My 1984 Maserati Biturbo
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Hi folks,
This is my 1984 Maserati Biturbo. It has some serious rust issues, but it's great fun to drive.
My current projects include replacing the water pump and rebuilding the weber carb. I've found it to be very entertaining to drive with its short wheelbase.
I'm used to driving big cars like Jaguar's, so this is a nice change for me. I drive it in the summertime mostly, but it is very maintenance intensive.
plus a video of my car driving down a country road:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3I-E-zsgzg
Funny thing, Maserati decided instead of fitting a rev limiter to this turbocharged car, to fit a black box which recorded when the rev limit had been exceeded. If the black box recorded the rev limits had been exceeded, it would void the warranty, and Maserati was then released from its liability to keep these unreliable machines under warranty. I've had lots of electrical issues, but with a bit of dashboard thumping and cleaning of electrical contacts, there really isn't much else that goes wrong. The car always starts first time with its manual choke setup, and the turbo's engage around 3000rpm with a healthy boost, but watch out, those revs really do come quick!
The manual transmission is a joy to use, and I love the shift pattern which is great for drives and very practical for parallel parking:
R-2-4
1-3-5
For a 1984 car, it is pretty antiquated though, single weber carburetor hidden under a plenum, two IHI turbochargers, manual steering, manual choke, but it does have power windows!
The bootlid release and lock is hidden in the drivers door jamb. What looks like wood paneling inside is actually plastic. At least the leather is genuine, and very comfortable too.
This is my 1984 Maserati Biturbo. It has some serious rust issues, but it's great fun to drive.
My current projects include replacing the water pump and rebuilding the weber carb. I've found it to be very entertaining to drive with its short wheelbase.
I'm used to driving big cars like Jaguar's, so this is a nice change for me. I drive it in the summertime mostly, but it is very maintenance intensive.
plus a video of my car driving down a country road:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3I-E-zsgzg
Funny thing, Maserati decided instead of fitting a rev limiter to this turbocharged car, to fit a black box which recorded when the rev limit had been exceeded. If the black box recorded the rev limits had been exceeded, it would void the warranty, and Maserati was then released from its liability to keep these unreliable machines under warranty. I've had lots of electrical issues, but with a bit of dashboard thumping and cleaning of electrical contacts, there really isn't much else that goes wrong. The car always starts first time with its manual choke setup, and the turbo's engage around 3000rpm with a healthy boost, but watch out, those revs really do come quick!
The manual transmission is a joy to use, and I love the shift pattern which is great for drives and very practical for parallel parking:
R-2-4
1-3-5
For a 1984 car, it is pretty antiquated though, single weber carburetor hidden under a plenum, two IHI turbochargers, manual steering, manual choke, but it does have power windows!
The bootlid release and lock is hidden in the drivers door jamb. What looks like wood paneling inside is actually plastic. At least the leather is genuine, and very comfortable too.
Edited by MPoon on Thursday 3rd February 02:34
Edited by MPoon on Thursday 3rd February 02:39
Edited by MPoon on Thursday 3rd February 02:42
Otter Smacker said:
What a cracking project to do 
Best of luck, and keep us up-to-date with the progress
ETA: You bought that for £200
. You've got me looking now...
yes... 200. but mind you the front wings are full of rust, as are the bottom of the doors and sills, and most of the bootlid!!! The floors are surprisingly solid though. Best of luck, and keep us up-to-date with the progress
ETA: You bought that for £200
. You've got me looking now...Edited by Otter Smacker on Wednesday 2nd February 23:18
Everytime I close the bootlid, rust particles fall onto the carpet inside.
I have a video of the car driving along if you want to see.
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