I found the steering wheel in italy, and the brake ducts are factory items. I also bought the under car panels with naca ducts for the brakes. Ordered the original hoses for the ducts, expensive but original. All the items part numbers and photos were in the challenge rule book. The original owner said these under car ducts did not last long as they all fell off. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yeah, I've looked at putting Challenge brake ducting on my car. They're really the only components from the 348 Challenge "kit" that my car is missing (aside from the roll cage). That said, I'd have to sell a kidney to pay for some of those parts . . . assuming that I can even locate them. Enjoying this thread by the way!
these parts will only become more expensive as time goes by, and the aftermarket will not step up to reporduce the items as there are about 100 348 challenge cars. I think that this is the prime time to get one of these cars as there is little demand . When they become eligible for historic racing in the ferrari world things will change. I am just trying to preserve this car without restoring it. its still has its original paint.
Mine is one of the 32 factory TBs. It's one of the few factory Challenge cars that was never raced. Oddly, it came with some of the Challenge parts, but not others. Over the years, I've found and added the 18" Speedline "Challenge" wheels and kevlar seats. But I've always found the Challenge brake ducting to be stupid expensive. Agreed though that prices for these parts is likely to keep going up though the buyer pool for these parts is pretty shallow.
If those are metal hoops, my girl's shop could fab from samples...that ducting looks like a dryer vent! LOL! I can see them expiring quickly........
It's the plastic parts with the naca inlets that are pricey. Agreed, the hoses themselves look like they'd last about a month.
seems the 5mm studs did not stay in the hubs and the duct holders would fall out the holes were heli coiled and the studs installed with loctite Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
cv joint were replaced as the originals were worn Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
time to reassemble the cams and all the pulleys, the cams have been degreed to the factory specs. The cam pulley pins were relocated to make the timing adjustment Image Unavailable, Please Login
The cam pulleys are beautiful. A lot of talk here on fchat about tack welding the fences onto the pulleys to prevent separation. Your thoughts? Did you modify your cam pulleys?
Hello Jerry I never even gave the pulleys a second thought, this car ran a full season in 1994 and another series in 1995, if the pulleys were to fail it would have happened already. have you seen any failures?
Daniel at Ricambi had a fence break loose off one of his pulleys; the belt failed. Bad day. Dave Helms has documented a welding precaution. I'll try to find more data to post. http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/137739964-post25.html
Have a look here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355/355615-warning-keep-eye-out-you-next-engine-out.html
Read Dave Helms comments on page 2 of this thread. I'm going to check my pulleys. http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355/310104-cam-belt-failure-2.html
