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by whturner
Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:24 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Brake Rebuilding Project
Replies: 32
Views: 22130

I figure I will keep increasing the pressure in 5 lb increments until something happens. Just wanted to make sure I knew what was supposed to happen A grease gun works - but you can often use fluids other than grease. Kerosene, for example. Of course sometime you can't build up the pressure with a ...
by whturner
Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:00 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Nice 330 series 2 in a private auction
Replies: 6
Views: 7512

330 GT at Auction

The serial # is 8101 - the car has been "restored" apparently exterior only. The seller does not know the ststus of a tool kit.
Hopefully he will update the data on the site.

Cheers
Warren
by whturner
Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:41 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: 330 GT Registry re-launch
Replies: 15
Views: 11867

Fixed the menu alignment problem in FireFox. Hopefully it is fixed in other browsers too, but I only can test in IE6, 7 and FireFox 2. Hi Kerry Still works with Opera - as did your first version. For those who do not know about Opera - it predated Mozilla/Firefox by a number of years as an alternat...
by whturner
Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:54 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: 330 GT Registry re-launch
Replies: 15
Views: 11867

Browsers

FYI - seems to work OK on Opera.

Cheers
Warren
by whturner
Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:21 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Correct finish on front brake shields
Replies: 16
Views: 13002

Black Paint

Flat, Semigloss, and Gloss are all available in spray cans. Needed all 3 for my '47 restoration.

Cheers
Warren
by whturner
Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:38 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Optima battery failed after 4 months!
Replies: 14
Views: 11423

Based on my experience and various threads over in FerrariChat (mainly the 308 section), the quality of Optima batteries has suffered since they were bought out. I have an Optima battery that is now on its 6th year - when I go to storage I expect the car to start up, after sitting since October. Bu...
by whturner
Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:45 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: '61 250 GTE Restoration Project $95k in Las Vegas s/n 2947
Replies: 65
Views: 52824

Re: Parts Cars

This is exactly why I am all against replicas. The parted out cars now turn into fakes which consume the hard to find parts, instead of providing them for the survivors. Best wishes, Kare Completely agree Kare: It is true in the low end production car collector market also. How many restorable 32 -...
by whturner
Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:01 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: '61 250 GTE Restoration Project $95k in Las Vegas s/n 2947
Replies: 65
Views: 52824

Parts Cars

Hi Guys. All the old cars have the same problem, once replacement parts become unavailable. If used parts were not available, some cars would not get restored, Multimillion restorations will make any car from scratch. - most restorations do not have that resource. For each parts car which is sacrifi...
by whturner
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:20 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: '61 250 GTE Restoration Project $95k in Las Vegas s/n 2947
Replies: 65
Views: 52824

Warren, The average rainfall of Tucson, Az. is three times that of Las Vegas. I'd be willing to bet that that GTE body has minimal rust issues. Rudy van Daalen Wetters 1963 GTE s/n 4001 1966 330 GT s/n 8705 Hi Rudy: Hard to say: But one has to beware. My son moved to Phoenix from PA in his 280 ZX 2...
by whturner
Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:01 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: FCA 2008 ANNUAL MEET
Replies: 46
Views: 30083

Registration costs

Hi Guys: Hi GUys: I can afford the cost if I wanted to - but it is quite a contrast to the $75 basic registration fee for the 45th Early Ford V-8 (Grand National meet) which I am committed to attend. Ironically I might see more V-12 cars there than Toronto. (And it may be only a Ford meet, but there...
by whturner
Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:24 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: '61 250 GTE Restoration Project $95k in Las Vegas s/n 2947
Replies: 65
Views: 52824

Art, After 45 years, many of these cars are fright pigs. I happen to like pigs that may have a glimmer of salvation. This may be one. Sitting in that climate, it may not be a rust bucket like so many others. Rudy van Daalen Wetters 1963 GTE s/n 4001 1966 330 GT s/n 8705 Don't be too sure on the rus...
by whturner
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:53 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: 330GT air horn color, muffler clamps
Replies: 15
Views: 11907

Hi Guys: For what it is worth, my trunpets and the base are a silver hammertone. I have every reason to think that is original. So much of the car is. Alternatively, someone went to the trouble of stripping the paint from the inside of the horns to repaint them hammertone, Where the paint has peeled...
by whturner
Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:46 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Aircraft engines
Replies: 22
Views: 17966

Tank Engines

Thanks David - I will look for it.

And speaking of tank engines - look at the Ford GAA V-8 stuffed into a Ford Mustang (TomY, notice what you could do).
http://forums.streetfire.net/showthread.php?t=15813

Cheers
Warren
by whturner
Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:00 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: oil temperature
Replies: 4
Views: 4880

Re: oil temperature

gerry wrote:could anybody tell me where exactly at the engine the oil temperature is meassured? perhaps a loose cable in my car is the reason why the instrument isn't indicating correctly this data...
tks!
Hi Gerry:

How do you tell if it correct or not?

Cheers
Warren
by whturner
Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Aircraft engines
Replies: 22
Views: 17966

davidoloan wrote:"Salvage Squad" maybe?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315058/
Yes - that was the show - I saw part of it on TV when I walked through the room. And not a Sherman, but a much better tank, after all.
It will probably repeat some time - now I know what to look for.

Thanks and Cheers
Warren