Recent content by robertcope

Indeed, the 1985 model was the last of the 308s. The 328s are nice, but I like the older look of the 308 interior, personally.

Two recent pictures to share... Spent a lot of 2020 and the first part of 2021 getting the NSX painted... turned out pretty well: Recently bought it a garage mate, 1985 Ferrari 308 QV:

I believe that was the first quote that I got, as well, before they learned that I had the parts already.

I recently removed some of these from my car. It seems to have dramatically improved the ride over the crappy Houston roads that I deal with. I didn't seem to hurt performance on track. Totally not on topic, but the OP got their answer and I figured it might be relevant or useful information to...

I just paid $1700 to have the timing belt done, including water pump, valve adjustment, and plugs. I brought all the parts, except for the water pump, plugs, and alternator belt. I was told it was $900 if I had all the parts. Anyhow, just a data point. This was an well known independent shop...

Assuming your car is not dropped to the ground, you can drive over the QuickJacks. I store them under my car, no problem.

Totally agree with this. Love NT01s. Never seen anyone shave them. They're fast down to the cords and love slip angle!

Still dealing with this issue. I haven't really done much until recently. I put a new fuel cap on it and swapped a new PCV valve in (it was stuck open). Took it to the track today and smelled no fumes nor had any fuel leaking. We'll see if it continues to work correctly, I guess.

Haggerty and other classic insurers are not always a good choice. If you actually drive the car for fun on a regular basis, they're probably not a real option.

ENGINE: Stock C30A w/ DC Sports header, Taitec GTLW exhaust, ProSpeed Stage 2 tune OIL: Red Line 10W-30 TIME/DISTANCE: 11 months, 4683 miles, 13 track days I checked my air filter out because of the silicon. It was intact and properly sealed, but I discovered it was also partially soaked with...

Sounds like fun. I'll put it on the calendar. Should I bring my NSX, S2K, or SC400 "Scupra"... :)

Following up, I've been out at the track twice since disabling the charcoal canister. So far no fuel leaks. I can definitely hear venting from the tank, though!

Yup, the line from the tank to the canister is disconnected and "open to the world", but thanks for clarifying that for anyone reading the thread. In retrospect, you're probably right that the other lines could have been left alone.

I got the car up on the lift today It's pretty dirty under there and I was hoping to find a "fuel trail" in the muck, but I didn't find any evidence at all. Obviously, that's a pretty major drip, one that I'd expect to make a nice obvious trail in the grime. I pulled the connections off the...