Work so far on my 348

Did you parked the car in a salt lake for some month? Or how did you get them so rusted?
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Samy

 

That seems very reasonable for brand new (they are new, or did I misread and they are rebuilt??) 16 position-adjustable shocks + springs. Please let us know how well they work when you get your 348 back onto the road again, as you may very well be on to something quite positive for the 348 Brotherhood.

 

You asked for an opinion on the sewing.. don't kill me but it's bloody awful.. get rid fast..

 

great pics !

thanks.

the level of corrosion is amazing. Is this normal ?

cheers.
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The corrosion is definatley not normal,unless you live near beach and drive your car on the beach,through the salt water
PJME mentioned 5 posts back that he thinks one of the past owners parked the car by the sea and not washed it for a few years.

 

some of my thoughts/comments:

i love watching someone turn the proverbial sows ear into a silk purse...

its great to see someone drove that 348 obviously in rain-salt -mud -battery acid etc.

the 78k on the tach will be difficult for resale(and impressive at the same time) , but all the new parts in this thread will help...


WTF ? i still cant believe how rough those parts are!

my thoughts of- what if- i drove my 348 daily in all sorts of weather for years and years....
1. id get a hell of alot of props from everyone around...id go down in history-how ballsy-!
'hey-thats the guy who drives his fcar everyday "

2. my car would run great driving it everyday ,no problems - no seal leaking,etc..

3. at the end of it all if/when i wear out the motor at 120k+ miles , id be able to part out the body/chassis parts to all the saps on fchat ,and have enough to buy a nice garage queen 348 with low miles and start over...plus all the memories of the driving experiences.
hmmmmmm.. makes you think , dont it?

Ps the red seam stitch is a cool idea , if you used mouse hair, and yes the 348 stitching logo has to go..looks kit car ..sorry.

 

Hi wow love the work your doing so far, I have a 93 TS, I must say things here in Australia arnt that bad weather wise, so far no rust in mine, only water it see' is from a wash and polish. Loose the stitching apart from looking BAD, its a bit over kill, spend the money on a nice carbon fibre kit
Andrew keep the pics going

 

Fantastic thread... good luck, I cant wait to see the car complete. You will surely have something to be truly proud of.

 

Thank you for updating this thread, looks like yours will turn into a good 348, i love the driven F-cars.

Your suspension photos remind me of a 4x4 i was fixing up for a friend, it was used to run a long line on a beach daily for about 5 years, salt makes a mess.

Keep the photos coming

 

Thanks for the photos and updates! Great project!

 

I commend you for all the hard work you performed on your 348, not many people would go though with it with such great lengths.

 

love these build threads. love to see some more pics as the work progresses - can't wait!

 

Thanks for the update Paul!!

Looks like a lot of hard work!!

 

Hey Paul,

I am bewildered by how much work you have put into this 348... keep up the good work and please let us know how those LEDA shocks work after you've driven it for a while...

When do you expect to have the car ready?

DF

 

Right on Paul!!! Thanks for the update.

 

What a great thread--Awesome work!!

 

Keep it up awesome

 

Excellent update Paul, congrats on saving one that others might have just parted out.

Mike in Kuwait

 

Very cool stuff. Keep up the work!

 

Looking great!

From the looks of the last set of photos she is not far from getting some color.

Great thread!

 

WOW! Keep updating!