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I would love to host a meeting place at my house as long as everyone understands that it's a work in progress! (Kind of like everything else in my life right now!)

How about Saturday June 5th? We could do a BBQ lunch.

Tom

O.K. here's the deal. I spoke with Michael Greenspan, and he has an order in for the company that manufacturers the mylar foil. They have to make a special run of it, so they said it may take "about a month" which was a few weeks ago. Michael, Francois and I decided that the foil was very close to t...

Hi Leo, When restoring our lower priced Ferraris like the 2+2s, spending $200 on seat foil may not be in the budget. The sample that I saw from Michael Greenspan is very close and will definitely be cheaper. If you plan on showing the car to knowlegeable judges at only Concourse events, I would go w...

Hi Leo, Michael Greenspan found a company that makes a very similar Mylar product that is very close to the original material. Considering the attention to detail Mike Dunn is known for, I'm sure his is a perfect match, but this stuff may be a lot cheaper. Do you know how much Mr. Dunn will charge f...

Hi Pete, Thanks for your concerns! When Ferrari made this grille, they were at a level of mass producing them for about 1000 cars, so the part that fits the car was the chrome grille shell that the aluminum egg crating fits to. Years (!) ago, I fit this chrome piece to the car to check for fit, so I...

Hello Everyone,

I posted two more Owner's gallery entries. Paul Schwartz's Daytona:
http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.htm ... hwartz.htm
Tom Shaugnessy's Europa:
http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.htm ... hnessy.htm

Tom

Hi Daffy,

Welcome to the forum. Although there are a lot of Ferrari sites, I'm glad you found mine useful!

Tom

Hi Jack,

Sounds like someone tried to close the hood without checking to see if the hood brace was in place!

Call Wayne Carini at Continental Autobody in Portland CT.

Tom

Hi Matt, I think you would get some tire to inner fender interference without those stops. It may not be obvious at first, but consider where the tires would be at full compression anf full lock. I know I have a splash shield that rubs when I have the wheels turned tight, but this may just take some...

For the track I would actually go a little lower. The real way to know what's going on is to chalk a section the tread of your tire, and see what is contacting the pavement. A couple of pounds here and there can make a difference.

Hi Steve,

That really depends on what kind of tires you have, and what they recommend.

Tom

Hello All, O.K., I'll throw my two cents in and theorize this: I don't think the early designs in the chassis, and suspension allowed the movement needed for a tighter turning radius. Modern rack and pinion allow much more movement with power steeing for ease. Imagine how many times you'd have to tu...

I would agree with Kerry. One thing I don't get about E-bay is that there is rarely enough time to inspect the car and decide to buy before the auction ends. If I were to buy, I would much rather deal with a private party where we could negotiate on the price, and there is no bidding against other p...

Hi Luke,

You know me all too well!

Maybe with 20 years of practice, I'll be ready for customers.

Tom

Koll,

A bench top grinder is the only way to go with a wire wheel. The drill doesn't turn fast enough, and a dremel doesn't produce enough torque.

You can see from this picture, I've put some mileage on my wire wheel!


Tom