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  1. sbenus

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    #1 sbenus, May 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
    Have spent the last months searching for my perfect F355 GTS. I wanted a yellow over black, carbon bucket seats, 6-speed manual car with challenge grill and body color targa top. Unfortunately the one with the exact spec just slipped through my fingers but I will be able to massage this one into what I want.

    This car was prepared to go to Cavallino to try for platinum by an owner who regularly gets it on his other cars but unfortunately, the day of, the car had an alternator issue so it was withdrawn. The good news for me is that I was able to pick it up for a really good price after all of the work had been done to it.

    Now my project begins. Only going to do a few things here and there to make it my perfect little hot rod.

    1. 355 challenge Momo steering wheel re-trimmed in black leather.
    2. Reproduction black leather and Alcantara carbon buckets from the newly formed company that graciously sponsors this forum.
    3. F355 challenge Speedline wheels painted silver
    4. Painted roof too match body color
    5. OEM FHP drilled brake rotors
    6. OEM FHP Pagid yellow brake pads (as far as I can tell, I was recently able to buy the last NOS full set of front and rear pads)
    7. Morimoto tail lights
    8. Blaupunkt Bremen SQR46 DAB Bluetooth head unit
    9. Antigravity battery
    10. Ferrari titanium wheel bolts

    Car should be going in for its full major/Cam belt service in the next few days. After that, down to Miami to begin the upgrades.

    I’ll keep updating the thread as it progresses.
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    #2 johnk..., May 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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    #3 sbenus, May 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
    We had seen that one and actually called to inquire and honestly received the worst treatment you could imagine. Acted as if it was a nuisance to inquire about the car. Can’t imagine how they will sell it to anybody with that attitude.
     
  4. ShineKen

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    #4 ShineKen, May 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
    A 348 Momo challenge steering wheel re-trimmed in black leather is just a 348 steering wheel no? If you have a 348 Challenge steering wheel (suede) I’d just sell it to someone who might be looking for one as they are quite hard to find.

    348 steering wheels are easier to find and all leather for your needs.
     
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    #5 sbenus, May 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
    I want a 355 challenge wheel, not a 348 wheel. As far as I’ve seen they are different. No?
     
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    #6 ShineKen, May 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
    Got a pic of what you are referring to?
     
  7. ryalex

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    #7 ryalex, May 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
    Congratulations! Not sure of your F355 experience but seeing you have a 458 - I had an F355 Spider and 458 Coupe at the same time a few years back - the 355 is way lower than the 458 and so the nose WILL scrape underneath if you drive it around. It's going to rub the paint off. I scraped mine twice good in the first few hours after delivery.

    My advice is to accept that you're going to drive the car and repaint the lower part of the spoiler every 18-24 months. I had mine 4 years and 17k miles, and it was redone before I got it (poorly, apparently, as my body shop guy showed me the shabby fiberglass work underneath), so I spent more on the first repaint after about 2 years (~$2500), then a touchup ($800 or so?) when I first listed it for sale (first guy who test drove scraped it immediately), and then one more time before it sold a year later.

    That said, totally worth it. Did some great 1500 mile road trips with it. Always a hit. Only warnings from cops.
     
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    #8 sbenus, May 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
    Thanks. I forgot to include it in the original post but I’m going to install the automods scrape guards to help with that. Appreciate the info
     
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    #9 ShineKen, May 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
    A 348 challenge wheel and a “355 challenge wheel” should be the same. It’s a bit of a misnomer because there shouldn’t be a designated 355 challenge steering wheel. However, the 348 Challenge steering was often used on 355 challenge cars so the association is there. I am using a 348/355 challenge steering wheel in my car.

    Without the suede outer covering and “Momo” logo on the center cover, it is essentially a 348 steering wheel (all leather.) Unless there is another 355 Challenge wheel I don’t know about.


    The 348/355 Challenge steering wheel is sort of an unobtanium part and desired for its suede outer covering. So to actually find one and re-cover it in leather is counter productive :). It’s easier to simply buy a 348 steering wheel and at least the leather type will be proper and period correct.




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