Ferrari 308 - I Got Stung Rebuilding this Project !!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
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The Ferrari 308 project finally starts to look like the euro spec car I wanted, but what problems will arise this time ?
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I got to hand it to you, really well done, this sort of work is tedious, time consuming and at times incredibly frustrating, every corner you turn or every problem you overcome, there is another right around the corner, but you just keep pressing on and solving all these issues.....Just brilliant to see. You gotta love Superformance right!! They always have what you're looking for...
Thanks Kevin
What I love the most is the amount of "idgaf if its a ferrari" there is in this build. Zipties, wonky jack and some bungee cords. That exhaust is going in no matter what.
Try the Finnish trick for the -spawns of hell- wasps:
1. Put a bowl of water near their general area
2. Dip a kitchen towel (those water-soaking ones) in beer or a soft drink which has sugar
3. Hang that towel on top of the bowl of water on a stick or something, just above the water
Wait a day or two and get rid of 100 dead wasps. Replace the cloth with a new one, if some wasps still remain.
Thank you for your fine idea Hope you all are okay up there in Finland.
You can also use a lighter and a spray can of carb cleaner.
Man, you've gotta get yourself a can of wasp killer spray! Either at dawn or dusk you just spray it into the nest and you're all set. No reason to break the nest apart and get stung a bunch! 308 looks great!
No kidding, why risk your well being for a $3 can of wasp/hornet spray.🐝
Hi Scott, I really love your videos they have become such a great reference guide to me doing my own repairs on my cars. I currently have a 77 Gtb 83 GTS QV and 87 TR which I just installed a Tubi exhaust on. Took my gtb for a ride the other day put the windows down and when I got it back home, passenger side window is stuck down. So I will be performing the lubrication fix you did on yours . Thank you love the channel. The Euro look on the 308 looks great .
good luck ,let me know how you get one. Just be careful of those window cables and take some pics before you start just incase one comes off the pulley
Lubrication trick, what episode was that? I think my car needs that as well.
I’m really impressed by your willingness and ability to fabricate and modify parts to fit your car at home. Really inspiring mate. Cheers
Samcrac would leave that exhaust on the cable ties and call the job done 😂
Get samcrac to help. He's good at nxxxxrigging stuff.
Are those Samcrac’s flip flops?
Dont forget the panelbonding glue
I like Crac, the things he does you'd most likely never even notice the difference.
Baba Booey if you’re stevie wonder...
you can kill wasps easily and quickly by mixing dishwashing liquid with water in a spray bottle. Use 1 part washing liquid to 10 parts water. Set spray bottle to "stream" (not mist) and squirt the wasps. As soon as you hit them in the air with the stream of liquid they will fall to the ground. Cover them with more liquid. Basically the liquid stops them breathing and they die quickly......maybe in 10 sec or less. Us a bucket of liquid and throw whole bucket on the nest. That will do the job. Its a cheap, bio friendly solution, that kills the wasps quickly
hey Scott, now you can weld and fabricate, you can cut and weld the exhaust to make it fit! Save yourself a fortune on custom fab.
Scott, top tip for Killing a whole wasps nest- stand at a safe distance and empty a can of RAID into the entrance to the nest. The wasps will be dead by next morning. it doesn't even have to be RAID wasp and fly killer, even the ant and cochroach killer will kill the whole nest. Just empty the WHOLE can at the entrance to the nest. BTW, done at your own risk, this is not advice, just what has worked for me. If you're at all sensible you will call a pest removal service.
So amazing to see where this car has gotten to after being on board since the very first video. Great work, Scott!
Such a superb project this.
Thanks Patrick
Starting to take shape now, black and orange, black and orange......!
She’s looking soooo good.... real credit to you, cars great as well ! All jokes aside lovin the build 👍
Lol
Well done on the reconfig, Scott. Take care with wasps and hornets, especially now that there are murder hornets in the UK. You think wasp spray may be more effective than a shaken stick?
Stick? Really? Careful because you can develop an allergy.
Hold a flame in front of a spray can of carb cleaner or starter fluid. Very effective and satisfying. Works best with a torch lighter in case there's wind.
@@NickKautz Works well that also (and I'm not kidding..) suck them up with a Dyson and dispose of as you wish 👍
@@matthewbell1968 Or there's this : ua-cam.com/video/07rtBip9ixk/v-deo.html
I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me!
You have the patience of a saint!.......I spat my dummy out of the pram refitting the rear seat in my Capri mid week. The neighbour said she thought I'd invented some new swear words and apparently at one point I shook my fist at the sky and said 'what did I ever do to deserve this'. I'm ok now
When it come to pissed off stinging insects , I go with Cpl Hicks, "Take off and Nuke em from orbit" - congrats on carrying on , superb work as always
Its the only way to be sure...
Nice Aliens quote. Love that movie.
Mate, find the wasp nest and buy a tube of ant powder. Cut the top off the tube and dump the whole lot into the nest. Tape the tube to the end of a broom handle too👍
Scott, what an amazing project ! You are a patient guy in doing all this work. You have our moral support. The wasp nest distraction makes the video even better. Excellent job as usual.
Perseverance is the key. Wasps or not!! Excellent work! 😍
When you say at the beginning, go get yourself a cuppa, I always pause the video and go make one.
that's what I love the hear ...well done
You really need an impact wrench. you've got at least 6 cars, thats a lot of wheel nuts to do by hand.
Mans had 6 hands
Great video mate! The 308/328's are the best driving Ferraris out there imo.
Thanks, yes they really are cool cars
When I watch your videos I'm always left wondering why on earth you don't get yourself a functioning garage with some proper equipment. Hats off to your endeavour though and good to see some good quality parts going back in to the car.
Great progress. I know you've go two trolley jacks in the mix, but jackstand please. Or throw the wheel under the car. Thanks for the great content.
Looking good, nice one Scott, looking forward to the next one. Thanks
Love your channel - thanks! Really cool how much work you can actually do yourself on a Ferrari.
Looking good, and mad props, as always, to a fellow driveway mechanic.
Are you not worried how far the tailpipes now extend past the rear bumper? It looks like they were made for the American spec bumper.
No that’s actually quite normal on the sports exhaust
I just love this cars, the feel more real somehow
I just know that the exhaust tips will drive you nuts LOL. Well done though. You need a buddy to clean up and POR15 one side of the frame while you work on the other...so much work for one person!
I saw you have all the suspension bushes but when will you get to renew them and the possible changes to the steering geometry that may follow ? In the absence of a 308QV workshop manual, I am relying on you to go first !!
The channel is just awesome
For all the cost of these machines such a pity Ferrari didn’t use stainless steel for all these pipes and the exaust too
They are now 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.... upgrades
Just wow you’re a fabricator and restorer par excellence - looking great and can’t wait to hear the 308 roar back to life soon :)
Thanks 👍
Nice one Scott, keep up the great work 👍🏻
The video was a real buzz 🐝 😂
Hi, we have an '85 Euro completely stock. Let me know if I can help with some photos around that rear end, exhaust mounts etc. Fun video! Lots of differences between the US and Euro. Franny
Hi Franny, I've watched many of your excellent channel videos for a long time. This help would be great. could you possibly ping me a message at scott@ratarossa.com
Seriously I'd only be surprised if a vintage Ferrari project budget didn't end up blowing out. A friend inherited an F355 and thought he'd keep it as a weekend drive, the car appeared to be in excellent condition well maintained by his uncle with low mileage however after a couple of drives he noticed smoke /fumes coming from the engine bay he took it in to be checked and got a quote for $25k to fix replace the timing belt ( An engine-out procedure), cracked headers, numerous water leaks, perished suspension bushes.
Some of these cheap supercars you may be able to afford to buy but owning/running them is a different matter?
Great Progress! Nice Work
Hahahaha Loved the attempt to be Bear Grylls with the wasps 😂😂
Love watching your vids Scott. Excellent progress!
when fitting any exhaust to any car never tighten any of the fittings until everything is assembled!
Maybe should have smoked the wasps, before destroying their nest? Great project btw, good luck with it, 308 is an amazing car when it's up and running!
Do you not think those pipes are sticking too far out? When backing up they are the first thing that will make contact, way before the bumper hits anything!
Loving the hands on Ferrari videos.
This project its getting better every day.
It would be interesting seeing a team rewiew of both your's and number 27's 308 and see the difference between a carbs car and a quattrovalvole one and your impressions about it
Thanks for the motivational TED Talk. I'm now re-inspired to get back onto my exhaust upgrade for my 1970 SS El Camino. No garage nor pad here though -- gravel. I move a few steel plates around as bases for the jacks and stands.
It can all be done with a bit of thought
Wondering if you could have used the bits of the US valence wheel arches as templates to cut down the Euro valence.
@@dabeefful stupidly i didn't think ahead and really cut up the top part of the us valance to get it out the car, would have been the way to go though
Ratarossa - oops - though I tend to over think things to the point of distraction.
@@Ratarossa Hey, re your exhaust fitment. Now that you have all (except for the hangers) bolted up, if you loosen all of the donut joints, you may find that you will then have enough play to center everything. Good luck.
Gotta watch those wasps. They'll get you every time. That 308 is great! Can't wait to see the fun you'll have with the 911, though.
LOL !!! When you said fuel pipe, I was thinking ( that is one hell of a big fuel line ) then realized it was the fueling pipe for when you add fuel
Good progress m8 another great video 👍
The 308 is such a great looking car
Great job! Nice to get rid of those ugly us-bumpers.
Great content Scott. When i saw the title i thought you'd been ripped off by a supplier.....not attacked by insects!! Seriously though mate, use axle stands as well as the trolley jack, look what happened to Number 27 a few weeks ago!! it's not worth the risk to machine or life mate.
scientists have proven that wasps recognise eachother by mapping the differences in their faces. It goes for other animals like humans.....They'll be back (in a Terminator voice)....conversion looking awesome by the way..
Pretty sure that putty stuff was called metal magic
Love the build but please use stands we just lost a guy here jack failed no stands
Looking good.
Take your time - its not heavy - just weighs as much as the moons dark side!!
Lol, I edited that bit but had been laying there holding it for a couple of mins
Looking good man !
I love watching your videos Scott. Always nice to see someone bring back theses cars from the grave. Cheers mate
cheers Neil
To get rid of the wasps... Just use some dish soap and water, spray it on them ... they die within a minute.
Great job Scott, really pleased for you that this build is coming together 👍. Bit late but good tip for wasps nest, fill it full of expanding foam😉. Good informative vid and the changes to suit a euro spec from US spec...
good to see the old intro back
I greatly admire your worth ethic bud, but the more I watch this series I can't help but think anyone considering buying a US Spec then converting to euro spec will think "do you know what .. think I'll just find a cheap euro 308 and save myself a world of pain 🤣and that's without the wasps! Little yellow B******ds! The aerosol wasp nest spray works great but they come for you. My solution was a sheet with 2 small eye holes creating the worlds worst comedy ghost impression.. spray then run !
Lol yes, believe it or not I have actually done this conversation before on another 308. Sucker for punishment me
Brilliant work!! Love the progress so far and I'm looking forward to the next video!!
really enjoying you're channel thank you ;)
Ya! garden hose with the super atomizing geizer in one hand and the weedburner feather duster flame in the other. Full face helmet ( I like the RST rainsuit) its slightly insulated so your duration in the play house wont be long. well now that said
Hey and I would think about packing those pipes with sand and heating and bending. those cooling tubes probly could be bent from grade 5 6al4v titanium no not kidding thinest stuff you can find dont ever let your coolent get acidic( gotta be a zinc in the system the old chevys that that thermostat housing was like $6 bucks at the dealer cause it also functioned as the system anode) woulda used that microwave box as the template patern for that cut out just 2" pony clamped(home depot brand) it to the valence or made a 5 mm ply patern that car rocks real fun to watch i so need that vpn thing
You appear to love to give advice. I have some advice for you mate, learn to use commas and periods. It isn't that difficult.
@@lmnopxyz5796 coming from Lmnop xyz thats f-ing hiarious govnuh
looking like me working on my car. outside., semi public, by myself, two jacks and cardboard... lol.
Paper template would have been easy to get the frame for testing.
Bees- pollenate, make honey and might sting you
Wasps- just a-holes
I was just thinking. I know all 308's are different, but I never seen the manifold pipes go outside the main frame. Mine are on the inside... ...oh well, that's Ferrari. 🙈👍
Maybe I missed it, but why doesn't the rear valance fit properly? Is it because the valance was usually assembled early in the cars manufacture process and it's not able to be retrofitted easily?
Good effort with the tools on the 308 and the stick vs wasp nest 😎
Looking good !!!
Euro version looks so good, what a fun project.
Why on earth do you not invest in a scissor lift ,it would save a lot of the groveling about with a Jack.
It’s on my Christmas list 👍🏻
Hell of a job gettin that down the chimney !
Rocka tansky lol
Well done mate, 👍
Curious as to why you don't put a carport on the front of your garage for another two cars to be out of the weather?
Good question!
@@Ratarossa and maybe some height in the roof line so a hoist can be installed. 👌 🤔
I never thought the US and Euro cars were that much different👍🏼
I dunno this videos got it all-cars wildlife and gorgeous women-this guys got it made 😀😀😀👍👍👍
Sorry, can't help looking at the 308 with the front bumper off and thinking it looks clean like a 365/512 bbi. I think the same would work for the back... lowered, maybe wheel spacers. Is it possible to make it just a bit bb? Anyone tried that before? Back around 85 we had a few cool cars in the village, a 512bbi, another guy had 2 mereks and 2 gamma coupes ( I think reliability issues) and odd ball Mercedes 280se 2 door estate (not a funeral car). Come to think the guy opposite us had a roller, 2 RR vogues exactly the same and 2 escort 1.6 ghia, both again exactly the same. Yes I did partake in some fun back in the day but I was completely sober back then. Great times. Back on topic. Would be really good to see you do some interesting body mods to a 308 without killing it. Something sympathetic and stylish.
Nice Job Scott 👍🏻
Great stuff. Nearly there. When is it booked in for paint?
I’m just going to finish a few more bits and then book it in
The car as is, has the badge it deserves.
My wife would kill me for doing that on the chairs......great job bud...👍👏
damn looks good. I'm old so have seen a lot of Ferraris, and one thing of classic Ferrari's that has stuck me from the beginning is the hot sexy quad exhaust standing proud from the rear. also luv that about the E-type too. gets me every time...
wasps u can get ridoff with smoke
Thanks Scott i love a black 308 good work i look forward to hearing it :))
The title of this video made me think you'd been sold some hooky parts. But no! Another kind of sting. Those wasps certainly made a mistake drawing attention to themselves like that, but at least you discovered them and got stung, not your little kiddie! Good luck getting shot of them
Exactly my thoughts thank goodness it was me and not my daughters going into their playhouse
Great work as always sir.
Wow, what a difference a day makes :) Job well done! Time to get yourself a nice workshop, where you can work regardless of showers and thunderstorms!
Can't believe how much of a PITA this conversion has turned into, must admit I expected it would be much easier, really surprised at how much difference there is between a EDM and USDM model!
Love the way Lexi just knew exactly what was coming when she got out the car 😂 Top lady.
Curious what your plans are with this one when it's done? Selling or keeping?
I had hornets problem once killed the m brake cleaner
"Just got the fuel pipe on".
WAR !!!!!
Love it!! Looking good!!👏🏽👍🏼😊
is the exhaust touching the frame? This will provoke bad rattling noises.
No not the frame just currently the rear valance on one corner .... I should be able to rectify that though
Wasps? You did the wrong thing, approach them at night, they are less active, pour diesel onto nest, spray Raid all around. No more wasps for a time.
Lookin good!
Great to see good progress and admire your confidence to overcome 'problems'. But at end of video noticed the vile yellow spotlights, which I trust will be discarded or at least covered?
Spray the nest with a full large can of WD40 (yes really) soak the nest, leave for a day. No wasps
If you start up the 308and run it you can smoke out those nasty wasps.