Blackie
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I’m not catching up on this thread now, need to go and rub something for a a few seconds here……..
Ferrari 360 - ‘Challenge Stradale’ conversion
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Love the interior plans.
Not that my opinion is worth anything but those ray te37's look
Not that my opinion is worth anything but those ray te37's look
Blackie
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I’m agree actually! The wheels that are on her are much better looking.Love the interior plans.
Not that my opinion is worth anything but those ray te37's look
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You should have just bought a certain Carterham 620 before the whole 'red yoke' thing began....................Mark, I got the snow foam out yesterday, washed the fez, dried it off and went for a drive. Then I parked it, went to bed, got up, look at it this morning….and went for another drive.
What am I getting at?….Not a spanner in sight! I love it.
I can’t be ar*sed with racing anymore, or westfields. I dunno…..the novelty might pass but I can’t see it. I just love listening to the Italian orchestra.
The red yoke is being collected Wednesday. Can’t wait to have some garage space
I wanted to go to Villa Vinci but wanted to park right outside - did a few laps before getting bored of waiting, got fed up and went home. You weren’t the one in the car where the fella shouted “keep er lit” out the window? Lol
TBH you did take the "spending time working on the car" thing to the extreme, no wonder you got sickened with it.
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F*&%$ng epic sounds!!!! Need more of these videos!!!!
Only just seen as WiFi speeds are snail paced offshore!
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I’ll get some this weekend if the weather is ok. The car is currently tucked up under a waterproof cover, awaiting (patiently), some garage space
And on that note, I said goodbye to an old friend today. Genuinely emotional seeing this be taken away
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Watch those covers fella. Heard plenty of horror stories about paintwork getting properly bu66ered. Loads of swirl marks. Not what I'd imagine you want on your new P&J.I’ll get some this weekend if the weather is ok. The car is currently tucked up under a waterproof cover, awaiting (patiently), some garage space
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And on that note, I said goodbye to an old friend today. Genuinely emotional seeing this be taken away
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Old car might be gone, but not the memories!
Plenty of new ones to be made in the 360 CS
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Be careful with those covers. They trap a lot of moisture and condensation underneath no matter how "breathable" they claim to be. Especially in winter. Learned that the hard way... Better off just leaving it uncovered where air can circulate freely.
I have a spare outdoor carcoon here you could use if you want. I had it for the Lotus before I built the carport. Might be too small for the 360 but could be worth checking.
I have a spare outdoor carcoon here you could use if you want. I had it for the Lotus before I built the carport. Might be too small for the 360 but could be worth checking.
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Watch those covers fella. Heard plenty of horror stories about paintwork getting properly bu66ered. Loads of swirl marks. Not what I'd imagine you want on your new P&J.
Old car might be gone, but not the memories!
Plenty of new ones to be made in the 360 CS
It’s literally just a stopgap until the white race car is offloaded down to my parents’ house then I can put the fez into the garage. Probably by this weekend!
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Honestly, pull it off then and just let the car sit in the open. It does no good, but can do a lot of bad if you're unlucky. Even in a short time. Got that t-shirt...
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Was some yoke by the time you finished with it, between the carbon bits and the wiring loom which was impressive. You learnt a lot through that car!
It was indeed. I learnt the hard way with lots of stuff but it gave me a foundation of knowledge that I’d not have without it.
I need to find the b*lls to pull the dash out of the Ferrari - it’s getting trimmed and I need to strip the instrument cluster apart since I’ve just ordered the CS dial faces and EL backlight panel. I’ll have the dials sitting exactly as those in the genuine CS…..
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i dont think i would have the man plumbs to say this to myself if it was my car hahahaha
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I did a buy…..the most expensive pieces of paper on the internet lol
Full challenge stradale clock conversion coming…not cheap but it’s an absolute must given the rest of the interior mods coming
In order to achieve full challenge stradale look, not only the dials need to be changed but the EL panel behind them needs swapped for a white one (the current EL panel illuminates green). Additionally, the needles need to be changed to red and the circuit board needs modified to change the gear indicator panel LEDs from the current orange, to challenge stradale style red. I’ve organised all of the parts and the work is being done by a specialist in England (hopefully before Christmas) but this should be the outcome….
Oh and of course I’ve bought the carbon clock surround to complete the look
Full challenge stradale clock conversion coming…not cheap but it’s an absolute must given the rest of the interior mods coming
In order to achieve full challenge stradale look, not only the dials need to be changed but the EL panel behind them needs swapped for a white one (the current EL panel illuminates green). Additionally, the needles need to be changed to red and the circuit board needs modified to change the gear indicator panel LEDs from the current orange, to challenge stradale style red. I’ve organised all of the parts and the work is being done by a specialist in England (hopefully before Christmas) but this should be the outcome….
Oh and of course I’ve bought the carbon clock surround to complete the look
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I took a spin down to Charles Hurst Ferrari today…..in my Ferrari still weird even saying that
Funny how I’ve been down many many times over the years and have never once been invited in.
Today however, I barely got out of the driver seat in my car before one of their sales guys was out, introducing himself and offering me a coffee. I had a nosey around the new 296 and yeah, it sure looks good but my little 360 CS-wannabe is still better looking imo.
There was a nice 458 there though, which more than likely my next step - providing they don’t go up that much in value
The TDF blue 812 superfast to the very left in the photo though my god that thing is unreal
still weird even saying thatFunny how I’ve been down many many times over the years and have never once been invited in.
Today however, I barely got out of the driver seat in my car before one of their sales guys was out, introducing himself and offering me a coffee. I had a nosey around the new 296 and yeah, it sure looks good but my little 360 CS-wannabe is still better looking imo.
There was a nice 458 there though, which more than likely my next step - providing they don’t go up that much in value
The TDF blue 812 superfast to the very left in the photo though
my god that thing is unrealChris100
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Could be interested in the carcoon if you are selling it, really need something for the car over the winter.
arnbeckett
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I exchanged revs with a 360 at Sprucefield yesterday was it yourself? Great looking car amongst the heavy traffic.
