Maserati project started

[lanciamatt]

I thought I'd start a post about latest project. It's a maserati 4.24v biturbo, not UK registered yet and I've a few bits to sort out, cambelt etc to do, bit suspension work and sort electrics out. It's only done 30k miles. Heater control panel does nothing, and it crunches into 4th.

[Alfamale]

Love these Mazzers. Good luck with your project, Look forward to reading your adventures with this.

 

This is one I was offered in Oria, Italy last year. That was a 4.24 same as yours, in quite a state and owner wanted €8k for it.

 

[lanciamatt]

I don't know what the story with it is, but underneath car and under bonnet looks like it has never been wet, zero corrosion underneath, everything like new. Parts arnt cheap though, 70quid for track rod end.

[panhard65]

Nice Maser the fuse boxes used to give a lot of trouble in these so worth checking there first for electrical faults. The cambelts are pretty easy to do with no special tools required. Enjoy !

[Six-cylinder]

You are not alone on here, I believe there are 3 other BiTurbos including our 425. 

[320touring]

Oh, hello!

 

Nice one:) good luck with it!

[lanciamatt]

It's needs a heater control panel, or I'll repair it if poss, only full speed works, on other buttons except recirc every now and again. Suspect dry solder or something

[The Moog]

Thread has been bookmarked.

 

Looking forward to following the progress

[DSdriver]

Has Mr Bo11ox still got his biturbo?

[hairnet]

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Maserati-Biturbo-heater-resistor-ELKAB-2-310517-13/163463761932?hash=item260f33100c:g:rQUAAOSwAThcLIyX:rk:1:pf:0

 

any heater not just masers itll be that

 

citroens and fiats all suffer with the stuck in full thing

[hairnet]

just pinch bits off 6 cyls maser he'll not notice

[lanciamatt]

It's the control / buttons. When you press the touch buttons nothing happens

[lanciamatt]

The unit above the radio

[hairnet]

yours is flash no dials

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163456954093

 

*falls over

[sutty2006]

There was one of these on a rally I did in 2017

[Uncle Jimmy]

Of course it's only done 30k mls it's a bloody Maserati FFS!

[MorrisItalSLX]

I LOVE Biturbos! Definitely on my bucket list.

 

Yours looks fantastic and I look forward to seeing more of it.

 

We need more interior pictures!

[Six-cylinder]

just pinch bits off 6 cyls maser he'll not notice

 

Fortunately ours is an early simpler version so is different.

 

With you about it is lucky we keep our carburettor in a large aluminium box! 

[John F]

Oh NOES!

 

Many, many sympathies for getting one of these ace, fragile, stressful but beautiful moneypits.

 

See some of my earlier posts about how much fun you can have chasing rot around them. I pity you, and in many respects I am you.

 

Solidarity, bro.

 

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[John F]

Can you record your attempt to get full breakdown coverage for one of these?

 

I have it with my insurance... seriously. And I've used it before (obv.)

[John F]

BTW cambelt is dead easy on these.

 

Let me know if you need to borrow my cam locking tool

 

 

[wuvvum]

While we're all posting pictures of our Biturbos...

 

[spartacus]

Lanciamatt earlier...

 

 

Seriously though, that looks like a well looked after example. It's boxy enough to say '80's saloon, but swoopy enough to say fast car. Ace.

[vaughant]

Awesome machine, always loved these (what film was it the baddies car in???).

 

Can't believe how many folk on here have one, rich bastard's !!!

[Dippy]

Never knew sommuch posh shite was owned on here, great cars look forward to the updates.

[SiC]

 

I've always wondered this, but why do Italian Speedos and Rev counters always not sit at zero?

They seem to have the end stop around the 5-10mph/500rpm mark.

[Formula Autos]

Awesome machine, always loved these (what film was it the baddies car in???)!

Licence to Kill - the second Timothy Dalton Bond film, from 1989.

[mark1986]

Loving all these interior shots, something about the wood/leather contrast on these that is just spot on. 

[lanciamatt]

That's my old 420 in the pics above

[lanciamatt]

That's my old 420 in the pics above