szabo_martin Report post Posted October 18, 2014 Awesome! Great to see a car being brought back to original! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo456 Report post Posted October 22, 2014 Many Thanks for all your kind words. Two pressing things to sort next are: 4 wheel alignment - seems the camber angles are greater on the drivers side than the passenger (both front and rear) - I'll need to sort a specialist to adjust/align this. air bag warning light (new part of MOT test in UK) - is permanently out at startup (wonder if last owner removed bulb?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleSeat Report post Posted October 22, 2014 Such a great story that this car found you to take care of it! Hopefully you can find someone for the alignment who will be super careful working around those wheels! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Report post Posted October 22, 2014 great job. Love the transformation that youve done with the car. Diablo's are incredible looking machines. Their look is timeless Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Report post Posted November 2, 2014 Car looks great. I'm glad you found the images of the damage, these were the same images I saw at a friends dealership all that time ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalACP82 Report post Posted November 3, 2014 Pics look great and what an amazing exterior color! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo456 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 late in October I got it professionally inspected to reclassify it from being an Insurance write-off (Cat D) in the UK, to a Category Inspected vehicle. Well today, I got the certificate sent to me, saying that it has passed the inspection, which was great news! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo128 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Nicely Done! Beautiful car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E7ITE Report post Posted November 12, 2014 congrats and what a beautiful colour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jota1995 Report post Posted November 12, 2014 Excellent work and gorgeous car. It's so good to see a Diablo fixed up properly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabloking Report post Posted November 12, 2014 OP.......you are doing God's work my friend!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonSays Report post Posted November 19, 2014 Great write up indeed ! I have something similar coming up in the next 2 years or so... Already dreading what they'll find on mine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaris64 Report post Posted November 25, 2014 Great work and great car choice. Let us know how the SV is to drive. Best Regards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMLAMBO Report post Posted December 19, 2014 Congrats! The Diablo SV is a beautiful car to begin with. Only 1 black Diablo SV here in Singapore that belongs to a good friend and I love his car, with all the analogue dials etc. Its good to see the SV has gone to you; a good home. With all that work put into it, with no compromise, not many times do we come across owners like yourself that makes this car all the more special and all that it deserves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Report post Posted August 30, 2015 Great stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo456 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 some more repairs the underside front under tray was flapping, seems the rear edge had snapped off. I had to drill out the old rivets, and pop rivet the new part on. Then I realised I was also missing the centre front cover, so I bought and fitted that too. the 2 panels were about £60 each from the dealer. I had thought about making in Carbon Fibre, but not worth the trouble at these prices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo456 Report post Posted October 9, 2015 driver foot rest panel was cracked badly at the foot rest - you can just see the crack which goes down most of the height of where you rest your foot. I decided to skin it in carbon fibre, so here you can see a partly complete photo.. and here prior to final sanding and clear coat being applied.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteout Report post Posted October 9, 2015 Great rebuild! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo-jota Report post Posted October 10, 2015 Great David, hope my pictures helped a bit. Which rivets do you used for the undertray panels? From factory these are black alloy/steel or black plastic rivets... Funny is we can´t find them in the parts manual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo456 Report post Posted October 16, 2015 Great David, hope my pictures helped a bit. Which rivets do you used for the undertray panels? From factory these are black alloy/steel or black plastic rivets... Funny is we can´t find them in the parts manual. I used 4mm x 8mm? alloy rivets I had lying around in my garage. Personally I wasn't very convinced about the rivets and with the central panel I reverted to M4.8x13 zinc coated tapered washered screws as used on the wheel arch liners. My 456GT has its plastic under trays screwed on in a similar fashion, and its a lot more solid. Rivet failure was what probably caused the original front side panel to come loose and break the back edge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeTruss Report post Posted October 16, 2015 Wonderful thread, Great rebuild!! Beautiful car you have, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMLAMBO Report post Posted January 7, 2016 Wonderful thread, Great rebuild!! Beautiful car you have, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_Brit Report post Posted January 7, 2016 Up for sale with Slades? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo456 Report post Posted January 10, 2016 Up for sale with Slades? no that was its sister car - Blu Scuro and Cream Leather - another one of nine 99 UK RHD SVs. sold around June/July time very quickly. I know the owner who sold it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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