F355 Fuel Cap

"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7) 01/17/2018 at 16:04 • Filed to: Ferrari, F355, 355, California

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Happy new year! I think this is my first post of 2018, but I realised while getting gas that I don’t have a photo of the fuel filler cap.

Aside from the driving experience and the styling, Ferrari still manage to give you a few other things that feel special.

The fuel filler cap is made of billet aluminium. It feels like it weighs over a pound, so there is no permanent attachment to the car. So while fuelling I place the cap on the concrete crash barrier.

This tank I’ve averaged around 12.5 mpg.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 16:15

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I keep meaning to take a picture of mine as well. I want to write an article on all the unique things on the 348.

I place mine on the top of the fuel pump on the same side as the receipt. I’m always terrified I’ll forget it though haha

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 01/17/2018 at 16:20

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Looking forward to this. I had brief custody of a 348 Challenge, and I LOVED the metal steering column stalks.

WilliamsSW > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 16:29

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That fuel cap is cool as hell- - I love details like that.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 16:29

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I think I actually met the owner of that car when he was in LA last June. I love the stalks too. The bright operation is horrible though. I think they designed it after a two bottle lunch. It’s behind another stalk and moves up and down instead of in and out. Damn Italians ;)

The article is on my to-do list, I’ve just been way too busy with life to put in the effort to document everything. I will do it by the end of 2018, promise!

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 16:30

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The gas caps on my dads 1975 FJ40 are so pleasant to use. So heavy and blunt. Could kill someone with one thrown like a baseball. 

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 16:55

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-adds “fuel cap” to the long list of reasons I love the F355-

Textured Soy Protein > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 17:22

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Well my fuel cap is plastic and has a little perch on the filler door.

wafflesnfalafel > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 18:48

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That is sexy. Willing to engineer weight out of the rest of the car so that you have have a good experience pumping fuel - that is Ferrari.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 19:51

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I think the F355 Challenge is my favorite rear engine Ferrari

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/17/2018 at 20:40

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I don’t think these are street legal in the US.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Textured Soy Protein 01/17/2018 at 20:42

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Perch makes sense if it’s lightweight.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > wafflesnfalafel 01/17/2018 at 20:44

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To be fair, the F355 was not a lightweight in its day, at just under 3000 lbs. The interior was fairly kitted out too, with full leather and carpets covering every surface.

Textured Soy Protein > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/17/2018 at 20:51

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It’s made from only the finest Bavarian plastics.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/18/2018 at 00:07

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They very well may not be. Still my favorite

pip bip - choose Corrour > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/18/2018 at 05:02

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30k miles? you need to drive it more