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  1. Dave rocks

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    And, tracking an F1 would be more fun :D
     
  2. GTUnit

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    Thank you for posting. Always fun too see a project like this.
     
  3. BRADAN

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    He really liked the car but couldn't get passed how slow the transmission was compared to a 430 but loved the car. I think he wanted a cage for all around safety since he drives very hard both on the street and track. I would say 60 percent street and 40 percent track use. Allot of guys hate fully gutted out race cars on the street but don't feel comfortable pushing street car on the track so this is a good mixed use combo.
     
  4. BRADAN

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  5. BRADAN

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  6. chris1866

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    Beautiful work, as always!
    Though it should be noted that driving a car with a full cage on the street is very dangerous.
     
  7. RandyT

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    Thanks for posting. It will be fun to see how this beauty transforms.
     
  8. Qksilver

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    Really, really cool 355 project. Did you guys ever follow-through with that 550 project? If I recall correctly, you were considering a 275 GTB-esque C pillar in place of the window glass?
     
  9. BRADAN

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    Agreed. We made a new headliner, and pillar covers to hide the cage for safety.
     
  10. cf355

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    Agreed.....cool post :)
     
  11. BRADAN

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  13. cf355

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    nice progress
     
  14. Dave rocks

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    it very well could be
     
  16. Yassa

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  17. kenneyd

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    Sad, but glad he put a cage in it.
     
  18. Dave rocks

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    Honestly, I feel that ruined the car. It was such a nice pristine restoration and the cage was just out of place. Looks like it never got painted. Sad to see this one hit the dirt.
     
  19. kenneyd

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    I totally agree, i meant it sounds like he tracked this thing alot and it may have saved his or his passengers life

    Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
     
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  20. Mitch Alsup

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    Faster but not more fun.
     
  21. Dave rocks

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    Subjective ;)
     
  22. Nader

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    I just went back and looked through the original restoration with paint change, and subsequent transmission and roll cage work. What a shame!

    If I knew I was going to split street and track driving almost equally, I think I'd have looked for a salvage car to begin with. Then again, maybe the prior owner of this car was so loaded, this was his beater.
     
  23. 308 GTB

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    Many F355 Challenge cars around today, including mine, suffered damage far worse than that when they raced...






    My car is five shades of yellow...maybe six!


     
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  24. Dave rocks

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    But it's not a race car, my friend. This is a car that had a full restoration.
     
  25. 308 GTB

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    It's an F355 just like mine. It can be fixed just as mine and many others were fixed and go out once again to do whatever the owner wants to do with it.
     
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