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Hi Steve,

I usually go with white cad plating, but I've also seen some fasteners in black oxide. Not many fasteners on these cars were painted, unless they were painted over after assembly like steering box bolts.

Tom

It is impossible (at least in my opinion) to install the chrome trim after the windshield is installed. The pressure of the window frame against the gasket and the glass will not allow the chrome trim to go into the channel. There is a small groove the trim hooks into that keeps everything in place....

Thanks Tom!

Thanks for reminding me. I've forwarded you an email from an owner looking for a lens.

Tom

Hi All,

I had someone looking for a replacement dome light lens, and I seem to recall a discussion about this. Did anyone have this part made yet?

Thanks in advance.

Tom

Hi John, Thanks for your kind words of support. Transitions like this are also tough for the previous owner and getting the car physically from one owner to the next is just part of the story. There's an emotional toll as well for projects not completed, letting go of a dream, or selling off an old ...

John Vardanian wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:26 am

Tom's method is the way to go. I have taken three piece bumpers on and off before, but this way was by far easier--and I did it by myself. Thanks Tom.

I took the liberty of placing a thin rubber cushions against the paint as Notred suggested.

john

You're welcome!

Tom

Hi John, Each car is different in the best way to install the bumper.Cover the body near the bumper to avoid scratching the paint, and definitely get a helper to spot the bumper as you hang it on the brackets. I usually mount the bracket a little extended from the body tubes, then I mount the end pi...

The black knobs are definitely not Bakelite. They're a hard plastic. I know mineral spirits won't dissolve them but it may not be strong enough to remove the paint either! if you do use stronger solvents, do it quickly before it starts to eat away at the plastic, otherwise sand it off slowly. Good l...

Hello Ed, thank you for the picture. I currently exchange the glasses of my speedometer and the other instruments and had to tilt down the steering column therefor. I need to check this after repositioning the steering column again. I will compare to yours and then see whether there is something br...

Rest assured. It's going to remain a PF Coupe. The owner loves these cars, and will do it right. He's asked me to oversee some of the work, and I'll report back as soon as it gets underway.

Tom

Hello, do I understand correctly that the Boano also had these baffle on each side of the radiator? Mine (635GT) does not have them, leaving a large gap on each side, which puzzled me for some time! Along the same line, does anyone knows if the Boano had some aluminum panels under the dash board? M...

Great stories guys! Keep them coming. It inspires me to keep doing what I'm doing! Hey, Jim. With the Ferrari Club National Meet coming up in the fall in AZ, will you be there? We should try to get together for dinner or something outside of the FCA. Who else is game? As much as this is a website th...

Thanks Mike and Dyke for your response and thoughts. I am honored to know all the players Dyke mentioned in his post, and am trying my best to keep the tradition of community alive with this website. Our ranks may be smaller, but our enthusiasm makes up for it! The 50/50 statistic of hands-on vs pay...

Thanks everyone for your thorough and thoughtful responses. As I suspected, we are like minded enthusiasts that share the path that led us to Vintage Ferraris! I think I will have to dig deeper and personally ask the few old timers around to tell me about what it was like 30-40 years ago. Did Ferrar...

Hi Guys, I recently blogged about my visit to Steve's house, a fellow forum member, to see his Ferraris. http://tomyang.net/?p=17374 The post got me thinking about the direction of the Vintage Ferrari Hobby and the business that supports it. Steve is a rarity, where he actually works on his cars, bu...