Ferrari 208 Turbo Restoration thread

[WalkerSport]

Long Term WalkerSport Project.

We have aquired a 8616Km (from new) Ferrari 208 Turbo, this 2 litre V8 is quite a rare little thing, she has had a light knock in the O/S/F which has only damaged the box section wing carrier and nose of the car. The previous owner bought the car as a project, but died (after collecting a lot of rare parts) and the car was left (not the best conditions) under a carport for 7 years. Time for WalkerSport to bring her back to her former glory. She is HPI clear and ready for some love and attention.

Basic Specification;

Ferrari 208 GTB Turbo Nero LHD. 1991 cc Ferrari V8 Quad Cam, Single KKK turbo charger which operates at tiny 0.6 bar. Engine derivative F106D, 220BHP and 1284kg's.

One of only 437 cars ever produced worldwide.

She came to us in a pretty sorry state, but definately a viable rescue.

 

[WalkerSport]

The rear was mainly surface rust and damp corrosion from below...

 

[WalkerSport]

Engine bay will require a full recomissoning, surprisingly she still starts and runs (holding our breath for the belts sake!)..

 

[WalkerSport]

The interior is very good and will come back to a high level without any major works, the only real marks are from things being stored in the car..

 

[WalkerSport]

We are still trying to source the cars full history (we know some, but not everything), any help greatly appreciated!! Such a shame for a cracking little car, luckily kilometers are in her favor...

 

[WalkerSport]

Ok, so lets identify the main problem area's, We have highlighted them in grey primer..

 

[WalkerSport]

Since aquiring the little 208 I have been torn on whether to reconstruct the original panels - which would be a great deal of work and still give a compromised final finish or whether I should replace it and after consulting Steve W (cheques in the post Steve - posted on the day of the Strike I'm afraid :grin We have managed to aquire a new (used) front end - it just so happens that the cut in sector is exactly were I would like to cut the 208's panel out..

 

[WalkerSport]

With many thanks to Prosport - for the 308 front end and the new deep front spoiler (below) we are nearing the strip down process. I have penciled a date in February for the main bodywork project to begin, the engine will be lifted just before christmas as an early present to unwrap. :thumbsup: Lets hope it snows soon so I can play when we're a little quieter.

 

[WalkerSport]

We did ask the Ferrari Pirelli Classic race series if we could run the little 2 litre - but we received a flat NO! as the series runs a non turbo policy....shame because if we turned the turbo up from .65 bar to 1.2 bar we would achieve a pretty healthy BHP figure, although we would also have proper 1980's monster turbo lag! but hey..it would have been interesting!

 

[WalkerSport]

Time for the interior strip down, 10 minutes here and 5 minutes there....this is a long term project you know! :laugh:

 

[WalkerSport]

New windscreen and surround has arrived, they are very difficult to remove without damage / cracking so we aquired one just in case. The windscreen needs to be removed as the bulkhead needs refurbishment and we could not reach all the corrosion area without removal.

In a moment of enthusiasm we bought a new bonnet for her to save refurbishing the old one....without thinking we bought a RHD one - which have a different offset for the wiper arms....So if anyone is looking for a 308 RHD bonnet - we have one.:thumbsup:

T.

 

[markst]

its looking good ......:thumbsup:

 

[voicey]

Looks like you're making good progress. Will you be doing the bodywork yourself or contracting it out?

 

[RobC]

This is the start of another Great thread,Well done Tim:thumbsup:

 

[rmdferrari]

Interesting project on a rare car.... will definitely be keeping an eye on this. Thanks Tim. :thumbsup:

 

[cgt]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Nosevi]

Tim, remember you mentioning this project a while ago, great to see it's off and running. :thumbsup:

 

[WalkerSport]

Looks like you're making good progress. Will you be doing the bodywork yourself or contracting it out?

HI Voicey,

Its an in house job to keep me busy if we have a quiet moment or two. :thumbsup: so don't expect great progress on a daily basis, I am expecting her to take the best part of 12 months.

T.

 

[Dazza]

HI Voicey,

Its an in house job to keep me busy if we have a quiet moment or two. :thumbsup: so don't expect great progress on a daily basis, I am expecting her to take the best part of 12 months.

T.

What's your plan when you finish her Tim?

 

[sweeni]

Luvin this :thumbsup: