Ham Fisted Home Mechanic 'Rebuilds' Ferrari V8 In a Single Garage
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I've struggled for months rebuilding the engine of my Ferrari 308 in my tiny garage with no previous experience. Finally the day has come to try and start it up but not without a few last scares...
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Seeing the nut of doom slowly emerge into the daylight again was perhaps one of the most dramatic moments in recent You'Tude history - Hitchcock could not have managed it better!
I actually held my breath- realised after!
@@aspectabove I was doing the same!
Same here! The suspense was bordering on the unbearable...can only imagine how elated Jack felt when that nut was out!
@@kipsome45 Same here ! All the while, I was figuring in my head the consequences if he could'nt retrieve it.
Like, Ok, oil passages, up and down the block, then the pump, then... Freaking moments ! 😱
He nearly dropped it too by pulling out from a narrower gap. It was nail biting!
I didn't think anything would beat the emotions of when you retrieved the nut from the bowels of the engine (been there, done that), but hearing that engine fire up and seeing your reaction was simply unreal. On behalf of every guy or gal who picked up a spanner and said "I think I can fix this" a million thanks for that moment at 04:15. Well done Jack. Very, very well done!!
It's just flippin brilliant 😁👍
I know that feeling when a magnet actually works and solves you a massive problem. I'm very pleased for you!
Pleased..
@@resnonverba137 sorted
@@ConquerDriving Good man :)
That's a tool Jack definitely needs to keep in his toolbox 🧰
My father-in-law, a farmer’s son, vehicle tinkerer and most importantly a mechanical engineer, gave me an entire set (15 or so) of different magnetic pick-ups that he had cobbled together over decades to remove nuts, washers, etc… that he’d dropped over the years. It is a much treasured collection.
Congratulations. Your unbridled enthusiasm and sense of pride was irremovable from your face. Well done.
10:15 About time you had some good luck, Jack! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Most definitely!!
@@Number27 It sounds ace with that exhaust and open carbs! Get some Ramair foam filters on it and a dyno setup! Sod the neighbours! LOL
Maybe a frustrating process but made for a superb video series.
Start up sounded surprisingly smooth. Already better than I have ever heard it before.
I'm so glad for you Jack. To hear the Influenzo bark into life was great.
Sitting in my car waiting for my son to finish football training and I am literally weeping with joy that the nut came out of the gallery! 🥲🥲🥲
I think my sigh of relief was as big as yours when that nut appeared from the depths of the engine! Well done Jack.
Amazing! So pleased for you. Save of the century with the errant nut!
That little ticking noise when the nut was attracted to the magnet... the relief I felt! Can't imagine how you must have felt! I love the fact that you act like a numptie sometimes and still include it in the video, Jack! It's great seeing you get this car going again, and thanks for making these videos!
So love this car, and seeing your personal, and sometimes emotional connection with it. It's been a beautiful journey to watch so far. Congrats to you on your hard work and perseverance so far...looking forward to seeing the Influenzo ripping some asphalt soon! When you get it done, please bring it to the states so I can drive it!!! 😂😂
Blimey when you were fishing out that nut I was worried your putty mod would come off,llooks like you’ve been playing operation.Congratulations on that little bugger starting up,well done! 👍
Well done Jack, you been through the mill with this one, a lot would have given up and would have seen it up for sale as spares or repairs, but you've got the old gal up and running again. I raise my glass to you mate, top job 👍
I actually smiled with you when you retrieved that nut, then when all the marks lined up after a few manual revolutions and then when it burst into life. You’re an inspiration to all home mechanics with big dreams and tiny garages.
That little 'clack' noise made me very happy! :)
An avalanche of memories came flowing through as I watched you work through this episode, Jack. Good, bad, and ugly. The sheer joy and euphoria when the engine kicks over. The agony when some bonehead move kicked me in the family jewels, followed by immeasurable relief when I managed to rescue myself from it. I’ve asked myself many times over the decades why I do this to myself. It’s for two moments. When it starts, and when I’m driving it down the road after a period of fiddling, knowing I managed to do it, once again. Thank you for running me through those memories. Well done! Most excellent! 👍👍
That is awesome work mate. Great to see it all back together and running. I know your relief well when you screw something up but you manage to fix it. Good stuff.
Thank Jeff!! Still planning a call when I start to repair the small rust.. I’ll be in touch!
@@Number27 Always happy to help :D
“Bernie the bolt!?” & the nightmare! Saved by the magnet! Gosh Jack, you need a medal! Your perseverance astounds me on this mad Italian machine! As most DIY people, would have given up! Well done & good for you!!
Thank you Ranjan!!
Woohoo!!!! Fantastic news!!! So chuffed for you.
Thank you!!
OMG....my heart sank when you lost that nut!...having done the same on an MGF....what a relief when you got it out !!! Well done. Great viewing.
You need to patent that bendy putty magnety nut retrieval tool asap. Hats off to you I can only begin to imagine how low you must have felt at that point and also the bravery to commit it to video for us all to see. Then to see you turn it around and the sheer joy. Makes brilliant content. Look forward to seeing this beauty back on the road.
That nut or bolt dropping down into the engine can and does happen even in the best run Pro-workshops. Magnets to the rescue.
Rebuilt and breathed new life into automotive engines for over fifty years now, be they a single cylinder Motor Cycle engine back in the 1960s, more recently Rover and MG Petrol T and K series turbos or others, I will never tire of that first successful start up after rebuild experience when the machine bursts into healthy life reborn.
You clearly had that DEEP JOY experience here too. Worth all the time and effort. All being well, it will soon be the Ferrari that Jack built.
Great recovery with that nut.
The emotional rollercoaster !! The final plot twist with the screw in the oil gallery was a nail biter . Loved the happy ending. Such a feel good series .
Glad you’re enjoying it, thanks Nick!!
Great news Jack.
Thank you Judi! Have a great weekend and thanks for watching!
Oh Jack, the moment the nut appeared on that magnet, priceless!!! I was so happy for you, it’s made my day👍 Hope to see her running soon🤞
Ahhhh what am absolute result Jack - well done that man!!!!!! I think all us watching this punched the air in delight for you after all your trials and tribulations. Brilliant start to the weekend! Have fun :-)
Talk about a rollercoaster ride with that nut!!!!!! So chuffed you managed to fish it out, what a save!!!!!!
Over the moon when you fired it up, really pleased for you and it’s a reward for all your hard work. Top bloke!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I Jumped up and punched the air! Yessss the nut is out!!!!
you shouldn't talk about Jack like that......he doesn't get out much.
It was the best feeling ever!!
There’s nothing more satisfying than turning the key and hearing it burst into life.
Hats off to you Jack, a cracking job 👍 your smile at the end says it all
The blood, sweat and tears are finally starting to pay off! Great news👍
It's fantastic to see the engine running again. Well done! :) The replaced head could fix the poor top end running issue. Coolant was obviously getting in through the crack and could have been cooling the combustion on that cylinder. I have seen something similar on a very slightly warped head on a volvo engine before.
One happy bunny! Very lucky one too with that nut!
The tension, the suspense, the sitting on the edge of the sofa. It was more nerve wracking than watching the worlds best, most exciting thriller! When the nut appeared on the end of the magnet, I don't think Ive been more relieved. I even let out a little 'yehaaa!; and fist punched the air! Gripping stuff mate lol
Made up for you Jack, great effort and well worth the heartache.
I held my breath when you where fishing the nut out, so relieved to see it appear. Sounds lovely too, you have done a fantastic job.
What a bit of overdue luck with that nut Jack! I'm over the moon for you buddy 😃👍
My heart went out to you when you dropped that nut into the engine. I did the same once on a v12 jag, dropped the ceramic part of a spark plug down the plug hole. Magnet obviously wouldn’t work, spent hours teasing it out with two lengths of welding rod
Well that was a Tardelli moment! 😉
Tardelli has to be one of the best goal celebrations ever...Spain '82..what a World Cup...
@@PompeyMatt17 the best Brazilian team I have ever seen
Patient, clever build-up and then the decisive confident strike at just the right moment.....
@@johnmoruzzi7236 some of the best technically gifted players, Zico Socrates Falcao Junior and a true magician called Eder, he scored some of the best goals I have ever seen.
@@miamimo70 What’s Brazil got to do with it ? Italy v W Germany. Brazil were out....
What a relief it was seeing the little nut emerge from the void of doom!!!!
And what a great job you did on getting it to (pre)run so good... the soundtrack was very promising so I am waiting with anticipation for the next vid... Massive respect for you Jack! really a great job! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Always interesting
Thanks KSL!
Nice to see it going together & epic save getting the errant nut.
Congratulations Jack! In all the Universe, there is no better sound than the "clack" when the magnet-on-a-stick catches the prey. I had to do that last year on my 2CV, when a tiny screwdriver vanished behind the flywheel. Whew 😅 !
As a man who dropped a shim from cylinder 6 of S54 exhaust valve in to an oil gallery....I fully sympathize!!! Glad you made that magnificent recovery!!! I was able to fish mine out with the telescopic magnetic stem from an interchangeable screwdriver. Congratulations Jack!
Wow the Enfluenzo must have been a heartbeat away from a litre of petrol and a careless cigarette end!!
This car has really tested your resolve. Well done in retrieving the nut and saving the day.
I was as pleased as you were when you fished that little nut out. I punched the air and shouted “YES!”. My Wife and daughter looked at me and rolled their eyes🤣🤣🤣 keep up the great work!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤓
That’s brilliant 🤣 thanks Karl!
Jack I’m properly made up for you ! . All your hard work and determination has paid off . My Influenzo valve is sitting proud on my desk at home all shiny and polished. Thank you so much . Looking forward to seeing you take her out on the toad again! 🚗 💨💨💨💨🇮🇹
Thanks Matt.. and enjoy your Alfa!!
Jack! I cannot believe you dropped that nut in there & more importantly, i cannot believe you managed to get it out! OMG
I have been there before & the relief is absolutely monumental. I Really enjoyed that post!!
The real unsung hero of this episode is the JB weld! Congrats!
We all know exactly how you feel after all that work and rookie mishaps. Sheer all encompassing relief, gratitude, disbelief and elation all at once. Finally you have shed the Curse of the Black Jellybean and triumphed. Cheers from OZ.
I have had all this stress with my 1977 308 you are not alone. Great videos keep going.
So glad the magnet picked up the nut. We have all been there and faced undoing everything we have just done! Can't wait to see if you get some more top end
Chuffed isn’t the word Jack, well done your enthusiasm is infectious 🚒👍
Great video & series. Will win “Best Drama Involving a Lost Nut” at the Oscars. Congrats on completing that part of the job. All the best for the next stage and looking forward to seeing it on the road
Very well done! I once dropped a carb mounting nut down the inlet manifold of my 1963 Daimler V8 and spent ages fishing for it with a magnet. Eventually had to give up and take the manifold off to find it sitting on one of the inlet valve stems in a head. Fortunately it didn't make it into the cylinder.
Those nuts and spacers holding the trumpets in the airbox always worry me; easy to lose one of those down a carb.
Not sure if it's 308 valves people want or YOUR 308 valves in particular, but if it's the former I have a few more that you can give away if you like. I have pistons too!
I was actually holding my breath while you fished that bolt out !! Luckily it didn’t take long ....very well done 👍🏻
Just brilliant. Absolutely pleased..😁😁 Congratulations to everyone who won a valve too. Great way to celebrate the channel. 👍👏👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽 Thank you Jack for being so enthusiastic and engaging.
Thanks for the continued support David!!
Brilliant Jack, that’s made my day! You’ve had some real lows with this car but getting the bolt out and your reaction when it started was priceless!
Good work fella!
There was a load vicarious "Yes!" from this end when that nut appeared. Great work, keep it up!
As your Video begins... I would like to take the time to say that I for One am quite Proud of you and what you have Accomplished in your Single Car Garage Jack! Job Very Well Done Mate! I have said a Prayer and my Fingers are crossed... Let's hear that Glorious Ferrari V8 roar back to Life at the end of this Momentous Video!
❤🙏❤ 🤞🤞
The old magnet on the end of a piece of wire trick, I think we are all as pleased as you were.
I was quite literally beside myself when you were extracting that nut from the oil gallery, phew 👍👍🇬🇧
Great to see the 308 start up again. Please keep this one running!
Superb news Jack! I am truly amazed that you have been able to do this engine top overhaul in such a narrow little garage with poor lighting and no heating and no room to swing the cat! A stellar effort Jack. After all this effort and emotional energy, you can't possibly sell this car! Cheers from down south in Nu Zuuland, David
Fruitful fishing expedition there! Nice to see the Influenzo coming back to life. These are the highs that compensate for the lows along the way. Brilliant how happy you were in this episode.
Been there done that lol. Not been so lucky and had to strip everything again lol.
Glad it started
That’s what I was thinking.. manifolds off, head off, new head gasket.. it was going to be horrid!!
Well done, great to see her running again.
Thanks buddy!! Enjoy the weekend!
I was holding my breath watching you fishing out that nut! Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
That dropped nut brought back awful memories of dropping a brass washer down an oilway on my Jensen Healey 907 engine. It had a long ominous rattle before it stopped. We (Dad and I) fished around with a long magnetic screwdriver to no avail, took the engine out, sump off - no washer. Turned the engine upside down and shook it, still no washer. Faced with a full strip down, we carefully turned the engine over, no graunching or sign of interference, turned the engine upside down again, more shaking still nothing, repeated turning it over still nothing. With fingers and toes crossed we reinstalled the engine, turned it over on the starter with the plugs out - still ok, put the plugs in and she rang cleanly. The engine ran without any problem from the errant washer until I sold it some 30k miles later. To my knowledge the new owner never had a problem from it either. What a stressful weekend that was.
Superb! So pleased for you. Honestly, when you were fishing that nut out of the gallery, it was the most tense 10 seconds ever!
Phew.... so, so pleased for you Jack. That nut falling down was a real cliff hanger
When i saw the first glimps of that nut coming out of the engine.. What a moment of triumph..and relief. I felt that. ..and that big payoff, hearing the engine start. Things may be looking up for you and that damn car. I certainly hope so :)
Influenzo, LOL! That sill cracks me up. You are doing the repair? Dude! You are brave. Bravo!!!!!Touchdown, good save for the errent bolt.
Really enjoyed that video Jack!
The heart in the mouth moment retrieving that nut... and then the utter joy when it came out along with hearing that V8 fire up again. Awesome... so pleased for you! 👍🏻
Phew... the sheer joy of getting that bolt back. Well done with the start up too !
(Glad to see you don't wear white trainers)
🤣🤣🤣
Jack...your the King of perserverance!...cant wait to hear her run..
Jack I’m so glad you have had some good luck. Looking forward to the next episode. You proved you can fix a Supercar with basic tools.
Congrats!! So pleased all your hard work is finally paying off Jack. You dodged a bullet there with the recovery of the dropped nut, but you were overdue for a bit of luck. You deserve a medal for accomplishing all you have in that garage.
Thanks Rob!!!!
What a Journey Jack!! Delighted to hear the engine running again 👍 all your followers have been rooting for you and looking forward to seeing you on the road soon!
That was so tense, I was biting my finger nails. Amazing recovery! Sir, I tip my hat to you. 👏
Jack you are a flipping hero my friend! Hats off to you - may this engine be good for many more years! 👍
Fantastic. Well done for hanging in there.
Hey excellent great news & thank you for the tip
Thank you for watching Nathaniel!!
YESSSSSS!!!!! So happy for you. Youre an inspiration to hamfisted guys with single garages everywhere.
Yes!! I’m a ham fisted legend!! 🤣🤣
That nut - I really thought you were doomed - such a relief to see it come out!
I have lost my nuts in some really awkward places (ha!), but you win this one. So good to see things moving along so well!
How rewarding is that? So good to hear that engine roar again. On to the final steps now. Awesome job mate.
Excellent progress, congrats! You are not alone, I did exactly the same thing with a cam journal washer on my 328. Same solution to extract it. The feelings of blood running cold as I watched it disappear and the utter relief when I heard the click of it sticking to the magnet are something never to be forgotten !
Wow.. great to hear you also solved it!!
@@Number27 still scarred by it 10 years later! 🤣
The magic, when it starts after such long time - and your honest pleasure and relief really made me smile and feel with you! I think you did it and you did well!
Thank you so much!! And for watching too!
I use my magnet tool all the time, constantly dropping fasteners that always try to escape at their earliest opportunity from my butter fingers.
The 308 will sound and perform as you want it to now, I very much look forward to your videos Jack, thanks!
Brilliant, well done👏 Happiest I have seen you in weeks 💪
So satisfying to hear it fire up after all this time. Good work retrieving the escapee nut, too, although I did spend the time you were proudly showing it to us thinking "get it away from the car before you drop it back in there" 🤣🤣🤣. Great work. So nice to see.
Best video yet Jack! That nut had me on the edge of my seat😅I think I shed a tear of joy seeing it emerge! I was high fiving you through the phone mate😂😂🙌🏼🙌🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Well done
This is fantastic news after all this time. Your excitement is so great. I remember the oil burning off after working on my dads car as a kid.
You were lucky to retrieve that nut, I was just happy to see your emotions of relief when you recovered it.
The frustration! The despair! The suspense! The ingenuity! The elatedness! This channel has everything.
Bloody brilliant Jack. I’m so pleased all your hard work has paid off.
Great to see the Influenzo running again, congratulations, I am really happy for you.