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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...

Hi Lowell,

As Dyke said, the new ones are grey and seem to be holding up. I think all the usual suspect have these bushings. Partsource, T Rutlands, GT Car Parts...

Tom

Hi Kerry, Thanks for keeping your server running and keeping the data alive on the web. Please extend my thank you to Art and a "hello" to him as well. It's been a few years since we've seen either one of you at Monterey, and maybe when the guys at Dennison finish the Coupe, you'll make the trip dow...

Hi Chris, I've always plated these pieces in Nickel. The differences in plating colors could be from the different manufacturers. ZF my has supplied the steering components and used a different plating process than the suspension pieces supplied to Ferrari. Kerry Chesbro has a handy list of finishes...

Hi Martin, I unfortunately don't recall the exact unit I ordered, but I know disassembled the unit to use the internal parts to work for my particular problem. The contacts inside the old one had broken, and I was able to modify the guts of the new part to fit in the old fixture. Although I didn't u...

Hi Lowell,

I guess the best way is to check part numbers, but the SII 330 has the same transmission as the 365GT 2+2, so the clutches could very possibly be the same.

Have you called the usual suspects for Ferrari parts, and seen if they have a replacement part?

Tom

Hi Lowell,

How hard is your pedal pressure now? SII cars have very stiff clutches to begin with!

Tom

Hi Martin, How bad are they? I don't believe these are readily available. I've restored these units by using parts from a modern socket. Pico is a company in the States that makes sockets. Here's a supplier here that has them: https://www.summitracing.com/search/brand/pico-wiring/part-type/light-bul...

Hi John,

All good tips. I usually use masking tape and tape the windows in place. This allows them to stay in place and keeps the frame in shape. No matter what you do, it's a tricky job.

Tom

Tom, I am talking about the roll up side window channels. john Absolutely glue these in! If the gooey rubber loosens, you will have the ends come out when the window rolls down, and no way to secure them without removing the frames again to re-glue. The factory used glue here too as I've certainly ...

Hi John,

Are we talking about the quarter window glass?

Tom

Hi Chuck, Keep looking in this website and forum for the 2019 Montery details. I think I've secured a location for the party, but will confirm when we get closer, probably in May or June. Monterey changes every year, but one thing that hasn't is it seems to get more and more crowded every year. Book...

Hi Steve, It depends!! The early 2+2 330GTs have open air cleaners and the later ones have closed snorkel type air cleaners. GTCs I believe are all snorkel type air cleaner assemblies, but they often take a larger element to get around brackets welded inside the assembly. I'll pull that number up wh...

Thanks Kerry. It's interesting that the low fuel warning light has reverse polarity from the others. Regarding dimability, all of the instrument LED's I looked at seem to have that same operational voltage range and it seems like dimming worked ok in at least a few user reviews. Agree that the only...

Appreciate the tip, Tom. Hey I have one more question. The fuzzy window scraper that mounts on the door's edge, do you mount that before dropping in the frame or after? john It depends. Most times, I find it neater to glue the felt strip on with contact cement and either pop rivet or screw them in ...