Great project. ( a appreciating car, also a very rare car.) Do you have the DigiPLEX units? They should be, 802a ? These should match your, “ Euro,” cam timing. Euro motors rev up correctly with flat crank sound. (This is why your car is so cool.) Keep going. Ciao, Eduardo 1981 euro Mondial 8
@Dr Tommy Cosgrove thank you for your encouragement, I too am glad I am doing it. It is such an underrated car and it deserves saving. @amenasce it could very will be the first...and hopefully not the last! @350HPMondial it is very rare indeed, one of only 145 originally made, I wonder how many are left? I do have the DigiPLEX units and they are working. They are the Euro versions and you are correct, the car sounds very cool. Thanks for the encouragement. So, for the next update: Bodywork is coming on well with more metal being replaced. While the car is in bodywork, I've been taking the time to tidy up other little jobs such as rebuilding the warm up regulator and items such as the bonnet and hood release solenoids. I've also been buying new trim pieces, badges and a new front and rear screen. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login The above photo shows how much dirt was in the gauze in the warm up regulator! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login So far we are at £27,226.22 for parts and 321 hours of labour. Hopefully next time I'll have photos of the car with some paint on it...well...primer at least. Speak soon, Ian
@afterburner @350HPMondial @jjmalez @Dr Tommy Cosgrove I am glad you are enjoying the progress, I can't wait to see it finished. Here is another update. Lots and lots of bodywork! Every panel was taken to bare metal, reparied, smoothed, filled, guided, highly built and rubbed down (all done numerouse times!). This has taken an age but will produce a fantastic finish when complete! Nearly ready for paint! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Pretty much a new door skin and bottom were installed. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login New original ferrari rear lower valence installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login So far we are at £28,244.02 in parts and 324 hours of labour (not including bodywork yet) Next time we will see a car with paint! Thanks and speak soon, Ian
@afterburner thanks, it took me a long time to learn my bodywork skills and to find the painter I currently use. His attention to detail is excellent. @paulchua I am glad you are enjoying it. I am getting excited to see the finsihed result. @OpenAirFan depending on where the cavity is, we use Schutz and Dinitrol Here is another update...we have paint! I think we are on the home straight now! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Fresh out of the booth Image Unavailable, Please Login First flatting and rub down Image Unavailable, Please Login First pass with the machine polisher Image Unavailable, Please Login New heated rear window is installed Image Unavailable, Please Login Engine bay needs a good detail but we will get there, everything was cleaned and painted before being put back. Image Unavailable, Please Login Close-up of new heated rear window Image Unavailable, Please Login Front bumpers fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login New Ferrari windscreen fitted and trim trial fitted before painting Work has really stepped up a gear. New trim pieces and lights etc are being purchased and all chrome parts have retunred from the platers. Next post should hopefully see the bodywork finished and I can start putting the finishing touches to the car. So far we are at £29,123.99 for parts and 330 hours of labour (not including bodywork, hopefully be finsihed for next post) Speak soon, Ian Image Unavailable, Please Login
(wow),,! Ferrari Fabulous ,, bellesimo !! muy hermosa,,! great job,, she is now rust free. (Now,, pop rivet some zinc sheets, onto, the inside of the trunk.)
We have new wheels on!! It really transforms the car. I'll be keeping the old wheels and I'll also be designing and manufactring new springs to lower the car. (it can go back to stock easily if needs be) Let me know what you think! Ian Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ian your car sits higher than usual. Before your lower it, I suggest you drive for a few hundred miles and let it settle on its suspension. Mine was way up as well during the rebuild but is back down normal now. Speed bumps look like small hills again...
@afterburner Thanks, long hard work but worth it. @ronfrohock Thanks, I am glad you are liking it, it is a great reference for me to see how far I have come. @davem Thanks for the compliment, it is really starting to come together. @350HPMondial Thank you. No rust in sight now! @theunissenguido I know why you say that, if I am being truthful, the 348 wheel is a little bit modern for the car but the originals are too bulky in my opinion...plus, I bought original 348 wheels, refurbed them and put 4 Pirelli tyres on them for less than 4 new TRXs! I still have the originals and can be put back on at anytime. @afterburner Thanks for the info. I still have to re-bush the whole suspension and fit the front trunk components, I'll not be doing any calculations until then. So, things have moved on quite well. I finally have the car back. Now the fine detail work starts. Image Unavailable, Please Login Nice shiny new badge Image Unavailable, Please Login As it arrived...yes...I know, the wheels are in the wrong place...I'll get that fixed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Before cleaning. Image Unavailable, Please Login After cleaning, it came up pretty well. The other parts are similar so no need to reaplce them, a few leahter reconditioning products will help further. Image Unavailable, Please Login Re-chromed inner door handles Image Unavailable, Please Login Like new Image Unavailable, Please Login I couldn't save the headliner or c pillar material so I'll have to replace with new. I managed to track down some original material that Ferrari used, result! This pic shows the old dirty piece next to the new roll I bought. Image Unavailable, Please Login Old vs New Image Unavailable, Please Login New c pillar covered. I'm very pleased with progress now and have lots of motivation to get it finished. The car runs and drives but needs fine tuned, K-Jet pressures set etc, and the fine details need added like lights and handles etc. Next post should hopefully see the addition of some shiny parts! So far we are at £41,589.10 for parts and 342 hours of labour. Speak soon, Ian
Like the 348 wheels on the Mondial. Great way to get cheaper modern rubber and still have genuine Ferrari wheels too.
Yes another up-vote for the 348 wheels. My '85 QV Cab has them from the previous owner and I have always liked them on this model. I also have the originals as well if ever needed.
Ian, This is an amazing journey. I would not have the courage or the know-how to do this. What did you use to clean your leather it looks really good?
@350HPMondial I am glad you are still enjoying it @davem exactly! I got 4 genuine Ferrari wheels, got them refurbished and put 4 Pirelli tyres on them all for less than the price of 4 new TRX tyres! Win wi I say. I still have the original wheels shoul dI feel flush in the future! @Jay G I will do. Still toying with the idea of going with height adjustable coil overs but I've a big 'To Do' list to get through first! @donkost me too, I'll not be selling the wheel separately @86mondi Thank you and I'm glad you are enjoying following it. I bet you would have more courage and know how than you think. I don't pretend to know everything but I am always willing to learn. For example, I have taught myself to refurbish leather, the below pictures will give you an idea of the products and processes I used. Now for the next post. Apologies that it has been a while but I have been doing the really fiddly jobs that take a long time and the photos are not usually all that interesting, for example, re-routing the window wire...not much to see but is time consuming to set up. But anyway, here are the latest pics, enjoy! Image Unavailable, Please Login This is what the inside of the window motors look like after 40 years. The reason they get slow is becasue the grease hardens like epoxy resin! It has now been scraped out and re-greased and I took the liberty at installing electrical window boosters...much better Image Unavailable, Please Login I also had the fuel meterinng head and warm up regulator re-built to factory specs. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login These are most of the products I used to refurbish the leather. The process is fairly simple and if you take your time and prepare well, the results are really impressive. The main steps are: 1. Clean the item really well - all purpose cleaner is geat for this 2. Remove the leather finish with acetone and scotchbite 3. Repair/re-strengthen the leather where necessary with patches and flexible filler 4. Rub down 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until happy with surface 6. Wipe with alchol cleaner 7. Spray with leather paint 8. Spray with leather finish Image Unavailable, Please Login The is the driver's door before I touched it. Image Unavailable, Please Login This is a tear I had to patch Image Unavailable, Please Login This tear has had a backing sheet glued, flexible filler applied and rubbed down. This was repeated many times! Image Unavailable, Please Login This is the same area after painting and finishing. Image Unavailable, Please Login This is a comparison of the two door cards, quite a difference! (Still deciding on what to do about the speakers...they do loo period...ish!) Image Unavailable, Please Login This is the final result. I set these on to see what they looked like and I am very pleased. I also had the handles re-chromed and it does look very sharp! The rest of the interior will be time consuming but it is really starting to take shape. So far we are at £43,317.68 for parts and 354 hours of labour. As always, thanks for watching, speak soon, Ian
