I recently got a 1980 Ferrari 308GTSi, primarily as a restoration and project car.
I first fell in love with Ferraris from watching Magnum P.I, and this is the Magnum car, so...
I've put up some photos of the car here and some of the work photos here
I'm planning on making sub-pages with details on some of the repairs for others.
I've been trying to keep a list of what all I've done to it. I've managed to forget many of the things (many of them are a "while I'm in here I might as well just..." type events). Here is an initial list, from April 2014 to August 2014:
| What |
| Changed drivers's rear outside brake caliper. |
| Bled brakes (drivers rear only, purchaced caliper adjuster covers) |
| Installed Edelbrock/Russell Speed Bleeders on rear calibers |
| Removed handbrake pully mechanism, disassembled, cleaned and lubed |
| Painted rear emblems. |
| Removed driver's door panel, lubricated the window motor / mechanism, cleaned window switch contacts. |
| Cleaned signal / headlight contacts. |
| Removed driver's seat, fixed seat rails (slider mechanism / bearing worn, removed bearings) |
| Removed and clean shift knob, removed and polished shift gate. |
| Removed tail lights, disassembled and cleaned |
| Installed JVC KD-NX5000 Single DIN NAV system |
| Installed replacement powered radio antenna |
| Removed and cleaned battery connectors, grounds in front trunk, repaied battery cutoff switch. |
| Made new spare wheel tie down (McMaster Carr) |
| Installed Dynamat in trunk, cleaned and repaied sound insulation / heat stuff |
| Reglued trunk carpets (rear, light covers, etc) |
| Redid the trunk weather stripping (replace sometime?) |
| Painted exhaust / cat cover |
| Removed and painted pedals |
| Disconnected cold start air valve |
| Cleaned contacts on Magneti Marelli MED 801A Digiplex (ECUs) |
| Cleaned contacts on ignition coils |
| Installed new fuel accumulator. Discovered frayed fuel hose. |
| Installed new LED headlights |
| Installed new braided steel tank to pump fuel line |
| Replaced clock. |
| Removed and painted plenum |
| Removed and cleaned throttle body |
| Replaced fuel lines from fuel distributor to the injectors on bank 1 |
| Replaced all fuel injectors - reused injector seals |
| Replaced the oil sender unit. |
| Replaced oil filter / oil / crush washer |
| Replaced fuel lines from fuel distributor to the injectors on bank 2 |
| Drove Bluemont to Dulles |
| Drove Father's Day carshow. |
| Fixed fiberglass in passender door card (so card stays on better) |
| Installed Dynamat in passenger door card |
| Restrung and relubricated the passenger side window. Now closes fully! |
| Installed new door edge warning lights |
| Adjusted passenger door lock / locking mechanism |
| Installed stainless steel braided brake lines, bled brakes. |
| Installed new front and rear brake pads |
| Painted and reinstalled undertray |
| Adjusted handbrake cable |
| Replaced fuel filler hose (Gates 23976), cleaned up filler neck, cap, vent tubes |
| Cleaned and painted passenger fron suspension arms |
| Created battery tie down plate, bolted down battery. |
| Installed new battery cut-off switch |
| Adjusted clutch cable, took up slack and lubricated cable (now doesn't have odd detent!) |
| Installed new duct to airbox boot. |
| Installed Verell's shifter bushing |
| Repaired driver's door lock spring. |
