F1ACK Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I think this is about the time I said I was going to finish the car, and guess what, its still not done A lot closer mind, most of the body is now red and is being refitted, I have fitted some HID popup headlights, got all the indicators, side lights and side repeaters wired in up front. I've sorted out some coilovers (although not fitted them yet), still need to polish up the paint work as its not that shiney at the moment. Getting ever closer to returning to the road though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 looks good now its nearlly all once colour surprised you havent painted the engine bay with all the effort youve put in on the rest tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavmk6 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 stunning project looks great so far, can't wait to see this finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraggzy Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 You've got some skills dude. looks like a great job done. hats off to you mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac456 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 how much has it set you back? looks really nice, i wouldnt mind doin this. has it got the same spec as the real would have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdie Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 looks like the proggress has gone backwards? anyway, looking forward to seeing this finished. Been going on now for alomst 4 years lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan567 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 wow m8 thats going 2 look f**king cool when finished m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotteh Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 aye cant wait to see it finished its been that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_aaron Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 hope the engine works lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_Aod Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Ive followed this project for time now. It's coming along so good. Its amazing the way you knew how to go about it. Blows my mind how much you must have spent. However.....once your driving it on the road, you'll be soooooo happy with it. Good Work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ACK Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Cheers guys, the engine bay will be sprayed in mat black, as bits of it can be seen through the vents in the engine cover, so black is better than red. As for cost, I think I've ploughed about £14K into it so far, haven't added it up lately, the problem with such a project is to get it looking good you need to use genuine ferrari parts which aren't cheap, and then for things like the wheels you have to have custom hubs built to convert the toyota hubs to fit the ferrari wheels (and space them out as the car is a couple of foot wider). The car is currently running at 235BHP, I am aiming to bring this up to 300BHP when its on the road, not exactly planned how yet but I'm told its not a major job. I'm not sure what the car will weigh when its done, I've replaced most of the metal panels with lighter fibreglass, but I expect it will work out around the same weight as before, if so I should be able to get a 0-60 time of around 5 seconds, the F355 is 4.7 seconds so pretty close, the top speed is unreachable as I will run out of gears at 155MPH, but I very much doubt I will go that fast! Its not quite been 4 years, I just renewed the 4th years insurance so it has been exactly 3 years now. As for progress, the overall shape hasn't changed since this time last year, but it has taken a lot of work getting the body smooth enough to paint and also build up the edges to get even panel gaps and good panel ends and joins 1 year ago The engine should be ok as I have been driving it around reguarly to keep it all free and moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heales Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 looks mint m8, keep up the gd work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort61 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Even I remember this from a couple of years back. Looking a lot better then when I last saw it. Seen one finished before and they do look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Even I remember this from a couple of years back. Looking a lot better then when I last saw it. Seen one finished before and they do look awesome.STUPID QUESTION AHOY !!!!!!! Is it / was it a MR2 ? That kit looks spot on, and you have progressed quite far since i last saw the pics. top job, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devboy Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 it was an MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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