Radiator, a/c condenser, Spal radiator fan and plated hardware ready to be reunited. New fan switch to be fitted too. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replaced all the suspension hardware with fresh yellow type locking nuts. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
CV’s re-greased and new inner boots fitted. Replaced the bolts that secure them to the axle flanges. Fresh HE tensioner bearings, hydraulic tensioners and alternator pulley fitted up. Engine and gearbox mounts have been changed out, now with the challenge type engine mounts. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
CV’s before re grease and assembly. The replacement end caps came in bright silver zinc so I had them re plated to yellow chromate with the other parts as it was when new. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Heads back from engineer and reunited with the block. Elring head gaskets, updated OEM heat exchanger (preventative maintenance), dayco Ferrari timing belts fitted and all new gaskets. Almost ready for dialing in the cams. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I am a Mondial 3.2 owner looking for the next adventure.......I really enjoy working on my 3.2 myself and this thread has just given me the confidence to continue my search for a F355 GTS. What a beautiful car, both inside and out!
Parts are back in after final finish with vapour honing. I opted to try this process instead of vibratory tumbling as I couldn’t find a supplier local that offer plastic media tumbling. I’m very happy with the result of the wet blasting. Parts look fresh out of casting. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Clutch and flywheel assembly refitted into pumpkin and mounted to transmission. The oil filter housing is a work of art now with the freshly plated bits. It’s a very visible part on the 2.7 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Comparison between dry blasting and wet blasting. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
New gaskets for oil filter union, oil pressure sender and lock nuts. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Fuel injectors were cleaned and the black paint on the injector body was coming off, so they were fully stripped, carefully masked and repainted in black as per OEM. Fitted up to the fuel rails and attached to throttle bodies. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Really happy with how the engine is coming together! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Tell me about it! Atleast I will feel good knowing it’s all been done. When the cam covers go back on and the plenums are installed it should look pretty sweet. Will take pictures for keepsake.
Elliot, is too late to polish the end of the crank? And don't give me that "nobody will see it" reply. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I try to keep my cars nice, but I'm also a "ain't broke, don't fix it" type. But I'm getting jealous. My usual reply would be, waste of time and money. But this is just too nice. Incredible work. Truly picture perfect! And best thread on Ferrari Chat since I can remember.
Thanks for saying so John. I appreciate the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality as well. I just really enjoy getting it to this level. I enjoyed it for 5 years almost with minimal mechanical work and now it’s time to do it once and do it right so the next 20+years will be a smooth ride and just the basics. I always wanted a F355 when it was new and seeing as I was 10 when it came out this is the closest I can get.
Yes I can believe how good the parts came out! Wish I vapour honed the heads too! Fantastic method and great results.
Yes Im doing it myself. Only jobs farmed out are to specialists like the plating, injector cleaning, vapour honing and head rebuild. I had a tech remove the heads, lap the valves etc and re torque the heads, he will also assist with dialing in the cams.
After you have dialled the cams it would be interesting to know if the factory cam marks align. I dialled my cams and the marks were absolutely precise. Others have experienced slight misalignment. There’s no right or wrong (so long as the cams are dialled with a degree wheel), but it is interesting to know.