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

great thread, can't wait to see a video! Thanks for the awesome pictures

 

Congrats on completing the job! Looks great, you could definitely make a business out of doing that kind of work.

BT

 

Adam
Great work!
I also have a Ferrari 512TR and my tool kit is missing the Wire Harness next to the two Screw Drivers in the tray that has the Tow Hook
Can you identify and inform me where I can obtain the misssing part?
Orange County Ferrari Dealer's parts book only identifies it as misc.
Thank You
Michael

 

Spectacular job, I hope you get the running sorted out, I think the black air boxes would look good, perhaps with red lettering. Again, thanks for your efforts and great documentation. Has been a great help!

 

Oh my....this is a very good thread. You can save them in a CD & start hawking them!

Good job there. Really appreciate your effort to share this with us.

 

Just found and read your thread. What a fantastic job, from the actual work, to the pics, to the description.
Bella, Bella, Bella!!!!!!!!

 

wow, that was an unbelievable job you did on your engine! It looks spectacular - looks better than a brand new car's engine! I cannot believe how clean everything is especially considering the age of the car. Super Job. Yeah, I wold also hate to take it out and get it dirty! Should be in the ferrari museum on display!
gordon

 

Sounds pretty good!

 

Having read this thread from start to finish, I have to say that I'm greatly impressed! A great record of what was clearly a labor of love.

While I'm already on the public record about the powdercoating and other non-original aspects of your renovation (I'm a no), I certainly admire your passion and commitment, as well as your desire to make your Ferrari absolutely the best it can be, with the exact definition of "best" being something about which people of good will can certainly disagree. Not to mention your willingness to scrape your knuckles getting the grime out of all of those nooks and crannies.

As long as I'm at it, consider me to be wagging my finger in your general direction about coring out the cats -- at 11 mpg, I consider that I'm destroying the Earth enough already! -- but to each his own. Congrats at pursuing your own vision with such ardor, and I hope that you continue to enjoy the results.

Best,

Gary

 

Silver- You are an artist. And it looks like you drink Weihenstephaner beer so you and I would get along great. Kristall Weissbier for me. When I grow up, I want to be like you, except I refuse to grow up. That is the prettiest Ferrari engine compartment I have seen.

Your Faithful Servant (sorry Manney),

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

I've saved every page and am actually studying it! Fantastic job and experience, and I thought my 512 was clean LOL!

Thanks so much for the effort, will it be shown somewhere where some of us might be able to see it?

 

All that I can say is WOW.. The engine looks amazing. I am so jealous... Great job.. any reason why you are going back to crinckle finish. Does the clear hold up.

R

 

Adam,

Just found this thread, greetings from over the pond, you've done a sterling job Adam. You say you're just a DIY'r but with all the equipment and tools you've got you seem more like a professional to me and the end result is stunning, all credit to you. I must say the underneath almost looks more spectacular than the top end. I've been toying with the idea of doing a similar job on my Testa but have often wondered if i quite have enough bottle. It's threads like yours and Jeffs (carguys) that keep pushing me on to do it. Thanks for all your hard work and inspiration.

Cheers Si

UK

 

Adam, the red work on your engine and intake boxes looks superb, and personally I would keep it. But if you want to go back to crinkle silver, rather than waste all that time and effort to strip it off, why not offer it to someone here on a changover basis and then you can repaint theirs for yourself in silver crinkle.

Seems such a waste of beautiful work. I'll bet someone here would love to buy your red pipes, manifold and airboxes for a reasonable price C/O.

Just a thought.

Rob.

 

it looks superb to me! :-o

are you going to sell it? i do not see any reason to go back to stock loock!

 

bump for research.


this is an amazing thread.

should be a sticky, given all the detailed photos.

great work!