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Need parts for my Challenge 355 to make street legal

Discussion in 'Challenge/GT Cars/Track' started by cavallinonero, Feb 26, 2015.

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  1. cavallinonero

    cavallinonero Rookie

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    #1 cavallinonero, Feb 26, 2015
    Hello fellow members, I am new to this site and want to say hello….
    I am trying to make my challenge car street worthy.

    1) Headlight motors and linkage
    2) Wire harness to headlights
    3) Horns
    4) Horn bracket
    5) Could use a loud Challenge muffler
    thanks
     
  2. thibaut

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    #2 thibaut, Feb 26, 2015
    Been there a few months ago. few comments:
    You will need the whole assembly as the empty challenge buckets are different to the housing for the headlights
    I believe you should also get an handbrake mechanism installed. it may require q bit of fiddling. Also if you plan on streeting the car, you should replace the springs by a fiorano type giving much more compliance.

    For most of the stuff you should be qble to get it from a breaker as these are parts from the normal F355.

    Good luck
     
  3. KMR968Turbo

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    #3 KMR968Turbo, Feb 26, 2015
    I purchased a bunch of parts from GT Car Parts in Phoenix, Arizona. I would check there first, or on ebay, for the parts you might need.
     
  4. m80hot

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    #4 m80hot, Feb 26, 2015
    Agree with thibaut ... Relatively easy .. Just require the parts...

    Side lights and full headlight pods

    Tyres

    Horn

    Handbrake mechanism (the hard bit with the big brakes)

    Change the springs
     
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  6. rdm2311

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    #6 rdm2311, Feb 27, 2015
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    I had the horn, turn signals, and headlights installed. Try Exotic Recycling. Driving a Challenge car on the street, however, is not a lot of fun. I drove mine around for a couple of months in Houston (which has few smooth streets) and it was pretty rough. After driving for an hour, it felt like you'd been running instead of driving. I've seen Rob Lay comment to keep these cars on the race track. After two months, I agree (although opening it up on the freeway was fantastic).
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  7. thibaut

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    #7 thibaut, Feb 28, 2015
    Again to make them streetable, you need to change the springs tofiorano. It makes a huge difference. I drove mine for an hour up and down mountain roads couple of days ago and I wasn't tired at all.No harshness, just gotta live with the brakes that are a bit noisy.

    On the challenge spec springs: not even worth trying to street the car. The swap is very straightforward. I sourced my springs from superperformance in the UK. It's not even expensive.
     
  8. m80hot

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    #8 m80hot, Feb 28, 2015
    Yep .. I had same experience ... And uk roads are very bad

    Fiorano springs are front only .... Then standard at the back
     

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