A little Ferrari fun ... eh?
 

Hoping everyone is well !
Thought I'd entertain some of you with a little project I am working on while the Killer Piggy 4X4 is slowly being built

With the 911 Hotrod now sold I picked up a VERY clean gated 6 speed Ferrari 360, and of course I can't leave it alone ... :)

How she started ...

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So what do you get when you mix a guy that has an innate need to make cars better than factory, a new to me MINT manual 2002 360, and watching Video's of a guy out in Britain (360TREV) that has basically redesigned/rebuilt a 360 to its proper form ...

A car that looks a bit better
Sounds incredible
A little faster / a little lighter
And most of all ... simply drives better

I do not consider myself an expert in software or tuning engine management systems whatsoever, but it became very evident in researching TREV and actually speaking with him many times that he definitely is.

What became immediately evident was the fact that after 6 years of development his software was not about adding HP like all the others out there ... it's simply to improve drivability, change the entire torque profile, throttle response and make the car not necessarily faster BUT more fun to drive.

A little fun fact for those not in the know ... Ferrari intentionally underpowered the initial throttle response / torque of the 360 to ensure proper tire engagement off the line and thereby not put the car sideways with the crappy tires we had in the very early 2000's

With 360TREV's tune this all changes ... from TREV himself

"They combine to make the experience of driving your car absolutely transformed, completely re-imaged. The focus has therefore been very much on playful character and perfect balance, banishing all numbness and delay, optimizing feel and response, giving you absolute control. You’ll instantly notice within seconds of getting behind the wheel how much it has been transformed."

So I started searching where can I get this tune for my 360, and after finding out that it was even difficult to get the tune in the US the answer became simple.

Bring it to Canada as nobody had yet done this.

I am super excited to have championed a relationship between 360TREV and the awesome guys at PFAFF Tuning here in toronto.
More details to come, but my car will be put to the test over the next couple of months prior to releasing the software to the public.

So, some details for the build, quite simply get the ECU upgrade and make the car lighter, sound better, drive way better and look better

Car as she sits today with the new CS wheels and yellow painted calipers

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Lighter - mission drop 175Lbs off the car ... How
Complete new exhaust system
Remove seats and replace with custom one's
Replace battery with the Antigravity
I believe this alone will get me the 175 I am after

Exhaust ... pics and details to follow. Fabspeed FINALLY landed and off for ceramic coating
Fabspeed headers, TUBI race cats, custom titanium exhaust with remote Forza valved system
Gruppe M intake
air injection removed

Engine
injectors pulled & fully serviced
360Trev tune
New O2 sensors
New BOSCH ignition coils

Seats ...
Grabbed a pair of Braum Falcon-S 23.7 Lbs each
https://braumracing.com/products/fal...clinable-seats

Seats will be redone in black leather from Hydes, designed as a modern take on the Daytona seats, and will have the white stitching done to match the dash/steering wheel


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INCREDIBLE work done by Harold and his team at New Image Interiors ... again

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Exhaust ....
Hands down, the very best exhaust guy in TO is Matt @ GT Customs (soon to be renamed)
This is going to take about 6-8 days to hand-build this custom one-off system.
Focus is F1 loud as sh%! when open, and simply sound amazing with no drone through the mufflers

Fabspeed headers, ceramic coated with blankets
TUBI 200CEL race cats, ceramic coated
Hand built full titanium rear exhaust system with Forza controllers thanks to NGS


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Mmmmmmmmm .... titanium, LOTS of it

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Not sure if everyone is up to speed on their TIG welding titanium knowledge, but if not here is what you need to know
It's difficult !! LOL
Both the outside and the inside of the weld must be purged with gas to do it properly

Here is an example of one of the very best around, Matt from (now) Absolute Motorsports working on the exit pipes (if you may recall, Matt did my 69' Camaro back in 2019)

See the capped end filling the pipe with gas

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And of course, nothing says upgrades like carbon fibre
Perdy ...

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Where are the pictures of the two turbos tho....:headscratch::poke:



Jeff-

Beautiful car and work!

My retirement car was supposed to be a red F430, but my better half insisted I do something with the Camaro that's been sitting for a few decades first.

LOL ... Jeff, going to leave it 'somewhat' stock in that sense
These are starting to become valuable being a 6 speed

Srode1 ... been there and completely understand !
Thus the reason you need the fun car and the 'project' car, took me 20 years to pull it off but I'm finally there

Cheers
Steve

A little Ferrari fun
 

I have the Pantera because most modify it and
it still has value... I was thinking of going to the next
Level on that car but decided to leave it alone as I
can drive it anywhere and even being Italian it is the most
reliable one I have.

I could never have an all matching numbers, totally stock
car as I always have to mess with something. It has been
interesting how a lot of the restomods are becoming more
valuable than a Stock Ncrs 100 point type car

My point is if you don't drive it and enjoy it why have it
I do understand a lot of people not wanting to race a car
but to some point if you put all the handling, engines, etc
to drive to the store why do it.

Have fun

Bob

I need to take notes from you on pulling it off - my fun car is a 69 Camaro Pace Car, not as fun as yours but it's going to have to work till I can get the project car on the road. :)

Steve

Been waiting for this one to appear lol. the mods look killer already Steve. ps
yes welding titanium properly is quite tricky . It needs TONS of gas flow of and back purging ,also you need to be careful as titanium can and will become brittle ...its temp sensitive

My son would agree. He gets lots of practice since they don't make 4" mandrel bends of the proper radius - lots of pie cuts and each weld is one foot in length.

You have a great project going!

Pappy

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Thanks Mfain !! Looks great

Ryan, thanks brother ...
So before attempting this titanium build I kept hearing 'oh no don't do titanium it's going to crack !!

YES... it will IF (Ryan I think you'll agree with these)
You use thin walled titanium (we used Titon, one of, if not the best)
It's not welded properly ... Matt is one of the best around
The exhaust is not supported properly ... LOT of consideration went into this, with custom water-jet cut support brackets

We should be good !!

[QUOTE=srode1;722232]I need to take notes from you on pulling it off - my fun car is a 69 Camaro Pace Car, not as fun as yours but it's going to have to work till I can get the project car on the road. :)

srode1 ... thank you
It took me the last 7 years to build and sell the below 4 ground-up custom cars to generate the $$ to buy the Ferarri and continue with the newest build, Killer Piggy

The 77 Porsche I didn't do myself with my team here, it was done in LA
I have been fortunate enough to design, build and sell and make a little dough $$ along the way

1969 Camaro

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1966 FJ40

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1973 FJ40


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1977 911 Hotrod

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and now ... rarest of the rare 1973 FJ55

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Steve,

Sonny didn’t carry a proper fire suppression system on-board the aptly named McBurnie/Ferrari Daytona Spyder.

I’m guessing you will…

:walkingdog:

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Very nice and I love following your builds.

Looking forward to seeing more pictures and Pappy I love the Titanium Pie Cut Exhaust.

mj

100 percent , my comment was geared to other people reading this . Matt definitely knows what hes doing . I cant wait for it to be done then give to me for a week of shakedown lmfao cheers buddy

Skip, Skip, Skip ... what am I going to do with you LMAO !!

Marty, thank you ...

Cheers
Steve

Simply Artwork ...

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Love this thread and the Ferrari or as the young rappers call them "`Rari's." LOL!!

Well, this has convinced me that version 3.0 of my car will be getting a polished stainless exhaust. As for the Titanium stuff that will be going on my fat bike.

Gold chain guy,

Other than hire spammers to mess with my account here…not sure??

:secret:

:P

SKIP, your the best LOL

Marty, thanks ... and can't wait to get outside again on the bike :D

Cheers
Steve

Any plans to do something different with the air filters or intake tubes to match that amazing exhaust?

Morning all
Ty, yes ... this kit should be arriving any day

Not only will it look great but will actually significantly improve throttle response, power and the intake sound


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The water-jet cut titanium top brace for the 2 titanium mufflers heat treated to blue

Exhaust system #001

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I didn't think it was possible to make this car look better and yet you have proved me wrong !!!!

I can't wait to see the air intake set up on the car.

Thanks Marty ... I need to set the bar high !!

More artwork ... with colour



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Very nice, Steve! I kept seeing the different Ferrari wheels popping up on BaT and thinking of this car wondering if you would make changes. Love what you're doing so far. Like I said when I was there last, the 360 and 430's are some of my favorite Ferraris. Glad to see you're giving this one some love. Enjoy the build!

As always .... Thanks Trey !

Custom titanium tips .... And a mix of Pie-cut and mandrel bent Ti tubes

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And ... everyone loves Pie !!


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Morning all ...

Coming together nicely, should be complete and ready for the 1st start Monday

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Details ...

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And something really cool I learned yesterday, the 'longer' the joint/bridge in the X-pipe the higher pitched the sound

This system 'should' sound insane ... stay tuned

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:wow:

https://i.postimg.cc/JndYjtRt/456072...-A92-B4-FF.jpg

Sideways X-pipe
 

Titanium is WAY sexier than SS but glad to see others doing "sideways" X-pipes on their cars! Can't wait to see and hear the finished result!

But now I'm looking at Granatelli exhaust cutouts for my car... I blame you! Haha

Do your valves bypass the mufflers and the X-pipe or just the mufflers?

LOL ... thanks Ty, I seem to have that affect on people.
There are a LOT of wives out there that disapprove of me as I assist their husbands (friends) in building their car or 'selecting' a new car

Ty, no my valves bypass the buffers when open AFTER the X-pipe ... so headers through race cats to X-pipe and then straight down and through the outside tips

Near done, will be listening to the glorious music this aft ... stay tuned

LINK to video ...
https://youtube.com/shorts/U6Q7fBmvgXA?feature=share

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Dual Tips look AMAZING!!
 

Man, those dual tips are SEXY!

Thanks for the info... it may be easier to package exhaust cutouts after the X-pipe on my car and run them parallel to the trailing exhaust.

Looks really nice and I can't wait to hear it.

A little Ferrari fun
 

Love the fab and welding work
I am doing my exhaust on my Dodge pickup
Welding is really bad but I figure that practicing
on an old crappy truck is the only way I will get better

Can't wait to hear it

Bob

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Looks like both of us are shopping at Harbor Freight for our moving blankets.

and and the exhaust looks incredible.