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  1. PAP 348

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    #101 PAP 348, May 25, 2014
    Great thread mate! Thanks for sharing!

    Your 355 looks awesome!
     
  2. 275GTB

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    #102 275GTB, May 25, 2014
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    Hi, its looking pretty good now that i have cleaned it up and applied some stone chip. Yep the little rubber mat is there and in good shape. I have a new battery ready to be fitted, along with the wiring for the Ferrari OEM battery charger.

    One thing i have learned from spending days cleaning up under the arches - how original and unmolested the car is, everything is original, all the panels are original and in perfect condition - its such a straight rust-free little car!
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    #103 275GTB, May 25, 2014
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    If anyone was ever wondering how the skid plates were attached, in the above picture you can see the retaining brackets and bolts.

    Here they are from the other side, on the newly painted front bumper...
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    #107 275GTB, May 25, 2014
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    I removed the gearbox heat shield to make a few repairs and clean up then repaint.

    Here is a before picture, it is looking pretty tired and scruffy!

    First I removed the heat shield matting and recovered it with new heat shield - its now ready to rivet back on once the cover is painted.

    More pic's to follow:
    I have replaced one of the small brackets that was missing, made a few fibreglass repairs, i will fill and sand a few small areas tomorrow, then repaint and reassemble.
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  8. lotusk

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    #108 lotusk, May 26, 2014
    I think rather than being a heatshield this serves as a cooler for the clutch.
    It scoops up incoming air.

    Howard
     
  9. Steve Harkness

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    #109 Steve Harkness, May 27, 2014
    You know what Mark Im cursing you as I type this! I decided to do my annual service at the weekend and let's just say I ended up pulling half the car to bits!! New mats ordered lookin for new wheels, high flow cats, second hand cappy if anyone has one, Painted challenge grill,plenum chambers. And next task is to do the under body aero and wheel arch guards. Suspension all cleaned up n lookin good. Damm this OCD! Oh and I nearly forgot, get the bloody stripes on!
     
  10. 275GTB

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    #110 275GTB, May 27, 2014
    Are you sure? As there was a lot of heat tarnish on the top of mine, and it has a zirotec style heat mat on it, so it is definitely shielding the gearbox from exhaust heat.
    If you are sitting in traffic and there is no air flow, the exhaust would heat that area up very quickly, surely the cover provides some form of heat protection?
     
  11. 275GTB

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    #111 275GTB, May 27, 2014
    OCD oh boy, i have it bad as well!
    Work will be slow this week as its half term from school and i have two little monsters to look after. As soon as i get it back on its wheels i will make the stripe a priority!
     
  12. Dino Chang

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    #112 Dino Chang, May 27, 2014
    Yea its a cooler, the bottom two ducts take air to and around the clutch cover. Challenge cars use them to air with extra cooling air.
    Of course by its very nature of being a cover, it will shield what ever its covering.
     
  13. lotusk

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    #113 lotusk, May 27, 2014
    Some cars have them missing.
    But yes they must have heat protection as well otherwise why the heatshield material?

    I got a carbon fibre one..matches the diffusers i have.

    I was fed up with the oem diffusers cracking and looking shabby
     
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    #114 Dino Chang, May 27, 2014
    Yea mine did not have them.
    I have always fancied the carbon deffusers my self. I bet they look great with the cooler/shield.
     
  15. lotusk

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    #115 lotusk, May 27, 2014
    Yeh Dino.

    They cant really be seen that well but nice to know they are not gonna crack or flake.

    I really think the quality of the 355 under panels and wheelarch liners are pretty badly made.

    Even if u buy brand new oem ones they are pretty crappy.

    Ferrari in those days not too great with fibreglass matting?
     
  16. Steve Harkness

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    #116 Steve Harkness, May 28, 2014
    Hey you know I'm not trying to torch a flame but come on!! I hear so many complaints re quality of the 355 but let's not forget they where mostly hand made and I personally believe that in itself makes them a wee bit special!! Don't forget this car was hailed as a car that probably saved ferrari and Jeremy clarkson raves about the 355 as being one of the best supercars ever made! I will side with jezza 100% because I too drink too much
    ,smoke too much,wear horribly outdated clothes and in general I'm also an obnoxious TOSSER so that's two of us who are right. By the way I'm pissed as I type this!!!
     
  17. Steve Harkness

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    #117 Steve Harkness, May 28, 2014
    Just put them into day care or better still foster them out for a couple of months
     
  18. Steve355F1

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    #118 Steve355F1, May 28, 2014
    Jesus Steve, it's only about 8pm where you are!

    Usually I wait till midnight or so before posting my drunken rants!
     
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    #119 Steve Harkness, May 28, 2014
    As they say in Wa go ugly,go early!! Out with a buddy for special fried cat ,2 bottles of vino, n half a dozen Guinness to take the bad taste away me thinks it's time for bed.
     
  20. 275GTB

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    #120 275GTB, May 28, 2014
    Hi, hope the hanover is not to bad! Well i managed to lock them in the cupboard under the stair and get a few jobs done today....
     
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    #121 275GTB, May 28, 2014
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    I finished preparing the gearbox shield for paint, gave it a few coats of Wurth Automative paint, really pleased with the transformation.

    Then riveted the original heat pad back on - with a new layer of heat shield applied.

    I had some adhesive coated heat shield left over, so i cut out a few shapes and stuck them to the heat shield to give the cover some additional protection.
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    #122 275GTB, May 28, 2014
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    #123 275GTB, May 28, 2014
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    While I was painting the gearbox cover, I painted the centre hubs of the four new disks. I masked all the pad contact areas and painted the centre areas with Wurth Automotive - I got a really solid paint finish, should provide a little protection when refitted.
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    #124 275GTB, May 28, 2014
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    The front boot carpet cleaned up very well, it was always in good condition but the result from brushing and hovering for a while it is great!

    I have an easy fix for any cuts or splits in the carpet, I had a couple. Use a heat gun on the area of the cut - this makes the carpet nice and malleable, reform the area bringing all the edges of the split together - them apply a small pad to the rear with upholstery glue. As long as it is a cut or a split, and not a hole, you should be able to get a perfect result and an invisible mend.
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    #125 275GTB, May 29, 2014
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