Testarossa Restoration

[Adz The Rat]

Ive been meaning to start this thread for ages.

We have had this Testarossa for sale at Amari Super Cars for a while, and while it was quite a clean example, it is getting on for 23 years old and we felt it could do with a freshen up.

A few before pics:






So on the ramp it went, off came the wheels and the brakes / suspension was inspected. Looked to be in good working order, but can look a lot better. We want these cars to look good top to bottom.

[Adz The Rat]

Hmm a little bit of corrosion under there:












And it seems to be leaking oil.... from the cam covers we found out......










Which means this is going to have to come out....

[chr15b]

Will be interesting to see more if this

[Adz The Rat]

Wheels had couple of small marks and had gone a bit dull:





Few cracks on front splitter:






And whoever painted it last time was very lazy, they painted a radiator!




Still such a fantastic shape:

[Adz The Rat]

Drained the oil, found this in there. Looks like whoever last changed the oil used too much sealant on the sump and it had been sucked into the oil....

[LY99]

Excellent thread, thanks for sharing the pictures. Bookmarked

[Adz The Rat]

Front end started to be stripped down, underseal removed and paint removed from metal frame:

[Adz The Rat]

Remember those dirty, corroded, nasty looking suspension components?

Well, they were sandblasted, treated and painted:

[dibblecorse]

Great thread but isn't that all the stuff that should have been rectified before you tried to sell it for top dollar ?

Did you just buy it, polish it and pop a for sale sticker on it ?

[longshot]

Great thread. Bookmarked.

Where is the battery located. Infront of the front wheel?

I hope you don't get crunchy bearings.

[Adz The Rat]

dibblecorse said:

Great thread but isn't that all the stuff that should have been rectified before you tried to sell it for top dollar ?

Did you just buy it, polish it and pop a for sale sticker on it ?

It is stuff that would have been done before sale anyway, just never found a time to do it.

Now we have the time, so I thought others would like to see the process.

[Adz The Rat]

longshot said:

Great thread. Bookmarked.

Where is the battery located. Infront of the front wheel?

I hope you don't get crunchy bearings.

Yes, battery is located in front of the passenger side front wheel.

[ro55a]

Brilliant photos and will prove an interesting read, cheers for posting
ADZ.

[speedster87]

Excellent thread, the car will be a show stopper once its finished and hold great value for many years to come. To own such an iconic car in that condition is a rare position to be in.

[Adz The Rat]

Clutch coming out to be inspected:






Some of the metal frame at the front tidied up and painted:






Part of this X shape was corroded, so it was cut out for a new piece to be put in:

[Adz The Rat]

The clutch was definitely past its best:
















Luckily the clutches for these are quite easily available and not scarily expensive, like a Countach clutch!

[Adz The Rat]

New piece going in the X shape and then the underside getting a coat of protective paint:

[Adz The Rat]

Undertrays and covers cleaned and painted:












One of the coolers refitted:

[Adz The Rat]

Refitted some of the suspension:

[Lost soul]

dibblecorse said:

Great thread but isn't that all the stuff that should have been rectified before you tried to sell it for top dollar ?

Did you just buy it, polish it and pop a for sale sticker on it ?