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    #103 Prototype_, Jul 1, 2023
    Fender Liner 3D print attempt 2.



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    Pretty successful! :)

    Weighs in almost the same, - a little lighter in fact, and more robust than the OEM, due to the material which can handle impacts better than the composite due to the flexibility of the PETG. Right hand side is OEM - so this will be a direct real world comparison.
    Also - I can now print a left or right on demand, as its all set up.
     
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    #109 PETER@TEAM AI, Jul 6, 2023
    Dale,
    Great work you are doing there. You did start with a rough one and you get extra street credit for doing so much in your driveway and house!!!

    Keep it rolling!
    Peter
     
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    #110 Prototype_, Jul 6, 2023
    Haha thanks Peter - yeah - Ive become "that guy" ...
    Actually a lot of neighbors walk by and stop and chat - its interesting for them ... but I'm also kinda half waiting for someone to complain ... :-D :p
     
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    #111 JAM1, Jul 6, 2023
    Great work and appreciate the photos of the progress. Let me know when you’ve got an opening to do one of my cars next!
     
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    #112 Prototype_, Jul 7, 2023
    ha ha / space for 3 more cars on the drive - bring ‘em over :p
    Btw You’ve got a nice challenge car collection right ?
     
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    #113 JAM1, Jul 7, 2023
    I’ve got a challenge collection but only one as clean as yours is. I’d like to get the others refreshed in time too.
     
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    #114 wthensler, Jul 7, 2023
    The quality of your work and the results are astonishing. I would never even think of doing that to the 458 CH.

    Can’t wait to see the final product, please keep the pictures coming, I’ve enjoyed every pic……One of the best restoration threads out there!
     
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    #115 Prototype_, Jul 8, 2023
    Thanks man - I appreciate the kind words. :)

    It’s like having a big Meccano set. I’m really enjoying the process. I know it’s going to get a little banged up over time but then I’ll just fix it :) I’m learning how to do that now.

    Also there just isn’t really much info out there on the 360 from what I can tell. Ive had to figure a lot of stuff out on my own. I guess it’s because it was early internet years - ‘99 to ‘05 - so wasn’t well documented at the time and it also hasn’t really reached a point of appreciation the way other models have … (yet) :-D … I might be wrong? but anyway - hopefully this might be a resource or form of inspiration for someone else if they chose to go down the same route as I have. It also keeps me motivated … because if I look back at earlier pics - I get a sense of moving forward.
     
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    #116 wthensler, Jul 8, 2023
    As you start to get it prepped for the track, there’s a lot to learn in the process (assuming you haven’t previously tracked much).

    This year’s been an enormous learning curve for me, taking on the 458 Challenge car. I’ve had it out about 16 times, driven it pretty hard at various tracks, and I’m still learning the overall maintenance aspects of it, tweaks here and there, and how to keeping it going track side, which is more effort than I anticipated. A real learning experience, all of it good actually.

    So once your masterpiece is complete, it’ll be a whole different set of priorities if you decide to track it.
     
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    #117 Prototype_, Jul 8, 2023
    100% tracking it.

    My track experience to date has been limited to a few days a year with my road cars.
    I stopped doing motorcycle track days a couple of years ago because I started getting a bit edgy and scared (after doing them for nearly 20 years).
    I then moved to cars. I then stopped doing track days with these cars because of brake fade, road rash, limited to no insurance etc.
    It just stopped making sense to me... and weirdly, the concept of a road car - ie a super car on the road - also stopped making sense to me because you cant drive it on the road the way its meant to be driven. (most of the time).

    That's why I looked for a dedicated track car.
    So yup, excited to get to the point you're at - where "running" a dedicated track car comes into play.
    I had the first taste of that the other week when I bought a set of slicks - hands down the most expensive set of tires I've ever purchased!
    And that's just the tip of the iceberg I'm sure :).
    But you only live once - Im looking forward to being able to say "I've tracked the car 16 times this year, and we're only half way through the year!" :-D
     
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    #119 wthensler, Jul 8, 2023
    Wow, that is (or was) pretty much my story tracking street cars. Yeah the 458 Spider was a great, fun car, but it just wasn’t safe. No way I felt a three point harness was gonna save me at Daytona, or anywhere else for that matter. Because I enjoy the brand so much, it was a no brainer to get a Ferrari Challenge (opting out of the GT3 RS), and I went as big as I thought I could reasonably handle. It turned out to be the right move.

    Tracking a race car has been a whole different experience in and of itself. Sitting in that race seat, buckled in, at the grid and ready to go out - is simply magic. Best decision I’ve made with respect to tracking by a long shot.

    Looking forward to your continued progress.
     
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    #120 mclaudio, Jul 10, 2023
    Like this thread a lot! In last 12 months, I’ve had floor and fender liners redone/replaced with original bits. Pricey…so 3D printing option is very interesting as I hope to keep racing/tracking my 355 Ch.

    Can relate to having proper race cars vs street/sports/super cars.
     
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    #121 Ferrari 360 CS, Jul 18, 2023
    Progress on this is astonishing and the quality of the work even more so!

    Thanks for sharing!
     
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    #122 Prototype_, Jul 19, 2023
    Regarding the fender liners - I think there's merit in this. Will report on real world testing on this in the coming months ... we've got the OEM on one side and the printed article on the other - so a nice side by side test.
    • Currently in the process of doing the same exercise on the front fender liner.
    • The righthand side was damaged - I fixed it.
    • The left side is missing.
    • I scanned it, and modelled it. Will be printing it in due course.
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    Repaired liner on the left - a pretty rough scan on the right - but it was enough for me to work with.
    Below - The 3D model I built from the scan.

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    Thanks Jacques - I'm giving it my best shot! :-D

    Spent last Friday riding shotgun on track in a 360 CH ... I was surprised at the lateral and braking G's - did a couple of fast laps and then a loose fun lap, getting the tail out, and I was pleasantly surprised how much fun it appears to drive ... got me even more motivated to get this thing finished.

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    #125 Prototype_, Jul 19, 2023
    INTERIOR
    PART 1

    This really should be done last - but I've got the car here on the drive - and my initial plan was simply to clean up the interior. In particular the dash.
    The guys at the shop had already done a basic once over - in all the visible areas - but once I started digging in - my OCD took over and I wasn't happy with where it was at.

    21 years of dust, dirt and grime in the footwells ... fithy wiring harnesses.
    So I removed the dash, loosened the wiring harness, removed the main electronic modules and components and started the deep clean.


    BEFORE:

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    The steering wheel had been recovered at some point over the original material.
     
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