there and turn the nut easily. But the whole assembly turned with it. Then I noticed I couldn’t unlock the door when I closed it. I had to get inside and open it with the handle. Then I couldn’t close it, something was stuck. I had to take a long screwdriver and unlock the little arm that was stuck behind another arm. Then I would close the door and boom, samething again and again and again. I went back and forth like this for a while before I thought of looking at the left side and I figured out that by trying to unscrew that big nut and turning the lock baril at the sametime, it ‘unbalanced’ (for lack of better word), or put the whole thing at a lock position permanently. Oh yes! Sometimes the key would get stuck and wouldn’t move at all. Other times, it moved freely but it just didn’t want to get out. It’s a good thing that us, Québécois, have more/better swear words than just the F… word.

So, I put the vice grip back in there and turn the nut the other way and the whole thing (baril) until it was at the right position. Then I gave up. 2 hours for nothing.

Now my next option is to try to cut/saw that nut and free the baril.

NOTE: For those who did not follow since first email: My problem is I couldn’t  lock my doors for over ten years. I opened the left side during the Christmas holidays only to find out a ‘CLIP ROD’ was broken. Easy fix. But now I can lock the left side but not the right side eventhough I can clearly hear a noise on the right side when I lock the doors. And since no key wasever put into the right side lock for all those years, I think it has rusted dearly.

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

On Mar 1, 2023, at 11:44 AM, Doug Anderson <dnt911 [at] outlook.com> wrote:

I like the detail shots . .  could I get a couple of pictures from about 2 feet away?

 

These cars aren’t built or put together like GM or Ford assembly plant – that is the GM or Ford assembly line allows about 10 seconds per step.  Ferrari’s are ‘hand built.’  $%*%^^&*(^)? So they think- to hell with anyone who has to service this heap.

 

As such they are built in impossible take apart modes – it ain’t easy.  If the first part is placed and 2, 3, 4 and 5 part is next placed you’ll have to disassemble 5, 4, 3 2 then you can get to #1.  Not entirely unlike the forward spark plugs . . . not impossible but it ain’t no 1955 Chevy truck where everything is butt naked in the either the engine bay or, as in your case, the door.

 

What I’m getting at you may have to ‘peel’ the parts off each other.  First this layer, then the next and so forth.  May have to . . . i.e. – remove the window frame BUT first remove the window, BUT first remove the fish wire roller . . . hope not.

 

That’s why I’d like to step back about 2 feet or so a get a big general idea of the mess.  An end shot too if possible.

 

It’s been years since I was in my door – gotta refresh the few brain cells I have left.

 

Cheers

(those ARE nice close up shots though)

 

From: Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 4:19 AM
To: Doug Anderson <dnt911 [at] outlook.com>
Subject: Here are the pictures (right door)

 

I’ll <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg><image004.jpg>try to start with the right door first to see how to put it back using the left door as model.

Michael