| Author | Message | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Junior Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 233 Registered: 6-2002 |
Keep the exterior stock, but as for the motor, why not replace the antiquated, problem prone controls and injection with a Motec, save on all the BS, and net a few extra ponies in the process? Keep what's timeless, but replace the crappy arcing wiring with Teflon aircraft grade wire. Best of both worlds, and keep your TR running off into the sunset for decades to come! Best! Ben. | ||
| Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member Username: Tork1966 Post Number: 562 Registered: 7-2001 |
I agree Jordan, what the hell are people thinking to screw up a beautiful car like that? | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 577 Registered: 12-2002 |
They have an ugly modified white TR on ebay right now. Id never do that to mine if I had one. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2141 Registered: 2-2001 |
Good idea about replacing F stuff. Now imagine if you had a 57 TR  They have to get their stuff made from scratch, Luckily the places that made the originals are still at work in Maranello & can build you a Ferrari 57 TR engine perfect in every detail except the name. Most vintage racers use a replica engine & trans and save the originals in their garages. A friend of mine had to pay $750 for a turn signal stalk for his 275GTB4 & that was 10 years ago. its probably $2k by now | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
Junior Member Username: Davem Post Number: 207 Registered: 1-2002 |
Pantera's have a unique following with their Ford V-8's. Easy an cheap to modify, you can walk into a Pepboy's store an the 16 yr. old kid could get you the parts for a tuneup. With that said unless your showing the TR at a concours save your money whenever possible with better parts to boot. | ||
| Jeff Green (Carguy)
Junior Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 197 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hello again Patrick....I share your views! I feel that the TR as designed is perfect and should not be messed with. Any customized ones I've seen do not look as nice as originals do. They look cheap...like a velvet Elvis painting or something, but certainly aren't cheap. The parts to fix are pricey alright! My opinion is these cars were bought to be "seen" in by rich folks and most were neglected, just a trophy, but not truly appreciated in a passionate way. I bought my TR for a good price, but have also spent many many hours getting things right, with still miles to go yet. My car certainly wont be a concours car as far as "correctness" goes, but will be every bit as clean and detailed. And also like you I save every bit I remove or replace. I also try and buy extra bits if the price is right, even if I don't need it at the moment. I hope our cars aren't the next sports cars that get all that hoakey stuff put on, leave that to the 70s and 80s Corvettes (no offense meant to vette guys out there). I have said in the past I feel the TR's are mostly unappreciated, and took criticism for saying that even though I DO appreciate them...I have one for goodness sakes! But the TR is a huge departure from "traditional" Ferraris. I still LOVE mine anyway...you certainly can't mistake if for anything but what it is. | ||
| Patrick S. Perry (Psp1)
Junior Member Username: Psp1 Post Number: 129 Registered: 3-2001 |
It seems that virtually every Pantera I see has been customized/modified/hotrodded - I'm just wondering since TRs are not universally appreciated (I like mine), and seem to have many customized compared to most Ferraris (Straman, Koenig, etc.) - Will TRs become the next "supercar" base for customizing projects? I've found that parts (especially electrical) are increasingly hard to find and generally inferior to their newer counterparts, thus leaving them vulnerable to modifiers. Why should an ignition coil (BTW which stopped production last year) cost over $300 - and you need 2. $600 distributor caps, $200+ relays, the crappy fuse board, etc. etc. Just to cover my bases, everything I replace with a non-Ferrari part goes in a big box in the garage for future "proper"restoration. What do you think? |