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1995 F355 GTS: Restoration and Major Service

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  1. MAD828

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    #1001 MAD828, Dec 4, 2019
    The cams were dialed in with degree wheel, the assembly marks were almost spot on, a fraction off.

    I didn’t perform the timing though, I wanted that done by an expert tech. He also installed the cam covers, so here’s hoping it’s bone dry when it’s running and no leaks from the cam covers.
     
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    It is a mystery to me why anybody would waste time looking at online smut when there are threads like this to feast your eyes on...:p
     
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    #1005 WATSON, Dec 4, 2019
    I don't think I could bring myself to put that engine back in the car.

    I would have that rolled up to my office where I could stare at it all day.

    Wow.....
     
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    #1006 MAD828, Dec 4, 2019
    I know, it’s better than I dreamed it would turn out. I have researched for years and documented a lot of restorations and original cars to enable me to produce this result. Whilst it is a shame it all won’t be seen I know it’s been done and I love driving it, hopefully even more so now it’s properly sorted in every area.
     
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    #1007 Qavion, Dec 4, 2019
    Elliott has the only Ferrari engine which requires sunglasses to look at :cool:

    Bold words. A 355 is only as good as its weakest link. I think I can smell a resistor burning in your suspension ECU :p
     
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    #1008 MAD828, Dec 4, 2019
    I touched wood after making that statement hah! If anything electrical goes wrong I know who to call.
     
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    #1009 JLF, Dec 4, 2019
    Are companies that vapor blast hard to find or can most media blast places do that?
     
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    #1010 MAD828, Dec 4, 2019
    I googled it and found someone local. I suggest that for you. It is not a dark art and a lot of people do it here now. There are also a lot of sandblasting cabinet videos that show how to convert it to wet blaster for a similar finish.
     
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    #1011 Andy 355, Dec 5, 2019
    Looks fantastic Elliott! Lots of attention to detail and it shows. You must be looking forward to hearing that baby sing!
     
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    #1012 jkstevens2, Dec 5, 2019
    Jesus, thats the truth! This is way better than porn!!!!!
     
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    #1013 jkstevens2, Dec 5, 2019
    Bravo, I am in total admiration! Did you take the motor down to the piston rings? If you did a complete head job including valves are you concerned that the valves will seal so tight that they will push oil into the cylinder, resulting in a burning oil condition..? I have always been told this, one must come with the other but I have never experienced it myself.
     
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    #1014 Shurik355, Dec 5, 2019
    This is the best and cleanest 355 restoration i've seen or heard of! Truly work of art. This deserves a trophy or actually a gold medal.

    Elliott, good to find you on F-Chat here :D
     
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    Thanks Shurik!
     
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    #1016 MAD828, Dec 6, 2019
    I replaced the one way check valves as they were badly heat soaked and brittle, also the T connector snapped like a twig so that was replaced with new. New coolant sensors and started to run the vacuum lines.

    I need to source a 3 way Y connector for the evaporator line on the intake as the one on it was snapped and discovered on removal.

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    #1017 BrianNYC14, Dec 7, 2019
    Smiling the whole time I'm looking through this, very beautiful, and thank you for sharing.
     
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    #1018 MAD828, Dec 8, 2019
    Today made some big progress.

    Installed the wiring harness as I had removed it all to reboot and repair the heat shielding in parts. It was a bit of a pain to get it right, thankfully I had another 95 Berlinetta next to it to reference some wiring and it’s correct orientation. Now all the boots are new and will protect the wiring and connections as well as look the part.
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    #1021 Qavion, Dec 8, 2019
    Was it difficult figuring out which connectors to install on which fuel injectors or did everything fall into place? I had to go to the wiring diagrams and buzz out the wiring when I installed my new harness.
     
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    The harness has numbers on the injector plugs so you know which one goes where.
     
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    #1024 Qavion, Dec 8, 2019
    Ah.. too easy. I wonder why my new harness didn't have them.
     
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    #1025 steved033, Dec 8, 2019
    Did you red loctite that impeller nut, or did it have a safety washer (with the little bent tang)? It's a bit of safety. (I did mine when I did the curved alloy impeller pump in my 348)

    sjd
     
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