I still like mt C3 better
Pro
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Darwin, Australia NT
Ferrari parts dont look too cheap. Check out this cam:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW
And I think you'll need 4 of them!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW
And I think you'll need 4 of them!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Elizabeth New Jersey
Some Ferarris are kinda cool, but I think it will take me 2 days to get sick of it. It's a head turner no question there, but it's not that 'bad boy' car 
It's the little rich spoiled play boy middle age crisis car.
It's the little rich spoiled play boy middle age crisis car.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 1999
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From: White Pine / Dandridge TN
Funny you should mention a Ferrari 308 along with a C3. I've told my wife and friends numerous times that when the kids are out of college that will be my next car. As a kid that was my dream car.
I was on a plane having drinks with some guy next to me when we got into a conversation about cars. He was a car guy also. He told me that there is an aftermarket kit available for installing a Chevy 350 into a 308. That got me thinking of a plan...find a solid, well maintained 308 that has a blown engine. Buy the car for cheap, pull the pos Ferrari engine and install a 350 crate engine. That way I already know how to work on the engine and have the necessary tools.
Imagine a fire engine red 308 with a dead reliable Chevy 350
I was on a plane having drinks with some guy next to me when we got into a conversation about cars. He was a car guy also. He told me that there is an aftermarket kit available for installing a Chevy 350 into a 308. That got me thinking of a plan...find a solid, well maintained 308 that has a blown engine. Buy the car for cheap, pull the pos Ferrari engine and install a 350 crate engine. That way I already know how to work on the engine and have the necessary tools.
Imagine a fire engine red 308 with a dead reliable Chevy 350
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Lake Ozark, MO
As a enlisted AF guy living in Germany, I scraped together enough $$ to buy a nice older red Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0L with a whale tail .... the first time I walked into the German parts store I knew I was in over my head --- brake pads $100.00... each side!! One muffler/heat exchanger (has two) $600.00. And that was back in the mid 80's.................. Corvettes are not cheap, but much cheaper!
Racer
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 419
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From: MA
Originally Posted by Corvus
Some Ferarris are kinda cool, but I think it will take me 2 days to get sick of it. It's a head turner no question there, but it's not that 'bad boy' car It's the little rich spoiled play boy middle age crisis car.
It's the little rich spoiled play boy middle age crisis car.As a kid in the mid eighties, I had two posters on the wall, a '78 Vette Pace Car, which came out when I was 3, and a Ferrari 308. I don't like the 308s anymore; they look dated. The C3's style is timeless.
And as far a getting parts, it is an absolute joy to just go online to a half dozen different vendors and find parts within minutes. I remember when my father was restoring his '57 Chevy back in '88-'93; it would take him weeks of calling around to find parts. I can only imagine the headache of trying to find Ferrari parts at somewhat reasonable cost.
Joe
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 1,476
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From: Mt Juliet TN
Originally Posted by Frankenvette
He told me that there is an aftermarket kit available for installing a Chevy 350 into a 308. That got me thinking of a plan...find a solid, well maintained 308 that has a blown engine. Buy the car for cheap, pull the pos Ferrari engine and install a 350 crate engine. That way I already know how to work on the engine and have the necessary tools.
Imagine a fire engine red 308 with a dead reliable Chevy 350
Imagine a fire engine red 308 with a dead reliable Chevy 350
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