F40 project.

I think this is Nick Mrozinski's company, been enquiring on some replica f40 seats, website is http://f40heaven.com/ he has some you tube videos of an accurate f40 replica being built with a ferrari drive chain

 

If you are serious and need a real F40 body, as in original F40 front and rear clams, side pods and roof, I have an extra set.

 

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A good source for Ferrari parts is Exotic auto recycling in Southern California. You can find their web page very easily. They are nice people with reasonable prices which are negotiable.

 

Interesting thread especially since the thought has crossed my mind.

Personally I would start with with a Ferrari chassis so that once complete it will be registered as such, rather than a kit car.

How is the project coming along?

 

Or even better a late model Mondial with the proper engine/trans arrangement.

 

Just wondering about the inaccuracies in the drawings easily found via google. With them being scans from an actual f40 manual I would have thought they'd be pretty much spot on?

anyway, your project won't be cheap and the monetary value will not equal the real thing but it most certainly will provide you with great satisfaction if you manage to take it all the way

 

Hey bro, it's my dream too.

Let me know and maybe we can make one for me in RHD. If we can get a few people, we might be able to bring down the cost significantly .

But the parts are hard to come by.

 

Do this to the F40
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that makes my pants tight.

 

Sport Quattro looks great.

 

Any progress on your F 40 wet dream?

 

If the F40 was rebuilt with today's technology it would be with carbon monocoque, the engine and gearbox as a stressed member, 18-19 inch wheels to accommodate huge carbon ceramic disk brakes, manettino with Traction Control, full LED nights...

The manual gearbox and the pop up lights would have to be retains to conserve the personality of the car !!!

 

My advice would be to ditch using a 308/328 as a base car.

You would have to lengthen the wheelbase and widen the track, and in doing so you lose the engineering dynamics of that car, unless you have superb facilities to do such.

348 is the best option on a budget as neither of the above have to then be compromised and you just concentrate on the looks.

Plenty of bare 348/355 chassis for sale in Germany, buy one of those and whip off the exterior panels and away you go, buying up parts as required and budget allows.

 

in a lot of ways like the Enzo, safer to drive and less a lot of the F40's scaryness, probably. I'm not sure it'd be better on the senses. I like the "pocket rocket" feel and edgyness of such cars of yesteryear. There, like life, is an incorporated risk factor that adds to the experience - if you look at it that way.

 

I suggest you take a look at my build thread down in the special projects section on here