F430Addict - The Madness has begun...again (Scuderization)

It's not an add on part. It's from the Scud which Russ managed to source one for me. Im lucky I suppose.

The build shouldn't take all that long. Plenum, expansion tank, extinguisher, carbon door cards with complete new set of locking hardware and carbon center console should be all in latest by end March. It's fast, by my standards. Lol. Labour of love. I'm enjoying myself to the fullest.

Will post pix of the carbon door cards and center console soon.

 

So darn excited! Paid for carbon door cards and carbon center console. Happening alot faster than I expected.

 

Thanks Russ! All thanks to you. You got me started again. Xmas 2011 is gonna be hard to beat.

 

Carbon plenum arrived! Strangely its in matte carbon finish rather than the usual glossy carbon. So I'm going to send it off to the painters together with the expansion tank cover to be re-lacquered. Should look really neat when its done.

Also, carbon door cards and center console are on route to me.

I'm placing order with Eurospares for all the hardware. Hopefully it comes with an instruction manual. The parts look really complicated.

Now lusting for carbon mirrors. Might just get that too while the iron's still hot.

 

Thanks!

Update: Just ordered a Sabelt extinguisher with floor mount exactly the same as the scuderia model, except in 4 litres-sized tank. Will be shipped to me empty. I'll fill the tank with dry chemical when it arrives.

Also ordered oem Ferrari side mirrors in carbon. Happy as.

 

OEM ones you can get cheap, if they ever pop up on eBay for USD$4100. Cheap aftermarket ones run approximately a grand for a pair from the likes of RTuned, Aeroworke but they are not foldable.

 

Damn straight. I'd love to see everything fitted soon too! Too long a to-do-list. Parts lying around everywhere. I'm like a kid in a candy store.

A really good fire extinguisher is ZERO360, by STAND21. This is a highly recommended brand and I'd love to get my hands on them unfortunately they refuse to send me a unit emptied so that it can clear customs as a non-flammable or combustable item. I was lusting after the Zero360FIA 2.25kg mechanical system ( http://www.lifeline-fire.co.uk/motorsport/products.asp?page=zero-360-series-fia-24 ). You could go for the automatic system but that'd involve running hoses to strategic locations in the cabin and engine bay where fire normally occurs.

I ended up sourcing one from Sabelt whom agreed to empty the tank after over 3 months of negotiations. It's a 4.25L tank which I will refill with dry chemical compound when it arrives next two weeks ( http://www.sabeltusa.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=80&products_id=167&zenid=gbboe5jv533k00plqnmuejp9f6 ).

These are not expensive things to add to our Fcars. IMO, they are a worthwhile investment. It might save one's life one day. Who knows?
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I wanted a handheld extinguisher. Didn't want the tech to run hoses all over the engine bay.

About the size, it's a snug fit. The 2.25l bottle fully discharges in 15seconds. IMO, that's insufficient. So I opted for larger bottle. My passenger won't be happy.

 

More is better. True.

Pulled the trigger this morning on a carbon fuel lid. Now finalizing figures for the next mod. Something my wife calls 'eternal sin' due to it's price tag. Nope...not referring to the black 458 coupe I'm trying tp smuggle home. Lol.

 

Oooooooh yes...here we go again.