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  1. dontknownuttin

    dontknownuttin Karting

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    #1 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
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    My first Ferrari, but far from my first project car. Picked up this long forgotten 1990 348TS with 34k on the clock. Interior is worse than any car I have ever seen. I think it sat in the Cali sun for a decade or something. Even the leather on the door panels has shrunken and pulled off arm rest. But, it is mechanically good, and the price was impossible to beat. Currently pulling the engine to jump into the 30k service, then will likely drive it the summer as-is, then work on it more in the winter.
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  2. NeuroBeaker

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    #2 NeuroBeaker, Mar 27, 2014
    Oooh, excellent - I love 348 restoration project threads! :cool:

    Good luck! :D

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
  3. blue90

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    #3 blue90, Mar 27, 2014
    Sounds like you got a good deal! Whoa that seat looks pulverized to hell maybe water damaged but not a huge deal. Good luck with the restore adventure!
     
  4. SoftwareDrone

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    #4 SoftwareDrone, Mar 27, 2014
    I wish I had the time, the tools, the money and the garage space to do something like this. Please keep us updated so I can live vicariously through you.
    :D
     
  5. ktr6

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    #5 ktr6, Mar 27, 2014
    Love the color combo, please keep us in the loop with how it progresses.
     
  6. Dazzling

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    #6 Dazzling, Mar 27, 2014
    Good luck, great colors :)
     
  7. dontknownuttin

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    #7 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
    Not water damaged, sun damaged. The owner found a vintage Ferrari and this one was sort of forgotten about for a long time. I think there might have been a sun shade in the dash, but it did nothing for the seats. They are as hard as a rock, brittle, and about 80% of the size they need to be to cover the seats and doors. Dash itself is perfect.
     
  8. dontknownuttin

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    #8 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
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  9. brent Lachelt

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    #9 brent Lachelt, Mar 27, 2014
    So sad that someone one would let a Ferrari interior get like that. Good luck with your project. Look forward to seeing the updates.
     
  10. Kaivball

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    #10 Kaivball, Mar 27, 2014
    Poor baby...

    Kai
     
  11. thecarreaper

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    #11 thecarreaper, Mar 27, 2014
    Glad you found it to nurse it back, learn about it, and drive the hell out of it. Good luck, great thread.
     
  12. 2NA

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    #12 2NA, Mar 27, 2014
    Welcome aboard Jonathan! It'll be good to see another 348 around here. They're fun cars.
     
  13. dontknownuttin

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    #13 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
    Sad someone let it go, but it works out in my favor because I LOVE project cars, and I got it dirt cheap. Mechanically and structurally it is good. It is impressively hard to find a poor condition Ferrari that isn't a salvage title. And that I got it in white.. Yeah, I love it. I did get a few short, gentle drives in before I put it up on stands. I am going to REALLY like this car.
     
  14. John_K_348

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    #14 John_K_348, Mar 27, 2014
    Great find. My baby is done and awaiting road test. May be a bit for the salt to clear. Go crazy with the leather products and see what happens. Then there's always new covers. Get a car cover and window shades. Can't wait to get my tonneau cover fitted on my spider!
     
  15. dontknownuttin

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    #15 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
    it is hard to see in the pics, but the leather is 100% ruined. There are rips well over 1.5" wide, and running the full length of the stiches (over 10") in many places. The door panels with the armrest are now more or less flat because the leather has shrunk up so much. There is only a faint hint of the diagonal lines above the armrest. I've seen poor condition leather, but this is by FAR the worst I have ever seen. I'm going to change it out to black leather so it will be all white and black.
     
  16. WATSON

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    #16 WATSON, Mar 27, 2014
    sad...but another one saved. Carry on!
     
  17. Schatten

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    #17 Schatten, Mar 27, 2014
    Congrats and subscribed! A fellow 348 wrenching restorer. Mine is still progressing but slowly. Lacking time these days.
     
  18. ezmaass

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    #18 ezmaass, Mar 27, 2014
    While sad to see, it's nice to know the car will be coming back alive again through a loving restoration!
     
  19. Wade

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    #19 Wade, Mar 27, 2014
    Nice find and congratulations! I bet it would look so nice with a red leather interior.
     
  20. John_K_348

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    #20 John_K_348, Mar 27, 2014
    Awe crap! Well it's new covers and panels time. Weather was nice and clear today but looks like we have several days of rain coming including my day off tomorrow.
    :(
     
  21. vvassallo

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    #21 vvassallo, Mar 27, 2014
    I am dreaming of the possibilities if this were my car... ;)
     
  22. dontknownuttin

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    #22 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
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  23. dontknownuttin

    dontknownuttin Karting

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    #23 dontknownuttin, Mar 27, 2014
    btw, the dark spots on the wheel wells are just mud.
     
  24. AceMaster

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    #24 AceMaster, Mar 27, 2014
    Ditto
     
  25. 2NA

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    #25 2NA, Mar 27, 2014
    It might be best to get a good set of used seats. Not much left there.
     
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