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Old 07-20-2012, 01:58 PM
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Technically you may be correct and I'm wrong AGAIN:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_TR

It was built in '59 and was modified over the early '59 cars with the 5 speed and dry sump.

I was pretty sure the owner (longtime friend) refered to it as a 259.

Either way the motor makes the most wonderful of sounds.





I liked it better when you were right.....
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Old 07-20-2012, 02:03 PM
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I don't mind you telling everyone about my shop, thanks for stopping by. Thanks for the pics


Was so fun spending the day in your absolutely top of the line dump!


Sorry about the scratch in that ultra rare original Alfa... I think with all the talent in your shop you should be able to buff it out.

BTW -- I think one of my "non" car buddies thought he was being pretty funny dropping that socket in the intake of the motor in the dyno room... Sorry I forgot to mention it - hope you haven't run it yet?!? Oops...

Meant to ask you -- do you really need that many tools to build such simple old cars - I mean -- really... how much shi! do you need? Seems to me like your overhead might be a lot lower without such expensive specialty tools.. but obviously your clients (note you called them that - sounds expensive to me!) don't give a damn.
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Old 07-20-2012, 03:17 PM
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I liked it better when you were right.....
Lenie?
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Old 07-20-2012, 04:11 PM
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Was so fun spending the day in your absolutely top of the line dump!


Sorry about the scratch in that ultra rare original Alfa... I think with all the talent in your shop you should be able to buff it out.

BTW -- I think one of my "non" car buddies thought he was being pretty funny dropping that socket in the intake of the motor in the dyno room... Sorry I forgot to mention it - hope you haven't run it yet?!? Oops...

Meant to ask you -- do you really need that many tools to build such simple old cars - I mean -- really... how much shi! do you need? Seems to me like your overhead might be a lot lower without such expensive specialty tools.. but obviously your clients (note you called them that - sounds expensive to me!) don't give a damn.
Is it better to have to many tools and someday have the skill to use them or to not have enough tools and be the master of your trade.....Give me a few minutes and I'll give steve a call and ask him
The way I see it Greg, hell it's only money
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OOOOH! the big boy shop!
Love that place! Not many shops have real 427 Cobra bodies gathering dust on a shelf.
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Old 07-20-2012, 05:37 PM
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OOOOH! the big boy shop!
Love that place! Not many shops have real 427 Cobra bodies gathering dust on a shelf.
Tim


Tim --- I usually think --- Heck, I'm doing okay....

Then I go to a place like this... and realize I'm a big ZERO!
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Old 07-20-2012, 05:51 PM
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I can't imagine the amount of dollars sitting in that place. Was the factory aluminum body race XK still sitting there? That and the weird little Abarth?
I could walk around there all day....And the shop across the street has some nice stuff as well!
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Albiet late to this thread, I finally had time to download/upload a few of my pics from this incredible visit to Seattle!!! I just can't thank Jason and Greg enough for showing me around and taking me to so many cool places!!!!







I wonder if this would fit in my Firebird? The hood should be long enough and the car was designed after a Ferrari! (Barchetta I believe?) Those stacks would look pretty sweet down the middle of the hood ridge right between the Formula scoops!

Sorry, day-dreaming outloud again... back to our regular programming! (c:]

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