You either replaced the original crown gear carrier with a one piece
one or got an example that was very well welded. IMO new stickier
tires trigger the dreaded failure.
On 6/5/2012 10:01 AM, cjromero wrote:
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 TRÂ
ClydeÂ
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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.Â
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 eyedÂand 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 overheatedÂ
Same with TR'S
Mondials and 348 are shit boxes from the startÂ
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 -
Â
Just
make sure you enjoy your family's
company, because if you bring them
with inÂa Biturbo, you will end up
with many happy hours to speak
with them while waiting for the
tow truck... :-)
Â
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.
Â
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.
Â
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.
Â
Cheers!
Â
--
charles
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