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  1. lambertius

    How the MC12 was designed

    So who on the forum owns one of these bad boys?
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    Window Regulator Repair

    So who would've guessed that I had another broken part on my car... The driver's side window reg has been busted since I bought it. At some point in the past it was repaired - and badly. So I've picked a regulator off of a wrecker, and I've dismantled and reassembled it reinforced to replace...
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    Headlight Refurb

    So one of the mysteries of my car is that it had the wrong headlights. There has never been any indication as to why, the car is currently in the body shop and is completely dismantled and there is absolutely no evidence that it has been in an accident. So far my best guess is that they were...
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    Do you have to lift off when changing gear? Tell me your transmission woes...

    As I've been digging through my transmission issues I've had my car apart three times and learnt a lot about the different data points that the TCU provides. I'm trying to further improve that understanding so tell me what issues you've had and how you have resolved them! I'm particularly...
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    Does you AC blow, but it also sucks? - The great AC upgrade! (Especially if you're in Australia)

    Hallo Comrades! So my car is black, and I live in Australia. This is a bad decision on a good day (living in Australia, black looks sick af) so on the bad days when it is 30+ the cars' interior regularly exceeds 65 degrees. Considering where I live that is about 1/3 of the year, so the car is...
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    Does anyone want brand new replacement headlight lenses?

    I was complaining about having to polish the acrylic lenses to a friend of mine and he suggested that it might be worth getting the lenses remade altogether (he works for a company that makes fibre optic equipment). He put me in contact with a manufacturer in China which will do low volume (but...
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    Why I'm Making My Own Brakes

    One of the (many) issues with my car is that it needs new brake rotors. Initially this didn't bother me, the OEM rotors are engineered sub-par and selecting a new rotor would be one of many improvements over the initial engineering, fit and finish. Little did I know that Fiat had intentionally...
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    Fixing Up Switch/Down Switch p1745/1748

    I wanted to make a video of this but I still look like I went 15 seconds with Mike Tyson (lets be honest, I probably wouldn't have even lasted that long) after getting my wisdom teeth yanked. One of the (many) issues with my car was a transmission error code relating to there being a 'down...
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    4200/GP/QP Transmission and Ancillaries

    The early QP M139 transmission is the same as the 4200/GS right? I know the GS had a taller 6th gear than the 4200 but otherwise all ancillaries (pumps, accumulators, actuator lines etc) are the same between all three cars, and the transmissions could be swapped between all three cars (if you...
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    Making My Own Control Arms

    So I've got the dreaded control arm play in the rear end of my car. This makes me sad. Unfortunately the costs for replacements are very unreasonable. The pattern part from Eurospares is only available on the lower arm, and with the exchange rate being double that adds up to way too much for...
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    Brake Rotor Thickness

    I was measuring the thickness of my rotors, and I was wondering if anyone could confirm the new out-of-the-box thickness? My service history indicates the rotors have been skimmed previously, so I can't know for sure if my measurements are correct, combined with multiple different claims in...
  12. lambertius

    Alternative Radiator?

    Hello Brains Trust! In my quest to fix my car I cam across this ebay item. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MASERATI-4200-COUPE-CP-SPIDER-QP-RADIATOR-COMPLETE-ALUMINUM/283297954599?hash=item41f5dfbb27:g:wUQAAOSwwXRcDmQV It seems like a bit of a random thing to exist - I was wondering if anyone has...
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    Hill Engineering Ball Joints

    Hey hey hey, So does anyone know about, tried, tested or have an opinion on the replacement ball joints at Hill Engineering? I need to replace a joint on an upper control arm and I want to know is this aftermarket part worth it or did Maserati really make the arm disposable? Cheers...
  14. lambertius

    Transmission Oil

    Hello Comrades, What transmission oil do you use/recommend? Much Obliged
  15. lambertius

    Installing Larini Mufflers

    I know I'm about a decade late to the party for the heyday with these cars, but I'm happy I have one :) If it helps anyone in the future this is how you change the mufflers
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    Firing Order

    Does anyone know what the firing order on this engine is? Cheers
  17. lambertius

    FS: Gransport/Coupe Skyhook

    Full set of Skyhook - £1000 + shipping.
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    FS: Gransport Steering wheel. 1x Blue 3x Black

    I found these while searching for parts to restore my own car. Prices are from $600USD- $1200USD because they came from various wreckers. Cheers