Decided to give my F355 Berlinetta some TLC.....

the dash airbag cover was ok, but not perfect, there were a few small bubbles. Luckily the leather had not shrunk, so I gently peeled it back and used a light adhesive to re stick the main area, then a stronger adhesive around the edges.
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I managed to find an original Ferrari batter charger (Unused), i will wire the connector in while i have the wheel arches striped out.
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I gave all the tools a good clean, and polished the leather after giving it a good feed...
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A couple of parts arrived from Superformance.
New foot plate - i forgot to order the dead pedal to match, but i will get that soon.

The new carbon door sills. I have used the original rubber inserts as they were in perfect condition and cleaned up like new.
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I removed the engine side covers, and gave them a good clean and polish - air boxes next.
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All the other leather sections are now finished and ready to be reinstalled....
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Hi, I am sure they will, they are very helpful. They will still have my template so hopefully you can get them made exactly the same.

Email Mark Webberley on this address: [email protected]

tell him you saw my (Mark McCracken) mats and want the same

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Hi, cleaned up and refinished the under tray corner covers. I use an excellent product called Mastertex from Wayside - it gives a factory fresh finish:
PLASTIC BUMPER DASH BODY AEROSOL TEXTURED TEXTURE PAINT | eBay
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Hi
am going to try the car with a F430 Scuderia strip kit, supplied by Brenden Bonning of F360 Performance Parts in Australia. I know its the other side of the world but it is a very high quality kit and well worth the extra postage - it actually arrived in a few days!

The Speedline Challenge wheels that are away getting refurbished, are being finished in the exact same shade of silver as the strip - with Black Speedline decals to match the outer edge of the stripe. We computer scanned the strip to get the correct shade and metal flake effect so hopefully they will be the perfect match.

Hopefully the wheels will be ready tomorrow, so we can see then.

I have not fitted the strip yet, but will as soon as some other jobs are done.

I have posted a picture from Brenden's website so you can see the finish i am after.
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Good spot! I never noticed that, it must have been replaced a some time, another thing for the list.
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Hi, they are perfect when in the car, really neat and nice and tight. I will try to get a photo of them in there tomorrow.
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Mark

 

Hi
I dropped the original wheel of at PoshWash to be refinished again, when looking at the paint closely, it looks like there may have be a slight contaminant in the paint or lacquer that caused the finish to be slightly off. Helpful as always James at PoshWash will have them refinished and turned around in a day or so.

I also picked up 10 new inserts for the wheels, the two rear wheels had small cracks on the inserts were they have been over tightened.

Top tip when replacing the inserts, smear a small amount of Loctite Thread Lock on the insert, drift the insert into the wheel, then tighten the wheel up as normal on the hub, this will press the insert completely home and the Loctite will secure.

Also, make sure there is no paint build up on the critical surface between the wheel bolt & wheel insert/seat - read this on Hill Engineering's page:
WMB-01 - Wheel Masking Bungs by: Hill Engineering - Hill Engineering
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I went down to Hill Engineering today and spent a good bit of time with Paul Hill. Paul gave me a fantastic tour of the facilities and showed me some fantastic work-in-progress. The whole set-up is just superb, Paul is a true Ferrari enthusiast and an absolutely delightful, informative, helpful gentleman - what a pleasurable afternoon!

While there i picked up the parts I need for the new Speedline wheels:
4 x 11mm Spacers
20 x 67mm Wheel Bolts
1 x ChromeSaver socket (ChromeSaver Socket - Chrome Saver Socket by: Hill Engineering - Hill)
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I also picked up the new dead pedal that if forgot previously!
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The refurbished Speedline Challenge wheels are back, and they are superb!

PoshWash has made a fantastic job, the finish is just stunning. The wheel have been painted in an exact match to the colour of the Scuderia Stripe that is going on the car. The Black Speedline decals complement the black edge of the stripe. Cant wait to get them fitted on the car.

I am thinking about buying a set of black or carbon Ferrari inserts for the wheel centres.

Will take some more pictures when i get the wheels polished and the new tyres blackened up.
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