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by Tomasir
Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:29 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions
Topic: Colour code Silverstone Grey
Replies: 11
Views: 19387

Re: Colour code Silverstone Grey

OK, I"ll post a bit of information about the fuel injection on the thread you mention. I'll post photos when I've had the chance to take decent ones, those I took during the rebuild were for my reference and are not very interesting.
Can't help with info on Grigio Scuro, sorry.
by Tomasir
Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:36 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions
Topic: Colour code Silverstone Grey
Replies: 11
Views: 19387

Re: Colour code Silverstone Grey

Glad you like it. When I rebuilt the car I installed throttle body fuel injection...if anyone's interested.
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by Tomasir
Tue Jun 27, 2017 4:01 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions
Topic: Colour code Silverstone Grey
Replies: 11
Views: 19387

Re: Colour code Silverstone Grey

Hi, Grigio Silverstone is still a current Ferrari colour, (FER 430 GRIGIO SILVERSTONE), the OEM paint code is 159650, manufacturer PPG have it as FER 159650. There are water based equivalents, OEM code is 266613, PPG have it as 912517. The colour is a little darker than 661 but this may be because t...
by Tomasir
Mon May 22, 2017 1:51 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions
Topic: replacing front suspension upper and lower arm bushings
Replies: 9
Views: 13306

Re: replacing front suspension upper and lower arm bushings

Hello Herve,
Should have read your post more carefully! To get the new bushes in I used the same process: a bit of pipe, some washers and bolts, and a lot of swearing.
by Tomasir
Mon May 22, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions
Topic: replacing front suspension upper and lower arm bushings
Replies: 9
Views: 13306

Re: replacing front suspension upper and lower arm bushings

Hello Herve, I've replaced all the bushes on my 2400 Coupe, including the forward bush on the top A-arm, the one which is partially shrouded. I simply went to a local scrap metal merchant and bought a piece of steel tube of the right diameter to sit on the "socket" part of the A-arm and, w...
by Tomasir
Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions
Topic: Long 5th gear reproduction for ZF gearboxes S5 18/3
Replies: 5
Views: 8572

Re: Long 5th gear reproduction for ZF gearboxes S5 18/3

Wayne Lee at www.motorsporttransmissions.com is the expert on this box, he maintains many of the historic Group 4 Escorts and Sunbeam Lotuses, which also use the S5. He rebuilt mine with the longer 5th and this is how it looked when it came back, like a new box.
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