360 Saving a Stradale

This has been a long time coming . I bought the accident damaged CS in 2018 . Being LHD I am unable to register the car in South Africa . So my plan has been to find a suitable RHD donor car here in SA and transfer every last CS part over into it . Effectively building a re-shelled RHD CS .
However being inspired by 360Trev , Clean512 and RANDY6005 I want to build an aesthetically correct CS , but maximize weight loss , improve handling dynamics , drivability and power .
I have finally found a suitable Modena donor car . It was nicely specked from the factory , with challenge grills front and rear and a sports exhaust ( CS exhaust ) .
This is no small project and is certainly going to take time . I have spent the last while going through all the wiring harnesses I have in both the CS and the Modena . Now being a LHD to RHD CS swop complicates the issue , however it turns out I seem to only require 3 harnesses . Being the RHD CS dash harness , RHD CS ABS harness ( different part number to RHD Modena ABS harness ) and the front harness ( possibly the front harness I have is useable ) .
I reached out to Aldous about the harnesses and he had an idea that I may be able to flip the LHD CS dash harness upside-down . Subsequently I have found an original RHD CS dash harness and think I will just go that route , as chasing an electrical fault is the last thing I want .
I have been lucky enough to have had a number of phone conversations with 360Trev , who has been unbelievably helpful and encouraging .
Initially I want to get the project up and running with the engine and gearbox that is in the Modena at present ( I will add all the CS inlet parts to that motor ). Later possibly stripping the CS motor to freshen it ( as it has been standing for more than five years now !! )
The interior has been completely stripped out of the Modena , only the dash remains . The entire CS interior is about to go off and be redone in new grey Alkantara .In another thread I detailed the CS dash end mod that I am busy with plus the RHD lower dash that I am building .
I need to do belts and a full service . When I am doing the inlet swap I will do the heat exchanger and fuel lines at the same time .
I received only one black fob with the CS and hope I can get that functioning with the CS alarm module , later doing an alarm delete .
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Sharp eyes , both are customer cars . I run a small restoration shop .


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Your car is fantastic and I am waiting on the pics of the lower dash .

 

I went back and read some of your posts , great job .

 

The Modena is a very nice spec , with challenge grills and a sports exhaust . Black interior and red carpet , but is all removed already


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Apologies for lack of updates . I am recovering from a bought of COVID !!
I have a question re wiring harnesses . My CS is a Japanese car and is therefore ( USA,CAN,JAP ) specified .
Regards the RH rear tunnel harness
CS ( USA,CAN,JAP ) part #198555 ( this has the CS 50A F1 relay )
CS ( other countries ) part #198554 ( assuming should have 50A relay )

Now my Modena has harness #198554 BUT no 50A F1 relay ??

Anyone know the difference between USA,CAN,JAP cars and "other countries" electrics ?
Can I use the #198555 50A harness in my Modena ?

 

First image you can see the large power feed cable , fuse and 50A F1 pump relay Image Unavailable, Please Login
This pic is the Modena with 30A relay and no big feed cable Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Thanks Taz , I am busy pulling the RH rear tunnel harness and the F1 harness from the CS , then I can try and do a comparsen before pulling the harnesses from the Modena , which is much more difficult as it is still all assembled
appreciate your help

 

Lots of stripping and cleaning been happening . I wanted to change the gearbox heat exchanger and want to do " Aldous's " cam timing setup . So have dived in and removed the intake plenum , giving me much more room for the dial gauges when the tappet covers are off . I found that the top engine coolant pipe ( from heads to exchanger) that connects to the heat exchanger was badly corroded and will require replacing . Fortunately I have a spare .

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Stradale engine out today , now I have much better access to all the wiring harnesses still in the shell .

 

Embarrassed at how dirty it is compared to your " clean512 " Tr

 

Will do , just waiting for my Superformance order to arrive with the Hills tensioner bearings .