Starting a thread on the resurrection of GT4 10656, Ivory (Avorio) over black boxer, tan cloth, no sunroof. Delivered to Walnut Creek Ferrari and even though it's a '75 wasn't sold till '77. I'm the 4th owner, and took delivery on 9/12/24. The car has been off the road since 2002. The engine has yet to arrive, as it is out of the car and in pieces. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Yep, those are real sheepskin seatcovers, and had never been off as far back as anyone I talked to could remember. Image Unavailable, Please Login An original spare. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Step 1. Get cleaning! Rejuvenated all the leather with colorplus soffner, Rejuvenate FIRST so the leather will release the dirt...then use your leather cleaning products to remove as much dirt as possible. Removed the seat covers, hoping for the best. Exterior spray bottle wash/clay/wash/buff. It'll get a better detail later, but the outside was really clean. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Looking great here! The leather will need a redye but it's so original. The only real damage is the small tear in the drivers bolster and seat. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Get the paint clean! Some of these pics will be hard to see, but what looks like shadow or reflection is embedded dirt. I only did a quick cleanup pass on all the ivory to just feel better that we're bringing it back to life. Plus clean cars are more fun to work on. You can see the gloss difference to the first pics above. Image Unavailable, Please Login
There are two very obvious repaint areas on the nose, maybe from the dealer when the swapped to ferrari badging? They looked a lot better once the car was buffed, if you look they're still there. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I second the directive to use color plus it's great stuff. My interior is currently shipped of the dye, going to redeem it, and is presently lathered up in rejuv. Park the car somewhere the interior will get hot and keep applying the rejuv until the leather won't soak in any more. You'll be amazed how much life will be put back into the leather . Pretty car. Give lots of info on your engine rebuild. Mine hasn't turned a wheel since 2009 and I am currently trying to get the heads off. So anothersource of info greatly appreciated in helping me restore my car. I took it down to a bare shell. It's scary but eventually ill get there. Again good on you for getting a nice car. Check the trunk for rust below the interior panels. Take your shift housing apart and clean out the old lube. Also clean window motors of the old grease which will now be wax, a hard wax. Good luck
I've been a fan of color plus for years. We had a 1957 austin healey with a badly ruined interior due to the leather being dry... I did a test to see how good it could get.... amazing results. All the carpet in the trunk is currently missing, and the trunk itself is in great shape. There's a little rust here and there, but i've started with far far worse. You can hear the little particles clattering around the engine lid... 71k miles on the clock. I forgot to mention in the beginning.
Nice one! Ive noticed the "stop" light in the dash photo. Does she have catalizers? If so I would say the unit is older than '75
Are you referring to the square red light on the left wing of the dash? IIRC that is the seatbelt warning light on US spec cars.
Great car and congrats! White with boxer trim looks good on these for sure, and since I'm facing an engine rebuild on my car, I'd love to hear how yours goes as well. The cloth interior is fairly rare for US spec cars, nice find.
9/22/24 The first list: Engine bay cleaning was a massive success. lots of caked on junk in corners and nooks. Suspension: Inner bushings everywhere, torn lower ball joint boot, all joints feel tight but will reassess after I get it all apart. Brakes: Brakes everywhere. Rotors are below spec on all corners The fluid is really really brown. Not the worst I've seen, but pretty bad. new hoses and seal kits inbound. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Suspension bushing replacement going well. Seems the front was poly and the rear was 50 year old ragged out originals... I've replaced everything with new OE style. I'll never drive it hard enough to warrant going to poly. Thanks to the forum I have a much better understanding of the little pins and the teflon coated washers. Junk with a capital J: Image Unavailable, Please Login Dirty, and clean: Image Unavailable, Please Login Ok...check this out....someone didn't notice 1. there's a teflon coated side, 2. there's a pin to align to. Unbelieveable. Image Unavailable, Please Login I bought a presser/puller for a different project. It did a great job removing some bearings and pressing in all of them. Image Unavailable, Please Login Waiting for welding: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Oh...and while I was underneath removing the lower control arms... I think I've got some fiberglass repair to do.... (that's the spare peeking through) The rust is way better than expected... Image Unavailable, Please Login
If mone is anythi ng to go by that will be an annual repair. I now have a metal "skid"plate riveted in that area
I have some other stuff to retrieve from a storage space. If the skid plate behind the valance isn't there, i'll likely fabricate one....maybe with an extension.
