Recent content by atreyu1

I've seen a 2008 GranTurismo 4.7 S auto that I could be interested in after previously owning a 4200. I've read the MC shift cars (with a clutch) don't have a gear lever where as all the Automatic cars do. Is this true? The car is advertised as an auto but only has two buttons on the center...

I've just added a picture' see if it's what you want.

As above. I have a new after market heater matrix for a 4200 which is surplus to requirements. Asking £25 plus carriage. Please pm me or call me on 07707 711461.

As above. I have a Maserati 4200 space saver spare wheel which looks like it's never been fitted. £100 c/w a new set of wheel studs to attach it with. Please pm me if interested.

Does anyone have any experience or opinions about the Formula Dynamics F1 enhancement module? My car is a 2003 4200 CC which I'm told has a slower gear change even in sport mode. I already have the Formula Dynamics box but just haven't got round to sending back to the factory to be set up for my...

I bought a radiator from Autodoc. There are two numbers on the invoice, one is the "article number" which is MR2002 and the "commodity code" which is 87089135. When I bought it a year ago it cost £170-57 GDP. If you google 87089135 you'll probably find there's more than one place listing it.

As you say it's not particularly difficult, I was just curious as to how many had done it themselves. As I'm replacing the engine radiator I thought it would be a good idea to do it at the same time. I am also changing the belt tensioner as again it's easier at this stage. The other thing I'm in...

Has anyone changed the auxillary drive belt on their car? As I've got the front bumper off the car in order to change the radiator I thought now might be a good time to change the belt on mine.

Could you put a post a picture of the ball joint splitter you are using? When I did mine I had to grind out the U shaped slot in the jaws until it would fit. I'm fairly sure that splitters with wider jaws are available. Try searching for commercial or light commercial vehicle splitters. There's...

As a retired aircraft engineer I absolutely agree with your comments. Something that I and my colleagues were always on the lookout for. Cracks of any kind can be fatal. I would advocate the use of a file though rather than a grinder, finished off with emery paper.

You're welcome but I forgot to say that there are 'C' shaped shims at either side of the front and rear wishbone bushes. You must get these back in the same order in which they came out or you'll lose the correct alignment on that particular wishbone.

I've removed the front shock absorbers on my 4200 and I think that the 3200 is the same. The 4 nuts at the top are relatively easy to get at. The lower part is slightly more difficult. You have to get the bottom wishbone out of the way, so anti roll bar off which is easy and bottom wishbone off...

Yes I agree and a set of drawings or a dimension'd sketch would be a good idea to make life easier for anyone else attempting to do this. I'll ask my son if he'll produce a CAD drawing of the brackets and that could possibly find a home somewhere on this forum?

Thanks Navcorr that's very useful. I think I've enough info now to make some new brackets. I would never have guessed that the main support brackets are held on with double sided tape. I hope they used industrial strength stuff.

Thanks for that. Pictures would be really helpful. could you tell me how the support bar is attached to the bumper? There's a dense foam strip behind the remains of the support bar and the rusty strip seems to have attached itself to that. If I could remove it without damaging the plastic bumper...