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Talk to Francisco on this board (search in this sub-forum) - he has installed the Roberuta lifting kit on his F40.
Don't forget the simple fixes first - F40s don't have charcoal venting systems of most modern cars have between the filler neck and the tanks...
Not in Arlington, but if you're willing to drive 5-6 more miles I would go to Silver Star Motors (Mercedes Benz Service and Repairs in Vienna, VA...
Francisco's car was originally delivered by Crepaldi Auto in Milan on June 28, 1989 and first road registered in the UK on July 12, 1989 by HR Owen.
Francisco's car produced 518 whp after the mods and 457 whp before the mods. See dyno plots here:...
Check your PMs. Just sent you a contact.
Awesome Francisco! Thank you for sharing.
Have you tried Bavarian Specialties in King of Prussia? They're the BMW CCA shop for your area.
No experience with them, but given their location, I wouldn't be surprised if the MD folks preferred Radcliffe or Treasured Motorcars and the PA...
The color combinations on Bud's 599 GTO are amazing
Fantastic painting Francisco!
Save me a spot - you know I'm usually late :-)
Since there are only 24 F40LMs (including GTE conversions) in the world, I would say that it's a pretty non-liquid market so pricing these are...
DC food recommendations: If you're interested in sushi, try Sushi Ogawa at Dupont Circle (traditional omakase experience) or Capitol Sushi (for...
Very easy to do. If the car is registered in your name, just go to your local customs office (I went to Dulles airport - it's opposite the...
If the car is anywhere near Boston, take it to Tim Kachel at Kachel Motor Company (Audi, BMW, Porsche, Noble, Rossion : KMC Auto = Kachel Motor...
Any race shop can hook you up with a set of custom hoses if you have the hose fittings (which it seems the kit you are buying does have based on...
Also, who in their right mind gets 380mm brakes but keeps the stock single master cylinder? Damn posers.
Use the 355mm brake. I can't vouch for the 380mm brake because I haven't test fit them with the Neez wheels, whereas I have for the 355mm size.
Check directly with Brembo and you will find that the F40 big brake kit and the F50 and the 360GT brakes have the same part numbers.