Official Make Over Thread for my 512TR. Many Pics!

Adam, stunning documentation. Looks wonderful, thank you for sharing, i look forward to the end result.

 

Very cool!

I saw the pics with the paint coming off...that is one reason I will never paint my motor...I can just see it all peeling of down the road...

What did you do with all of the nuts/bolts/etc? It always shocks me how corroded these look on these cars, especially given that they are fair weather cars.

I ended up replacing most of mine with the zinc coated variety. I tried to find CAD plated nuts, but they just aren't avilable in metric. I have used clear coat to cover some bits that I sandblasted, such as the heat shield mounting brackets, various bolt heads, and even the hose clamps. And, they are holding up extremely well...

As an aside, I find that the high temp paint is way more durable than most other paints. I have painted bits black/clear with the dupont 500 degree/1200degree paints intended for blocks/exhausts/etc...and the finish is very hard. Almost impossible to scrape with your nails...good stuff.

 

Absolutely fantastic write up! I love that you are doing all the work yourself. You must be saving a fortune!

Post # 18 is the only thing that worries me a bit - The last pic about everything getting media blasted and powder coated in bright red. On Ferrari engines, I never like when owners make a lot of the parts red. It looks cheap in my opinion. I think the Diablo engine turned out fantastic..... Not sure if I like it only because I am not as familiar with Lambo engines, so it doesn't look strange to me. So I'm curious to see how the 512 turns out. Any reason you want to make everything bright red as opposed to returning to stock?

 

You can get these acorn nuts in extended reach and stainless, instead of chrome. Chrome always end up rusting on me. Just a note.
John

 

Ab is that you?
Pete from atlanta here, when did you get the TR is the diablo no more? Thanks for the advice on teh Avanti,did very well.Anyways sorry for the hijack.

 

Silly asian, you kill me. Have had a crappy year health wise, no racing this year , so I started being more AB like & doing all the defered maintanace & such on all my cars. I have had this ferrari for 21 years, it was my 1st track car! http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157835

Are you making wires for dual dist 308's yet?

Anyways the advice on the avanti was exellent, I ended up with a new 300C SRT8 thanks to your advice and it only took less than a month!

Hijack over

 

Trans fan wont be necessary, but then again if you drive it hard on the road it could save you big $$ later

 

Adam
I can't believe how fast you get your parts back!!! And how easy it is to get stuff (like the acorns) There's not much here in Maui I guess...I wish I was your neighbor!!! LOL!

 

Yep, looking forward to seeing the engine completed! I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

Congrats on the radiators, they turned out fantastic!

 

dont we have a thread of the month award or something?

this has been a great read, i feel i have learned so much in this one thread. thank you for all the time it took to document and upload these pics.

i would love to see a few pics of the Diablo you did, or post a link if there is an existing thread. your passion and attention to detail are truly amazing.

bravo ! Michael

 

these peices belong in the modern section of an art museum.......well done

 

I'm wondering about the powder coated parts. Did you get the entire intake coated and then come back and sand / polish the powdercoating on the ribs, name and horse so that they remained silver. And then clear coat over this I presume?

 

I likey!! Red Head all the way!

 

Leave the air boxes alone for now, then in the winter if you don't like them - change them. It's time to assemble. I guess you need to pick up some white gloves & beer.

 

Adam, that's unbelieveable that you did that amount of work and recieved the parts back in only 8 days. A big well done.

 

Looks very nice, cant wait to see it alltogether

Maybe I'll have my mechs do something like that on my race car while she's down off season now