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by peterp
Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:12 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Where to get paint (Glasurit, Dupont, Sherwin Williams) from vintage color code?
Replies: 0
Views: 13972

Where to get paint (Glasurit, Dupont, Sherwin Williams) from vintage color code?

Apologies for the non-Ferrari question, but this topic should be equally relevant to Ferrari and any other vintage cars. Where is the best (or any?? :)) place to get automotive paint mixed from vintage color codes? My brother is having his 1966 Sunbeam Tiger repainted in original "Commodore Blue", a...
by peterp
Tue May 25, 2021 2:43 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Vapor Lock 330GT
Replies: 19
Views: 12540

Re: Vapor Lock 330GT

Has anyone else tried wrapping insulation around the chrome rail feeding the carbs? That's the only change I made (and pretty poorly with temporary velcro insulation for now) and it seems to have helped a lot. I finally had a chance to do an extended drive in hot weather last week when I went to a c...
by peterp
Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:48 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Vapor Lock 330GT
Replies: 19
Views: 12540

Re: Vapor Lock 330GT

Peter: You raised some good points, so let me try to clarify them ... Well, so much for my memory, but at least I spelled "GTO" correctly :). Thanks very much for the clarification. I can feel the difference when I run MMO in the 330. I'm not a fan of additives generally, but never heard a negative...
by peterp
Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:46 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Vapor Lock 330GT
Replies: 19
Views: 12540

Re: Vapor Lock 330GT

Does any of you have any further suggestions? Would it help to relocate or replace the main long metal fuel line that crosses path with the exhaust? Did I miss something? Have you tried wrapping insulation around the chrome fuel rail that feeds the carburetors? The fact that non-ethanol gas doesn't...
by peterp
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:33 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Vapor Lock 330GT
Replies: 19
Views: 12540

Re: Vapor Lock 330GT

I've never seen anybody mention this as a solution, but I saw a pretty large improvement by putting fuel insulation around the chrome fuel rail feeding the carbs. I used insulation that wraps around the rail with velcro as a temporary test. I haven't really put it through the paces on a very hot day...
by peterp
Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:08 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: 330 GTC horn compressor lubrication
Replies: 6
Views: 4394

Re: 330 GTC horn compressor lubrication

Internally, there is a bit of wadding that is supposed to absorb whatever oil you insert. it's on the air intake side of the air compressor, so every time you operate the horn, a bit of oil gets sucked into the compressor, oiling the compressor vanes. I'd love to see an internal photo to see where ...
by peterp
Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Horn Detailing
Replies: 268
Views: 257892

Re: Horn Detailing

Heroic work John. Thanks for sharing!
by peterp
Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Driving the White Car
Replies: 12
Views: 8323

Re: Driving the White Car

Congrats Tom! Great to see you enjoying the car after a loooonnnnggg journey. The length of the journey makes it all the more sweet.
by peterp
Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

A GTC uses a flat badge. Maybe someone can look at their car and report: curved or flat? and what car. It is a nice badge, I’d like to get it into the right hands. The badge on my 330 GT S2 is curved. It's kind of hard to see the curve with the reflection of the paint, but if you look at it from a ...
by peterp
Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:05 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

Thank you, yes the 1960 looks the closest. What about the curved back? By eye, it looks roughly the same curve as mine, but no way to know for sure. In most brands, the same badge fits all cars. Without thinking about it much, I've always assumed it was the same for Ferrari, but looking at how curv...
by peterp
Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:04 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

The earlier badges (for completeness):
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by peterp
Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:00 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

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by peterp
Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

Is this a 330 GT hood badge? It measures 35 x 59.75.36209D8F-429B-48DB-8753-EFDC3F919ED8.jpeg4E3F53C4-DE26-45CF-BB61-D668B724B09F.jpegB4056BAA-5961-4ECA-8BFF-6E4107CEB91C.jpegB7D5F3CF-EF28-4408-903E-EC0B86B263A1.jpeg I think from the museum photos, yours seems to match the 1960 version best, so it ...
by peterp
Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

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by peterp
Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Hood badge ID please
Replies: 16
Views: 11223

Re: Hood badge ID please

For some reason, only one pic per post works ...
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