84 boxer full restoration

Wow, hard to believe that someone would allow the car to be in that sort of condition. Great work!

 

Absolutely awesome! Fantastic work, Paul!

 

Removed all that lovely patina and I thought that's the new craze ;-) or is it crazy.

 

"I see what you did there..."

 

Lovely work, but you didn't install the original engine so are the before photos of the original engine or the Testarossa engine that is now installed
Pete

 

you see at the timing belts that the rebuilt engine is a BB engine, not a TR engine

 

You are getting all of his projects confused. Easy to do. ;-)

 

Absolutely love it, can't say enough. Keep the photo's coming.....

Scott

 

Oh ... oops ... thanks
Pete

 

So true. Was that engine in the car or left outside?

 

Amazing. Well done, Paul.

 

Installed in the car and the car left outside for 5 years uncovered.

Thank you

 

More before and after. Cooling system was pressure tested prior to installing on the box so I could observe the liners for leaks as well as the water pump seal.
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What are the metal tubes in between the inlets on the cylinder heads?

Pete

 

at the buttom of the tubes there are the spark plugs

 

The BB engine is a two valve engine, And the TR is a four valve, thus spark plugs in middle of cam covers.

 

Heck, what a weird location for spark plugs for a performance engine. Why not in the middle of the cams.

And some go on about how the BB's engine is "closely" related to the 312T F1 engine ... er, no.
Pete

 

Plug is still in the hemi chamber but I agree its goofy. Works though.

 

Boxer head showing plug location. Note intake port has a relief in it for the injector vs a carb head that has no such provision.

My guess is it wasn't easy to use the 308 plug arrangement for coolant jacket reasons.
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I don't see a nice big shiney bit in that large squarish hole below the crank end, in the pictures a few posts up. Should look like this soon I'm sure.
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It most certainly will!

 

Man everything looks brand new!


Okay I have a question . I've read a few times about the engine being above the gearbox and this caused too much weight up high and lead to questionable handling. What are your views of this, is it true and do you have any suggested alternatives that Ferrari should have used?
Pete

 

The crank is certainly higher than a V configuration but the heads are lower. The engine is surprisingly light. I hear the claims but I don't find I notice this lump behind me that effects the direction Im trying to point the car. Take a 512TR for a spin, lowered engine by 1.25" or so vs a Testarossa and both corner flat and very well on the street. Ferrari took the only approach that would allow a longitudinal 12 behind the driver in a car that looks like a BB or a TR. Full of compromises for sure but Im not complaining.

 

The signal arm like on most ferraris from this era was broken at the pivot. Wanting an easy inexpensive and fast solution I decided to have the part made myself using today's 3D printing rather than go through the moulding process. The part is ABS plastic with a stronger contact arm to resist bending on the electrical end of things and you can replace the part without taking the switch out of the column. You transfer your arm into the new pivot and put it back together. Viola, you're back in action!

Anyone want one just shoot me a PM.

Check it out!
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Restoring this was a challenge
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