With over 94k on my 512TR so far I have not had any issues with the rear end. The 365 crowd will though as well as the early Series 1 TR
Clyde
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Except for the few very late 512TR's that have the 512M carrier the
weak differential issue is becoming more apparent as the fleet of
Boxers, TR's and 512TR's ages. As reported on FC there are now a
couple of fixes available. I went with Newman's excellent
replacement carrier for my '87 TR a couple of years back. It was a
drop in fit, requiring no shim changes for bearing preload or gear
mesh.
On 6/5/2012 8:49 AM, Erik Nielsen wrote:
My shit box 365 is faster than a 328 on all but the tightest
mountain roads.
Early TRs had issues with the differentials that were
designed to deal with torque from a Fiat Panda, and a wheel nut
design that makes life exciting at speed.
Mondials were wired by cross eyed and color blind drunks,
highlights were that it was the first car they designed using
CAD, lowlight is they were trying to figure out the software
when they designed it.
I'm not sure if the design of the 348 was what pushed Enzo to
say "I'm outta here".
Except for the race cars, all of them were designed first to
remove lira from your wallet...
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:14 AM, cjromero
<clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net>
wrote:
328 are bullet proof if they are not overheated
Same with TR'S
Mondials and 348 are shit boxes from the start
Moving paper weights when they do move
Not Worth the paint on them
Only good for parts cars for other fools who bought
them
Clyde
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Hi Charles,
Your email sure raises a few flags :-P
Yes, I do know about the weakness of the Maserati
electrics on the Biturbo models. It's about the same
problem on the 328's, Mondial, Testarossa and F40
!!!! I'm looking at a well maintained, very
original, complete history, books and records, low
mileage (45.000Km) 88 Biturbo. Besides the fact that
I like the car, it would be a keeper. I'm guessing
that with 992 units produced and with so few left in
good condition, a well preserved example with all
problems sorted should be worth something in the
future. Would you agree?
- Rui
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 8:12 PM,
Charles Perry wrote:
Rui -
Just make
sure you enjoy your family's company,
because if you bring them with in a
Biturbo, you will end up with many happy
hours to speak with them while waiting
for the tow truck... :-)
We had two
- an 84 and an 87, both Si models. They
were pretty to look at and beautifully
done inside (the Si featuring really
nice leather/suede combinations) and
were a lot of fun when they were
running, but their % running time
averaged about 25. It was fairly routine
on my drive into school in my high
school years to stop somewhere along the
way to pick up my mom next to her
smoking Biturbo and take her somewhere
while AAA was en route.
Our 84 was
destroyed by Hurricane Hugo and we shed
few tears for it. The 87 we bought new
in 89 off a dealer lot where they had
not been able to sell it. It had a lot
of problems, but they were not
mechanical problems like the 84 - mostly
electrical and rubber problems, likely
from sitting for two years. That car
might have been OK if we had kept it
long enough to sort those through, but
after experiencing the 84 my mom had no
faith in the car and ended up selling it
before it had further opportunity to
damage her self-esteem and wallet. She
then ended up with a Dodge Stealth R/T
Twin Turbo which we still have today and
has 200k+ happy miles under its Asian
timing belt.
I still
like the car and would certainly buy the
right one as a project - but don't kid
yourself that it would ever exceed
project status.
Cheers!
-- charles
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