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Do it because you love it, or else you'll never reap the rewards of this car. Although we can all agree that this car is worth less than $15K to someone who wants to restore it, it's worth more to someone who will part it out. These cars end up with the higher bidder, and usually that means the end ...

Hi Ron,

I'm not familier enough with aluminum or sheetmetal to tell you what gauge I used. I often pick up scraps that seem thick enough, and use what's handy. One person that has worked with Ferrari Bodywork that should be able to give you an answer is the "Tinman:"
http://www.tinmantech.com/

Tom

Hi Tom,

No, those I glued in place with contact cement.

Tom

Hi Tom (Wilson), One felt attaches to a chrome trim piece that then attaches to the outer door shell. http://www.tomyang.net/cars/door5.jpg The other one is on the painted trim piece that mounts over the inner door panel. http://www.tomyang.net/cars/doorpanel61.jpg There's plenty of room behind thes...

Hi Matt, Another thing to consider, is to check for flatness of the mating surfaces where the valve cover meets the head. Leaks can also come from warped covers when some overzealous mechanic tried to tighten the covers down. Get a good straight edge, and see if the surfaces mate up. If they don't, ...

Hi All, I just posted a review of a book I just got in the mail http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html?F1book.htm It's posted in the "Ferraris in Print" Section http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html?Ferrariprint.htm Be aware, the book is just coming to market in the US, so don't confuse it with...

Hi Tom (Wilson), I used a combination of Francois' and stuff from Restoration Specialties in PA http://www.restorationspecialties.com I picked the felt from Hershey because the oversize shipping of the 8 foot length was almost as much as the felts! They look like they have the window channel stuff f...

Hi Guys, Speaking of sacraficial anodes, here's an interesting item I found: http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MPFMP&Product_Code=07385 It looks kind of "period," and has the magesium anode already installed. They're probably 13lb caps though, but I think the F...

Hi Rudy, I think any 7lb cap would fit for now. To find a permanent cap, I would go to an old Foreign car shop in town and see if they have a stash of old radiator caps. If you're lucky, you'll find a "period" cap that won't need nickel plating. Another thought is to use a reproduction cap for a 60s...

The Sultan of Brunei must be out of his economic slump!

Tom

As with everything, it's a compromise. Water transfers the best heat when compared to antifreeze, but antifreeze has a higher boiling point, lower freezing point, and will resist ionic corrosion (I think that's the term) between dissimilar metals (aluminum, steel, and brass in the Ferrari)better tha...

Hi Guys, Tony is looking to place his car in a good home. It sounds like a decent car, and not too expensive! I believe the car is in MD. Tell Tony I sent you, and he may work on the price with you. Tom Hi Tom, First here are some pictures http://homepage.mac.com/fuisz/PhotoAlbum3.html Its serial #6...

O.K. I figured it out. I'm not halucinating! I opened that picture and it stored in my computer's cache, so whenever I looked at the message with that url, it showed the picture on my MAC. When I tried looking at it on my wife's PC, it was a no show. Where does it leave fest? Unfortunately, no way t...

Hello All, Jim Wickstead sent me these thougths on vintage batteres (He's an AOL user that can't get involved in the conversation): Parker Hall recommends Ed at Gurdjian Battery Co (814-438-2048, egmax@netzero.net). I spoke with Ed at length and purchased a battery for the 250 ($170. + shipping). Ed...

Hi Fest,

Yup, nothing comes for free, so Yahoo is not going to make it easy to do what we want on this forum. I'm just not sure what's not working for you if I just made it happen with the image you tried earlier. You guys are seeing it, right?

Tom