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Hi Bill,

I fixed the link to your website, but the movie isn't linked to the picture.

It's great that everything is coming together! Perhaps I'll see this car at Concorso?

Tom

Looks about right for a vintage Ferrari, but certainnly not for a GTE. I would guess for a 275GTB, or 330GTC.

Tom

Hi Bill,

You can tell Jens he made a cameo appearance on my website!

Tom

The first thing I'd do is remove that horrible bar from the rear bumper! It's probably bolted through the bumper, and would require plug welding the holes and a rechrome. It amazing how few e-bay auctions for older Ferraris never actually sell. I think it helps expose the car to a larger audience, b...

I'm not sure if there is an easy way to announce new entries to the owner's gallery, but you can hear about them in the "what's new" section, or I'll simply notify you here! J Scott Amis just sent me his pictures and story.

http://www.tomyang.net/cars/othercars/gallery.htm

Tom

Hi Guys, The foam this guy was using is a lot stiffer than what I'm using, so cutting it with an electric carving knife works pretty well. I use the same knife to get a rough shape, but it's not very accurate with the shaping because the foam deforms so easily. I's imagine the grinder would be too c...

Hi Ade,

Thanks for the compliment! I think the Fastback Mustangs are really pretty cars, and am very lucky to have one.

My significant other's hair IS red. Actually brown, but she says it has redish highlights in the sun, and who am I to disagree!

Tom

Yikes!

Sounds maybe you were low on transmission fluid? I had a Mustang with an automatic, and when it had a leak and was low on fluid, she would not get in gear until I raised the revs. I'm sure the jolt does bad things to the internals.

Keep you fingers crossed!

Tom

I went with 215-75-15 Michelin smmetry tires. They were less than $75 bucks a piece (if I remember correctly). I'm experencing a little tire rub on full bounce, but my GTE bodied car is at its limits in size with these tires. I may have to go to a 205 60 15, but we'll see. You can look here for more...

Something is sloshing around when you're nearly full. Have you looked at the filler hose in the trunk? There is a panel that covers the filler neck to the tank on the right side of the car. The soft hose may be leaking. There is also a drain hose that drains away excess gas out of the area below the...

I was so happy last Fall when I wasn't plagued with electrical gremlins outside of the overdrive. Hopefully I'll figure out what's up soon!

Tom

Hi Pete,

Nope, never did tell my Dad! He was not too mechanically inclined, so by the time I was 15, I was fixing most of the things in the house anyway!

Learning how to fix things is the same for cars. I can't imagine the mistakes I made with my first Mustang I owned in High School!

Tom

Hi Bill, Those Lucas fans might look monsterous, but the only thing big about them is their draw! Some cars don't have overheating problems with a stock system, and I hope yours is one of them, but if you find your car overheating in traffic, the fans are the first thing I'd look at. I bet they don'...

Hi Michael, Try this link: http://www.radiatorinfo.com/ They have a ton of sources. My radiator did not need recoring, but I understand that the aftermarket cores available to replace a bad Ferrari core will not look the same. The fin structure is different, but as far as having the same efficiency,...

Hi Chris,

I replaced the Lucas unit with a more reliable Bosch unit. It's hidden under the fuse panel, and hard to see. I figured replacing it with another NOS Lucas unit may cause future problems.

Tom