Remanufacturing Parts

Post by **tyang** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:35 pm

Hello All,

In my <a href="ferrari482.htm">4/18/05</a> post I talked with Tom Farrell about remanufacturing Ferrari parts. He and I kicked around some ideas for parts that we would like to see remade, but we kept coming back to something we both would like to see. The various knock off tools available on the market seem to need improvement, and Tom has some great ideas. If there are any ideas you'd like to see applied to a new knock off tool, please let us know. I can help us all save our knock offs, and keep those dumb lead hammers sheathed in the tool kit!

Tom Yang

fuiszt · Post by **fuiszt** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:44 pm

A better knock-off tool would be great-maybe it could have some way to secure itself around the back of the knock-off ears too, to avoid concerns about the tool slipping off when initially tightening or loosening. And it needs to fit in the trunk easily.

John Vardanian · Post by **John Vardanian** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:52 pm

How about a replica of the factory valve adjustment tool?

john

Post by **tyang** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:35 am

Hi John,

How about a replica of the factory valve adjustment tool?

Interesting idea, but how many people do you think would want one?

Tom

lukek · Post by **lukek** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:05 pm

Here are some things that I need "remanufactured", althought not necessairly via a cnc setup:

-Proper ashtray (mine are funny, although kinda period correct)
-Fuel filler neck rubber
-Headlight bezel (3rd series GTE)
-Knock off tool
-Radiator screen and blind
-Several parts still missing from toolkit (spark plug wrench, grease gun and extension, hub puller)

afwrench · Post by **afwrench** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:36 pm

I would be interested in a knockoff tool , have euro 365gtc4.

Matt F · Post by **Matt F** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:47 pm

lukek wrote:-Proper ashtray (mine are funny, although kinda period correct)

Is the GTE ashtray the same one that's in a 330 2+2?

How many other people could use these little gems?

Post by **tyang** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:53 pm

Hi Matt,

Another great idea, but I don't think they would be that easy to make. I believe it's a stamped steel piece with an engraved cover. Making one from scratch might be cost prohibitive unless we can come up with an easier way to make one.

Tom

lukek · Post by **lukek** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:54 pm

330 ashtray is larger to acommodate those early 70s playboy cigars....
:)

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:05 pm

afwrench wrote:I would be interested in a knockoff tool , have euro 365gtc4.

Do a search on this page for Seaport Mold & Casting, and Harbor Freight. I just got my knockoff tool from Seaport and monster torque wrench from Harbor; very impressive and useful.

67GTC · Post by **67GTC** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:15 pm

bluecat49 wrote:
afwrench wrote:I would be interested in a knockoff tool , have euro 365gtc4.
Do a search on this page for Seaport Mold & Casting, and Harbor Freight. I just got my knockoff tool from Seaport and monster torque wrench from Harbor; very impressive and useful.

I bought the 3 eared knockoff socket from Seaport and a used 3/4" Snap-on torque wrench on eBay. The socket has molded plastic to protect the chrome on the knockoffs. This combo works great on my car.

Chuck

Stephanm · Post by **Stephanm** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:13 pm

I feel that some of the most difficult to replace things are molded rubber pieces. 250's don't suffer from too much missing plastic stuff because many things that are plastic could be machined out of aluminum. On 275/330 GTS there is a rubber stopper for the side glass at the top of the channel, for 246 GTS there is a similar stopper and a guide at the rear of the door to keep the glass in place.
Aren't the "twist-and-push" key switches for 250 GTE/Lusso/PF getting hard to find?

Since everyone is so humg up on Cheney clamps how about replicas.
Headlight rings are so important and would be so great to remanufacture especially for the Lusso which seem to come off on even the smallest bump.

Steve

Post by **tyang** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:30 pm

Hi Steve,

Is this the piece you're talking about?

you can read more about it here:
http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html?ferrari326.htm
I wonder if Deane got anywhere with this piece with Lyle Tanner?

Tom

Bryan P · Post by **Bryan P** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:45 pm

how bout those crappy turn signal stalks on 330s and 365s (90% of which arebroken as the plastic base collar) we talked about remanufacturing a long time ago?

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:00 pm

Stephanm wrote:I feel that some of the most difficult to replace things are molded rubber pieces. 250's don't suffer from too much missing plastic stuff because many things that are plastic could be machined out of aluminum. On 275/330 GTS there is a rubber stopper for the side glass at the top of the channel, for 246 GTS there is a similar stopper and a guide at the rear of the door to keep the glass in place.
Aren't the "twist-and-push" key switches for 250 GTE/Lusso/PF getting hard to find?

Since everyone is so humg up on Cheney clamps how about replicas.
Headlight rings are so important and would be so great to remanufacture especially for the Lusso which seem to come off on even the smallest bump.

Steve

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