348 Challenge preparation

even the glove box will receive attention, not important for the race track but it will be when judged in the coppa bella.

I was present at a coppa judging event when a one owner 348 did not make the grade due to a bad glove box strut.

to the credit of the owner he said it never worked from day one, he still didn't pass
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the additional effort in finding new old stock items will produce a spectacular car when completed.

these belts will not be track legal but on the concourse field they will impress.
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I never posted a photo of the car when we started, this photo was taken at the home of the original owner
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this photo was taken in 1994 at the mosport challenge race, the photo was taken with my 35mm camera.

almost twenty years later the car is still in Toronto.

I was photograghing the black gtsi, the 348 in the background was coincidental
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If you look online the old patches are still available, these omp patches are for the challenge seats

and close up of the seat belt patch
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I think the 355's had three inch belts compared to the 2 inch on the 348's

 

lets hope this strut isn't NOS, or I will need a pair of them

 

the dry sump tank was removed and refinished, the internal screen was also cleaned
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one of the oil lines, it was removed, inspected and detailed. It was installed with replated clips

all isolation mounts are replaced due to age
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while the engine work is underway, the interior is also receiving some attention.

the foam crumbles under the vinyl and the glue looses its adhesion.
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the front brake duct hoses are also new old stock, it has taken twenty years to find a buyer
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the front under car naca ducts, these panels usually have a short life span as they protrude quite low below the bumper.
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Malex

the panels were under the car at one time, but some of them if not all came of during a race in 1995 at the montreal formula one grand prix

It took me near six months to find the front panels, the rear panel was also new old stock.

 

no not yet, we're getting there

 

the two front bumper filler panels will also be replaced, one was deformed and one was missing all together
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The front and rear springs cushions had seen beeter days so all were replace. The brake rotors were detailed and machined
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