V1 Joe's 2009 F40 SS/TC #470

[comegetjoe]

DONOR IS COMPLETE!!

Now to post the shell on CL for someone to come pick it up and get rid of it.

 

[SmsDetroit]

congrats. post pictures. i missed some stuff. a second set of eyes always help

 

[comegetjoe]

Not much in the way of pictures. I did, like an over-zealous fool, almost put the dash back into the car with the pedal boxes still attached.
I do wish I would've taken a picture of the passenger floor board to show potential stuck nut people where to cut the floor, but the interior is full of scrap from the car now.
Yes, I have my e-brake tubes.

 

[comegetjoe]

congrats. post pictures. i missed some stuff. a second set of eyes always help

Second set of thoughts while going to sleep tell me that I forgot to to pull the fuel pump... simple, but potentially costly mistakes. Ill have to grab that tomorrow.

 

[comegetjoe]

Powder is finished!!

Very happy with the color! Cant wait to pick it up and start wrenching!

 

[comegetjoe]

Picked up the chassis today. It looks every bit as obnoxious as the powder guy said it did. Very happy with the color in person.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Body color to go with that see-it-from-space frame color?

 

[Metal Mech]

Picked up the chassis today. It looks every bit as obnoxious as the powder guy said it did. Very happy with the color in person.
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Deja Vu, I feel like I’ve seen this before, oh wait…
I have haha

 

[comegetjoe]

Im thinking about just wrapping the nose/hood in carbon fiber - not sure on the side panels yet, plenty of time to think about that yet.

 

[Rttoys]

Im thinking about just wrapping the nose/hood in carbon fiber - not sure on the side panels yet, plenty of time to think about that yet.

Something like this? 3M carbon fiber wrap

 

[comegetjoe]

Something like this? 3M carbon fiber wrap
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Very much like that. Did you have any body work to smooth out the nose area before you installed the wrap?

 

[Rttoys]

Very much like that. Did you have any body work to smooth out the nose area before you installed the wrap?

Yes. But technically not needed, unless you have any perfections in the fiberglass.

Odd chain of events on mine, that lead to body work. I wanted a blue/yellow carbon fiber and only one company made it. It was a cheaper brand and just wouldn‘t stick worth a darn. My guy suggested to primer the body (with some bodywork) and they could try again. That didn’t work, so I went with the 3M black carbon fiber and it worked great.

 

[Metal Mech]

I would love to skip body work if it’s possible. Some people tell me it’s necessary and some tell me it’s not a big deal.
I asked around and having the hood peeped cost as much as the hood.

 

[Sluggonaut]

I worried about that too and skipped it. My hood looks just fine. The use of quality wrap is more important than anything else.

 

[Gtstorey]

If the hood needs body working, it should be fairly simple. Hit any low spots with bondo. Sand smooth. Prime. Paint.

 

[Rttoys]

I would love to skip body work if it’s possible. Some people tell me it’s necessary and some tell me it’s not a big deal.
I asked around and having the hood peeped cost as much as the hood.

brett had a wrap company design and install his. ToxicBill did the same and I don’t think they did any body work. If there’s no bad imperfections, I’d just roll with it. If it bothers you, would lightly sand the hood with 1200+ grit before wrap install. It would be a very light wet sand.

 

[comegetjoe]

ITS CHRISTMAS!!
Ported head, cams, opel injectors, nuetral balance shafts too and the ARP head studs came today.


Im not too thrilled that they stamped "001" onto the mating surface of the head, nor that the head has a dinged corner. Not sure what to do about that, maybe its no big deal where its at and can be filed down with a small file, just not what you want to see when you unwrap part of a $3k package deal.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

I would contact them about some bad shipping (bad packaging?) - maybe a 'sorry' discount? It's on the far outside corner, file it flat to the head surface and try not scratch any further into the bonding surface.

But you have lots of new stuff - Christmas in May!

 

[comegetjoe]

Buying SPEC at SPEC may show loyality, but Buying SPEC at Summit is cheaper by a good chunk of change. Aluminum for lower rotating mass. I hear they're noisey, guess we'll find out. Clutch kit was based on 400hp/400tq and 1900lbs with driver total weight when I called in to talk to SPEC.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Hefty chunk of change...but you get what you pay for and quality counts. Can't wait to see how it fits and performs. I'm certain your Goblin will be on the road before mine.