More F355 tinkering. This time with a chissel

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More F355 tinkering. This time with a chissel

Post by renmure » Tue May 22, 2007 1:06 pm

I decided to do a couple of cosmetic jobs on the 355 which had been bugging me recently.

1st up was the Sills. A couple of the cars I looked at when car-hunting had replacement carbon fiber sills and, whilst mine weren't too rusty, it did niggle at me a bit.

The c/f ones were ordered from PowerSpeed Carbon with the silver c/f inserts.

Bought from Australia, made to spec in Japan, paid for in US Dollars Mind you, the exchange rate is cool so it was almost a bargain(ish)

First time I had attacked a ferrari with a chissel... great fun!!

The Original ones in situ
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Slightly past the point of No Return
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What came off (thankfully) and what was going on (hopefully)
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Yeeeehaaa!!!
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By this point I was almost brave....

The day after getting the car I had made a bit of an ar$e of cleaning the centre consol surface and managed to scratch one of the panels and also the ashtray. That also niggled a bit.

I knew there were a few options for sorting it out but I also noted that PowerSpeed Carbon did a Carbon Fiber set for the interior panels.

I wasn't too sure whether I would like it or not but a couple of emails later and it was agreed that I could have a full set on approval with the option of simply returning the items if I wasn't entirely happy.

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I wondered that it might not be to everybodys taste but what the hell... I really like it. It is far more subtle and matt than it appears in the pics. The

So a big to PowerSpeed Carbon from me.

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Post by GregR » Tue May 22, 2007 1:09 pm

you are a very brave man :shock:

I have to say, you've done a great job - i love the sills and console (though I do have a thing for c/f at the mo :oops: )

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Post by Derek » Tue May 22, 2007 1:10 pm

Jim,

It just looks better and better every time you post up some pics.

An awesome car, great work.
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Post by r055 » Tue May 22, 2007 1:17 pm

GregR wrote:you are a very brave man :shock:
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Good work Jim! :thumbsup
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Post by timmsky » Tue May 22, 2007 1:20 pm

Jim - you are a seriously brave man :shock:

If I ever have the great fortune to win the lottery and invest in a Ferrari, there is no way on earth I could pluck up the courage to go near it with any tool, let alone a chisel!!

Great stuff, awesome car 8)
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Post by Sanjøy » Tue May 22, 2007 1:21 pm

/walks across the lounge to lick his carbon bike.

Cannot get enough, top work fella.
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Post by rossybee » Tue May 22, 2007 1:27 pm

Brave man :shock:

Replacement sill covers look 8)


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Post by gorrie » Tue May 22, 2007 2:03 pm

very niiiice. The console doesn't look out of place, and those sill covers are the biz.
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Post by TAMBO » Tue May 22, 2007 2:05 pm

:D looks good

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Post by Dominic » Tue May 22, 2007 2:06 pm

All looks very 8)

Loving your work :lol:
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Post by Andy G » Tue May 22, 2007 2:49 pm

awesome effort - love the 355 shape - simply tremendous.

The only thing i don't like though is the steering wheel - doesn't look anywhere like nice enough to belong in a car that beautiful!

Look forward to seeing it on the road soon :D
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Post by thinfourth » Tue May 22, 2007 2:50 pm

Dominic wrote:All looks very 8)

Loving your work :lol:

can i get more pics of the chisel please

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Post by craigs135s » Tue May 22, 2007 3:35 pm

Looks very 8) jim keep up the good work.

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Post by Dominic » Tue May 22, 2007 4:31 pm

thinfourth wrote:
Dominic wrote:All looks very 8)

Loving your work :lol:

can i get more pics of the chisel please
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Post by j2 lot » Tue May 22, 2007 4:49 pm

A brave man taking a chisel to a Ferrari but guess it was worth it the mods look 8) . Keith
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