I've got another red car

He is still working on it. He borrowed my timing light to confirm all the plugs were firing rhythmically. He was going to do that today or tomorrow.

 

Having your car half disassembled is no excuse for missing Cars & Coffee.

Looks nice and clean underneath: always a good sign.

Glad you're addressing the fuel hose; you don't want to take chances with that. Mine looked fine when I first got my car: changed them anyway.

 

A beauty Enjoy her!

 

Looks great. Have you ever made a thread about the Alfa?

Aaron

 

Congrats on getting a nice example! Since you have her up, there are a couple of spacers on that rear bumper that can be removed to push the "rear diving platform" in a couple of inches. Four properly sized bushes from Lowes used as spacers will allow you to bolt it all back up without having to further tap the bumper studs. Also, a spare pair of drilled bumper shocks will allow that front bumper to slide in as well. Both will make the car more attractive, and the modifications will be fully reversible.

 

You just have to look at the lack of a functioning parking brake as a "charming quirk" of 308 design. I don't know how I could ever parallel park the 308 on one of those massively steep San Francisco streets.

If you are replacing fuel hoses, another way to drain the gas is to use two vice-grip pliers as hemostats on the hose between the left tank and fuel pump then cut the hose between the two clamps. Another way (I've never tried) is using the fuel pump to pump out the gas by disconnecting the fuel line at the CIS unit and disconnecting the roll-over safety switch also on the CIS unit.

 

It sounds like you have the perfect attitude to own a Ferrari but I am slightly concerned that you are averaging less than 5mph so far ;-)

The handbrake (as we Brits call it) is just for show. You can get it to hold the car on a gentle slope, but if you are going into SF you will definitely need chocks.

The battery is held down with a bent metal bracket and a through bolt that clamps the foot of the battery to the tray. You should have a tapped hole in the tray where the clamp fits. The bracket is more-or-less a piece of flat metal with a hole in it, so it should be easy to improvise. [EDIT]Actually that's on a gt4 but a GTB/GTS is probably the same[/EDIT]

 

nice to see my ex-308 finally has new home in the California sun! Nice speaking to you Paul - stay in touch; let me know if i can help in any way. One thing i always did after a drive was used the quick disconnect and unplugged the battery. Just a persinal preference, but its a nice option...
Kevin

 

but, but radio presets....

 

radio and speakers are garbage from that era; not even worth listening to. Great story - my wife & I were driving one night a few years ago and she had the country station on, halfway through a song, she said 'is this a different version of this song? It sounds different'; i replied, nope its just crappy 30 year old audio technology......

 

I've got a great mini-system in mine. I know everyone says just enjoy the engine sounds, and I do LOVE the way mine sounds, but I like having a nice stereo. But my 308 is more of a resto-mod than an original car anyway.

Aaron

 

fyi - two things - forgot to add the parking brake only worked on the last notch for me also.....i also kept a fire extinguisher behind the passenger seat that was easy to grab (just in case!); a small one fits perfectly there....

 

I like the 164's. I had a L that went in partial trade for the SS that got sold for the 308. Wouldn't mind having a LS or Q variant.

 

Congrats on the purchase of a great looking car! Looking forward to seeing it at the next Blackhawk C&C.

The "Chris" above is 77GTB and the car is a GTB, not GTS!

 

Congrats... I saw your car a few weeks back too.

 

If weather is nice, I'd like to do the cars and coffee thing in Blackhawk in December. It will be nice to meet the friendly folks here on FChat.

 

This worked really well. I also jacked up the passenger side for good measure. The fuel left when I pulled the crossover plug was minimal.