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355 GTB on dope!

Discussion in '348/355' started by wbaeumer, Aug 22, 2007.

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  1. wbaeumer

    wbaeumer F1 Veteran Consultant

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  2. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Wow!! Awesome, thanks for sharing pics Walter!!! :):)
    They really massaged the rear gaurds didnt they? :p:p

    Can you recall how much they want for this car mate? :):)
    I wonder what it would be like to drive. The throaty flat-12 would sound glorious, but I wonder what the handling would be like?
    Do you know who installed this engine Walter? :):)
     
  3. bounty

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    Is it the lighting or is that some unusual shade of red/pink that they used?
     
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    I like this almost as much as the 348/Enzo test mule. Fun stuff.
     
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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I think its more to do with the lighting.........:):)


    Yeah, pretty cool sh*t if you ask me!! :):)
     
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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...........I remember this car now. Well, I remember this vid. :):)
    I have never seen pics of the car like the ones Walter posted. :):)
     
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    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Why ?

    Same hp as the V8 , prob heavier and its not like the V8 sounds horrible..
     
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    Hey...there a Testarossa engine in Ferrariads now. I could do this to my 348, right after I put the 911 3 liter motor in my 914. Then maybe a LS3 engine in my Vette, and a V-rod motor in my Harley. If I don't eat or sleep and rob three or four banks, I could do this. Or I could just buy a Testarossa. Damn, I talked myself out of a fun project again.
    Bee Jay
     
  10. wbaeumer

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    Will try to get their price figure tomorrow!
    The handling of the car is perfect as the suspension is also modified. The conversion was done by very young mechanics of a very good workshop whos owner later became a criminal. He was bancrupt little later. One of his very good ex-mechanics works today on my Maserati. I saw this GaGa-355 beeing devoloped over a period of about 2 years and drove it once. It furiously goes like a street-rat as the V12-engine was also tuned!

    Ciao!
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    No - painted in normal "Rosso-Corsa". Its the lighting that confuses my camera!

    Ciao!
    walter
     
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    This is b******t, sorry!

    Ciao!
    Walter
     
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    wbaeumer F1 Veteran Consultant

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    >>>nein! Those photos are taken today by me, darlingkkkk!

    Ciao!
    Walter
     
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    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Muahahahaaaaaaa. I LOVE IT!!!! I really gotta hand it to guys that have the balls to do mods like this. Although, unless they really got some big time power out of the 12 I don't see what you would want to do this, other than just for kicks. None the less I think it rocks! Big ups to the guys that built it. It sounds sweet too.
     
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    The console looks very aggressive :D!!
     
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    Help me get this thing finished! https://gofund.me/39def36c
    Sometimes you just have to do it, well because you can. I've got myself 3/4 talked into pulling the supercharged 500+ hp 8 out of my 308 (actually it's already out :) ) and putting in a 500+ hp 365/400/412 V12 and just to add to the fun, I'm thinking I'll put TR heads on it. My wife thinks I should just buy a TR, but what fun wold that be???
     
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    Beautiful! With the car being in Germany, what does the TÜV say?
     
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    VIN???????????
     
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    The German TÜV said: "....have some fun, baby!!"

    When the job is done perfectly -like this one!- the mighty TÜV doesn`t make any problems.

    The modification were done with official Ferrari-acceptance!

    Ciao!
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    I still like that console....... :p ;) !!!!
     
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    What is ?
     
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    No bull**** at all, sorry!

    I never understood the point of this conversion.

    Granted, nothing wrong with modifying the suspension and tuning the engine, but why changing the engine?? :confused:
     
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    Check with excelsior on these pages. He was going to do this with his 355 Spider. He has a 512TR motor, I think. He put a 355 engine in his 308, IIR. The guy has a serious V-12 power jones!
     
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    I'm with you on this one. I think it would be a hard sell.
     

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