His name is Jason , he is a really nice guy , I had mine done by him very recently , they looked like brand new when they came back , very shiny , and all bolts , fixings etc , were repaired or replaced , he is a stainless steel fabricator by trade and has done an amazing job . As for the sound , they are spot on , no drone at all , just a really really gorgeous sound . I have a Marios X pipe fitted too , either mod on their own probably wouldn’t make a massive difference but the 2 together , wow ! Just wow , you will not be disappointed , if you want to go offensive you can always alter the cats too but I didn’t fancy that , sometimes it’s nice to be able to sneak about .I pinged a few emails back & forth with this guy. He seems pretty genuine and spent time “adjusting” the first pair for a friends car, til it was what he wanted.... Unfortunately, he can’t provide a sound clip of his work so you don’t know how loud it 3nds up being...!
He had a set modified, polished and ready to go for £795. They aren’t valved. Expensive risk that they drone like a b1tch....
The sound clips are from my car , before and after fitting the modded boxes , I am really pleased with them , they sound perfect , not stupidly loud , or droney just a really nice sound .I havnt tried the links, but there are links in that page now, scroll down into details.
I am in contact with Jason and he is going to look at my QP boxes as one is rattling. He will see if he can mod and polish. I will update on a new thread as this progresses.The sound clips are from my car , before and after fitting the modded boxes , I am really pleased with them , they sound perfect , not stupidly loud , or droney just a really nice sound .
Formula Dynamics Anti-Roll Bar upgrade
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I picked these up in December 2018 during the Formula Dynamics "holiday sale" - I managed to wrangle 10% off by asking FD nicely if they would provide me a discount via buying through Larini as we are not allowed to buy direct from the USA as Larini are their UK/Europe agent. Money off was pretty decent but it is still a pricey upgrade.
These were installed during the clutch change by AV engineering, the springs and dampers are all stock skyhook, not changed the ride height either - the change in handling is magnificent... The car has so much composure in the twisties I took it out during the Easter Weekend for a long country road blast and so called better handling Porsches were not able to keep up with me.
I find that the best compromise is to keep the sports button off as the ARB's have provided so much stability that it is nice to have that extra softness in the suspension while the bars keep the body roll at a minimum. With the car in SPORTS then it feels like it is on rails almost.
The turn-in ability of the car has increased exponentially, it is really easy to bring the nose in to the apex of a corner, even adding extra steering input mid corner the car just does it no problem.
Then on powering out of a corner there is sh!t loads of rear grip the car just shoots off into the distance out of the apex of a corner; whereas before I had to wait for the car to level out before stepping on the gas or it would kick out the rear due to the body roll - really very impressive how stiffer bars and shifting the balance slightly backwards can fix such wayward handling
Drawbacks of the upgrade? When I first test drove the car on the roads around AV's shop it was a wet cold day at the end of February, I felt the change in balance immediately when the car had cold tyres it just wanted to over steer - this got me a little worried as I thought "oh no what have i done?!" but once I got some heat in the tyres the grip came to the rear axle and it felt very planted. Guess the warning is to be careful on wet cold roads in winter (when the car is not used much anyway)
I do not have loads of photos of the install, AV sent me one of the rear bar side by side. The catch with this upgrade is while the front bar is very easy to install the rear one is a pig and requires the subframe to be lowered - hence why I opted to have this done at the same time as the clutch assembly. Despite the difficult installation I highly recommend this upgrade, I know there are a few of us with these installed now and no one has said anything other than positives on the bars.
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The rear one doesn't look to be any thicker than the original ?
Great stuff Fifty!! Really like how you’re transforming your beast! Particularly the simple stuff like the gearshift leather gator. I also like how you are sourcing local artisans like the metal worker who salvaged the front grill, that is really great work. Keep up the great work bud!!! Really tasteful upgrades..
Couldn't agree more Fifty.
The FD ARB kit improves the handling enormously. I have the FD springs and ARB fitted to both my manual 4200 and manual 4200 Spyder and have recently purchased another set of FD ARB for a CC 4200 I plan to convert for track only use. The track car is going to have the skyhook removed and replaced with KW Springs and dampers along with a Tarox high performance brake conversion.
Although a messy job- I recommend coating the new ARB along with the entire under-body components with black waxoil as sub-frames, ARB and springs etc get rusty over time. My 2005 facelft 4200 has over 70000 miles now and while the under- carriage might not look pretty at least there's no rust after 14 years of all year use. Even the brake pipes are as good as new thanks to a coating of waxoil.
Keep up the good work and enjoy your now well sorted car!!
Terry
Front Grille Restoration Pt1
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It's one of those things that if you don't see it you won't necessarily notice it .....
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It is hard to understand how you could have lived with this glaring eyesore for so long.
BTW, I got the huge crease in my drivers's door from November fixed last week.
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/inde...-an-aluminium-door-panel-advice-please.27498/
£1,000 ?Mines at the body shop at the moment, repraying the front end, door mirrors, running board thingies, and getting the wheels done. Can't wait to see the final results as the front was pretty chipped and clearcoat was peeling in places which really was an eyesore.
Eb
Mines at the body shop at the moment, repraying the front end, door mirrors, running board thingies, and getting the wheels done. Can't wait to see the final results as the front was pretty chipped and clearcoat was peeling in places which really was an eyesore.
£1,000 ?