[tazandjan]

Mac- Welcome to Ferrari Life. Sounds like a very nice car. Unfortunately, unlike Corvette, Ferrari is fairly stingy on information or just does not keep those kinds of records. So we can tell you how many UK RHD cars were built from the same place you got the 703 number, and how many Ferraris were produced in 1982, but that is about as good as we can do.

Introduce yourself below in Member Intros so Andrew, site owner, can get you signed up as an owner.

I have to admit, I have no clue where the Assembly Number is on a Mondial. Maybe somebody else can help. Will look in the WSM and see what it says.

[Granucci]

Originally Posted by macphisto

Year: 1982
Make/Model: Ferrari Mondial 8
Chassis: 41199
Color: Nero
Interior: Red
Location: Nebraska

Hello, I'm having a difficult time decoding my build number specific to my Mondial. I see there are 703 total Mondial 8's built between 1980-82, but does anyone know how many specific 1982 Mondials and furthermore Nero, etc.? Thanks and I love my Ferrari!

IIRC look to the door jam area just below the latch
OR
open the engine area and I know at least there is the Assembly number tag on the engine frame.

[tazandjan]

Rik- I knew somebody would know where the bloody thing was.

[macphisto]

Hey thanks everyone for the info! This is my first Ferrari and what an awesome experience it has been in just the first few months of ownership...especially in Nebraska. I'm very surprised as to how well marked and relatively straightforward these older generation Ferrari's are. One thing I want to do next is sign up as the owner on the actual Ferrari website.

[Granucci]

Originally Posted by tazandjan

Rik- I knew somebody would know where the bloody thing was.

Originally Posted by macphisto

Hey thanks everyone for the info! This is my first Ferrari and what an awesome experience it has been in just the first few months of ownership...especially in Nebraska. I'm very surprised as to how well marked and relatively straightforward these older generation Ferrari's are. One thing I want to do next is sign up as the owner on the actual Ferrari website.

Well, to be fair, I have a T/348 model and that frame exists to take out the engine.

I do not know if your engine, transverse, has such a frame and so the tag may be elsewhere.

This actually may be a question for the 328 crowd as I'm expecting the placement to be the same for them!!!

Please let us know to keep this on the straight.

rik

[macphisto]

Originally Posted by Granucci

Well, to be fair, I have a T/348 model and that frame exists to take out the engine.

I do not know if your engine, transverse, has such a frame and so the tag may be elsewhere.

This actually may be a question for the 328 crowd as I'm expecting the placement to be the same for them!!!

Please let us know to keep this on the straight.

rik

Yep, I believe all the Mondial models have the removable subframe. The 308 and 328 models do not as I understand.

[Barry]

Originally Posted by macphisto

Yep, I believe all the Mondial models have the removable subframe. The 308 and 328 models do not as I understand.

Welcome to Ferrari Life Macphisto! . Tell us a bit about yourself and your Mondial in the intro section!

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Barry

Welcome to Ferrari Life Macphisto! . Tell us a bit about yourself and your Mondial in the intro section!

Member Introductions - Ferrari Life

[JayG]

There are a lot of beautiful cars in this thread and I love SNJ5's exhaust

[Gcalo]

Originally Posted by JayG

There are a lot of beautiful cars in this thread and I love SNJ5's exhaust

You have to hear it as well and feel the performance enhancement!

[Granucci]

Originally Posted by macphisto

Yep, I believe all the Mondial models have the removable subframe. The 308 and 328 models do not as I understand.

This is a question for BRIAN or someone in the 3[0|2]8 area. I believe almost they do not have the frame. The engines could be done in situ and the 348/355 series had a frame for ease of taking out the engine. But I don't know for sure.

Also, the Mondials and their two-seater siblings should be the same as from the rear-pillar to the almost extreem rear end. The most differences was in some electrical, some suspension, and of course the extra bits giving Mondials the length for four seats. Other than that and some HP and setup differences, minor IIRC, they are about the same in engine bays.


We should find out. So, look fwd to you finding out and letting us know

[Granucci]

Originally Posted by Gcalo

R12 is not illegal. It's use and distribution has been limited to those who are licensed A/C repair persons, and the price is kept very high as a discouragement.

You can find shops in the area w/R12 but be prepared to pay about $30 - $40/pound.

I used to buy R12 for $0.69/1 pound can!

Originally Posted by tazandjan

Greg- Affirmative. We used to do our own filling with really cheap R12 and probably let quite a bit get into the atmosphere with relatively crude equipment. I still have my set of manifolds. Now the shops are required to have systems that have virtually no losses while filling and evacuating and also recover and recycle the R12 that was in the system. Only certified shops are allowed to perform R12 service, but there are thousands of those.

All domestic production of R12 stopped on 1 January 1996, but huge stockpiles were accumulated by shop owners and the new recycling equipment is extending the life of of the stockpiles. As fewer and fewer cars using R12 remain, prices have actually leveled out.

You should be able to find an A/C shop in your area that will service the car. You might consider updating the car with a variable orifice valve (VOV) that will help maintain refrigerant quality in your car.

Missed this: I highly recommend staying with the R12 and not converting, which I did one time then converted back to stock R12. The new stuff is garbage on the conversion for this setup, and the R12 is COLD baby.

there are supplies available, and when those dry up, consider then.

my two

[JVF]

Hi fellow Mondial owners and lovers, I am a new family member. My mondi has been neglected in the past and my challenge is to bring her back.

S/N 43957
UK delivered imported to Australia 2010
Blu Sera
1983 Coupe

[Barry]

Originally Posted by JVF

Hi fellow Mondial owners and lovers, I am a new family member. My mondi has been neglected in the past and my challenge is to bring her back.

S/N 43957
UK delivered imported to Australia 2010
Blu Sera
1983 Coupe

Welcome to Ferrari Life John

[Granucci]

John welcome to FL. If those pics show neglect I need lessons. Beautiful color and combo.

[JVF]

Originally Posted by Granucci

John welcome to FL. If those pics show neglect I need lessons. Beautiful color and combo.

Thanks for the compliment, I have rebuilt the fuse board and it needs belts, oil leak rectification and a few other issues dealt with, but it is worth the effort.

John