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SteveW

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29th Oct 13 at 13:49

Might be a pearoast but wow.. just wow

http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/ferrari-f40-lm-restoration/

FlaFFy_91

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29th Oct 13 at 14:04

I'd love to be that horrificly rich...

BluKoo

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29th Oct 13 at 14:07

To be continued? God dammit!

SVM 286

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29th Oct 13 at 14:22

Shows what a cottage industry Ferrari are, when you look at details like the front wishbones and the 'two bob' nature of their design, fabrication, fit & finish. Even on a racing car.

Funny how the Race orientated additions detract from the prettiness of the original car too.

Just shows how perfect a visual package it was from the get go.

Always thought it was odd that there ended up an F40 LM, when the astonishing 288 GTO Evoluzione Homologato would have seemed a more appropriate vehicle to put into series production for racing, rather than let it be still born.

SVM 286

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29th Oct 13 at 14:46

I like how Ferrari want $15k for a main shaft, 1st gear & the reverse idler

On the plus side, it's good to see that they are addressing the fuel tank issue.

I always thought it was utterly absurd that the tanks on these vehicles had to be replaced as though they were a service item. And that they had a maximum life expectancy of ten years. And that to change them involved a massive strip down.

Kyle T

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29th Oct 13 at 15:02

quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
To be continued? God dammit!

I'm not going to go through the heartbreak after you said that.

Remember once reading a kit-car build over about four nights - 300 odd pages of a Blog.

It wasn't even finished when I got to the end

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chris_uk

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29th Oct 13 at 15:27

Its worth reading through..

John

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29th Oct 13 at 15:41

Some of it worth reading, a lot of it is 'we're waiting for this massively expensive part to arrive, which it hasn't'.

SteveoBC

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29th Oct 13 at 16:10

well that was a brilliant read, fair enough its not finished but the amount of work is staggering, i would hate to be picking up the tab for this rebuild.... let alone the parts bill!

RichR

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29th Oct 13 at 16:12

Was the original car primed and painted with several layers of paint? I seem to remember part of the allure being one thin coat which still showed the weave of the carbon through the paint.

SteveoBC

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29th Oct 13 at 16:41

said it had filler on it and looking in at the "rings of paint" looks to have had some spray work in the past

it was raced in past afterall

[Edited on 29-10-2013 by SteveoBC]

Tomnova16

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29th Oct 13 at 17:38

Mulsanne straight

[Edited on 29-10-2013 by Tomnova16]

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Tomnova16

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29th Oct 13 at 17:48

attention to detail is awesome

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sc0ott

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29th Oct 13 at 18:24

Classic case of guy having a staring contest with a dodge viper.

Corsa_Sport21

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29th Oct 13 at 18:30

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16

Mulsanne straight

[Edited on 29-10-2013 by Tomnova16]

Would you just look at that. Just look at it.

alan-g-w

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29th Oct 13 at 19:23

Lol scooter

SVM 286

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29th Oct 13 at 20:00

quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Classic case of guy having a staring contest with a dodge viper.

The dude's getting a little intense though I think.

SVM 286

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29th Oct 13 at 20:01

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16

Mulsanne straight

[Edited on 29-10-2013 by Tomnova16]

Would you just look at that. Just look at it.

That needs tearing apart that does. That's what that needs.

j10E W

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30th Oct 13 at 17:13

amazing build
id like to know how much its all cost,

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