Defroster screws touch-up paint Image Unavailable, Please Login lateral outlets refitted Image Unavailable, Please Login Upper and lower half re-assembled: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Internal assembly: Cabin air sensor/suction pump and outlet ducts Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Centre bracket refitted Image Unavailable, Please Login centre vent fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login glovebox Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Cluster corner (those that were broken) reinforcements: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Detail of glove box solenoid and map reading light/switch Image Unavailable, Please Login USB / 12V side Image Unavailable, Please Login NB: Cable passage in clock/odo/milage counter - avoids pinching them when the cluster is fitted correctly Image Unavailable, Please Login Fitting of the Power Steering speed sensor signal wiring (additional black loom) Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Image Unavailable, Please Login I added the missing numbers on the auxiliary instruments and the green arc in which operation is normal, for both the metrical and imperial system - just in case anyone wondered what the other bars mean. Including orange arcs:
I weighed my car and here are the results; in yellow the homologation values: Image Unavailable, Please Login The break-down between sprung and unsprung masses is as follows: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login I also calculated the CG height (no driver) Image Unavailable, Please Login
I was curious, not sure I read over it, and I am almost sure you did this, but did you check the valve measurements, cam shafts outs etc? There seems to be a an oil lubrication in the head on the side of the rotors. The first lubrication from the rotor side is drilled in an angle instead of strait down. Did you do this mod as well? I just recently came to know this from a F friend who brought his F in for a full service at the F dealer. They corrected this mistake. All engine (heads) have this and was after a long time corrected in the 348.
No I haven't checked that - the heads were off 10 years ago and it ran fine since. I did drill the oil drain for the second gear hydraulic lock issue and that does solve the problem.
No, I indicated the missing numbers and added the red zones (not good), green zones (good), amber zones (watch out) and in blue/green the lines for the oil pressure limits. Just for reference in case you were wondering what those lines mean on the instruments in relationship to the limits.
Time for an update: The re-assembly continues with the tail and fog lamps: Image Unavailable, Please Login Fuel filler flap Image Unavailable, Please Login Filler recess drain: Image Unavailable, Please Login Sunroof and dome light wiring, both sides have a ground: Image Unavailable, Please Login Sunroof drains - forward starting points at the A-pillar top: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Ends inside the cowl through a grommet: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Lower exits Image Unavailable, Please Login bonnet gutter drains: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Rear wiring loom installation - front door jamb to the last tail lamp and sideways to the centre console underneath the rear seat - tough job Image Unavailable, Please Login along the sill and up the rear fire wall Image Unavailable, Please Login engine bay connectors Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login out the rear fire wall Image Unavailable, Please Login inside the trunk Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login There are sheet metal clamps everywhere to hold them up. I used el. shrink tube to protect the loom: Image Unavailable, Please Login Some repairs needed here Image Unavailable, Please Login
With the wiring installed and connected in the trunk the repaired trim can be refitted. First to go in is the vertical heat shield towards the firewall, screwed at the bottom and pop riveted along the top: Image Unavailable, Please Login and in; note the preserved factory tapes Image Unavailable, Please Login the double layer horizontal heat protection from the exhaust goes in next Image Unavailable, Please Login Note trunk lock emergency access trap: Image Unavailable, Please Login first layer in: Image Unavailable, Please Login FRP intermediate layer Image Unavailable, Please Login FRP trunk floor with additional heat insulation gets riveted in place Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Original licence plate screw inserts Image Unavailable, Please Login Horsey Image Unavailable, Please Login Nose badge Image Unavailable, Please Login trunk script, incl. runner washers to stop water ingress Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login licence plate lamps, all restored originals Image Unavailable, Please Login pininfarina badging Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login restored sill protections Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
New engine bonnet sound deadening/heat shielding added Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login cowl drain and heater hoses added Image Unavailable, Please Login rear wiring loom installed on center tunnel Image Unavailable, Please Login NOS door gasket arrived shrunk and delaminated... needs to be re-replaced - bad surprise: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login RH side fits perfectly Image Unavailable, Please Login Mondial script installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Plates and blinker repeaters Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
engine bonnet gasket and edge seal Image Unavailable, Please Login trunk and engine bonnet locks installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login all threads retapped - there are many! Image Unavailable, Please Login Good ground connections are crucial - battery cut-off and main ground Image Unavailable, Please Login wiper arm assembly installed Image Unavailable, Please Login AC dryer Image Unavailable, Please Login HVAC intake cover Image Unavailable, Please Login note ss screws with rubber washers Image Unavailable, Please Login filler neck gasket refitted Image Unavailable, Please Login
tire pressure sticker applied Image Unavailable, Please Login heater valve in position Image Unavailable, Please Login hand brake switch installed Image Unavailable, Please Login trunk solenoid Image Unavailable, Please Login engine bonnet solenoid Image Unavailable, Please Login warning light connection for engine bonnet Image Unavailable, Please Login mileage counter Image Unavailable, Please Login washer hoses put in Image Unavailable, Please Login front bonnet pull cables and lock installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
battery retainer Image Unavailable, Please Login and cut-off switch cable positions corrected - ignore above: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login door jamb switches fitted and connected - tricky to get the wire through! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login sunroof rear drains connected Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login door locks and finishers Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
door lock pin and finishers with new gaskets installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login door open floor illumination courtesy lights installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login secondary lower door seals refitted Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login window regulators positioned Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login exterior door handles fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Absolutely incredible level of detail and amazing work! Thank you so much for documenting everything. It really is beneficial to see how the cars are put together. 2cam
Must be the newest Mondial in the world Absolutely epic restoration , you really must be crazy about this car (like the rest of us of course ). And as a daily driver, it is worth the work! BTW: your car is miss August in our calendar