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1995 F355 GTS: Restoration and Major Service

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  1. Andy 355

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    #1051 Andy 355, Dec 31, 2019
    I have both, a turbo 911 and a stick 355 berlinetta. I couldn't choose between them.
     
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    #1052 INTMD8, Jan 1, 2020
    Andy, what year 911?

    Elliott, if you rather defer to a pro for cam timing I understand, on the contrary I feel you are entirely capable of understanding/implementing it.

    Still, again, very impressive! Love your obsession with achieving the best possible result.
     
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    #1053 MAD828, Jan 1, 2020
    Thanks for the vote of confidence James! I keep learning and I felt with the amount I personally undertook in this segment of work I was already overloaded with new experiences, expenses and time.

    I felt for this to be the best possible result I would have the head work, re torquing of the heads and the cam timing done by a trusted professional with many years of experience on Ferrari’s to do this task.

    I learnt a lot from seeing that progress and will next time be able to undertake that process myself.

    Outside of parts and materials for this job I also spent a lot on tooling up to do the work myself. There are a few more items I would have required to do it all on my own as well. But for now I was content to outsource.

    5 years ago I was scared to paint the cam covers so I feel it’s pretty good progress to get to this point and I look forward to the next steps as time and my confidence/experience allows.
     
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    #1054 MAD828, May 8, 2020
    I made a little video clip highlighting the restoration contained in the thread. 9:33 seconds covers the current state of the car.



    I look forward to being out on the road with it soon enjoying the fruits of the labor.
     
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    #1055 flash32, May 8, 2020
    Nice . Truly awesome work ...

    Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk
     
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    #1056 GSF355, May 8, 2020
    Magnificent! And thanks for the video, I learnt a few things watching that! :)
     
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    #1057 Mike Morrissey, May 9, 2020
    Elliott, what a wonderful video, unfortunately they only let me hit the like button once. Thank you for this!
     
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    #1058 348 TB, May 9, 2020
    Hi
    loocking at your video I see the original Pirelli Pzero asimetrico were you buy them.
    thanks.
     
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  10. MAD828

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    #1060 MAD828, May 9, 2020
    Not sure where you are from but in Australia they don’t sell the Assimetrico only the front Directzionale, a friend of mine knew someone at Pirelli and we got a 4 sets of tyres sent to us direct from Pirelli with 2019 build dates. It makes the car I think giving it that period correct look.
     
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    #1061 348 TB, May 10, 2020
    thanks.
    do they have the script on them P-ZERO in yellow color?
     
  12. MAD828

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    #1062 MAD828, May 10, 2020
    They no longer do this. I was planning to replicate it with a heat transfer.
     
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    #1063 MAD828, Jul 23, 2020
    An updated clip with all the work up to date covered in this thread for those who haven’t been through the whole thing.
     
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    #1064 f355spider, Jul 23, 2020
    Magnificent Elliott!
     
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    #1065 gf1red, Jul 23, 2020
    Great job, could you tell me where you got the old new stock floor mats?
     
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    #1066 MAD828, Jul 23, 2020
    A seller on eBay.
     
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    #1067 MAD828, Sep 11, 2020
    My shifter was having an ever increasing rattle, which is probably a combination of bushing wear, adjustment and new gear box plus engine mounts. Decided to order in some parts and overhaul this section of the car whilst some remaining interior parts were sent off for refinishing.

    Tested out the new hoist and was able to easily drop the shifter assembly due to the working room provided, being up high. It’s now been stripped, cleaned and ready to re install with new bushing and the ‘Andy mod’ shim to reduce place in the bushing.
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    #1069 MAD828, Sep 11, 2020
    I also managed to score some NOS Ferrari parts that were hard to pass up.

    My brake calipers were in very good condition but of course had some marks and chips from wheel removal over the years. A new set in the box was located and purchased from Japan. Won’t install these right away but it’s nice to have a brand new unmarked set.

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    #1073 f355spider, Sep 11, 2020
    I had my shifter bushings all replaced after adjustment alone would not fix the rattle. It was so nice after, it was snug and tight.
     
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    #1074 MAD828, Sep 11, 2020
    Yes I can’t wait to feel the difference after the overhaul.
     
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    #1075 MAD828, Sep 11, 2020
    Whilst the under trays were off to service the shift linkage I finally got around to cleaning the under carriage, something I had wanted to do since buying the car almost 6 years ago.

    I’m amazed at how well it came up given it’s age and mileage (65k kms or 40k miles) I think it’s as good as one could hope for.
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