The Holey Daytona

Thanks Randy, but i am not brave enough to try these new things, the engine has cost a fortune so far, so i think i will stick to new stainless steel ones from F-UK that are proven.
Grant

 

Randy your work look great.
Re the exhaust headers, they are being done as we speak Ian, or very soon any way. I went for the silver color as it is most like the unfinished steel color they would have been when new.

Most of the engine work have now been done,[ bores honed, liners honed, crank ground, new oversize pistons to allow for the honeing, little end bush's made and fitted, etc etc etc.] just waiting for Ferrari UK to sell me some valves! They have been getting back to me [ or not is more like it] for two weeks, they do not have a full set but will have by the end of next month, but at least if we get most of the valves, the machine shop can make to followers [ this sounds like i know what i am talking about but not really].

Rob is going to ice blast or bead blast the block before painting, i think he said ice but not to sure on that as i have got a cold at the moment and i am not sure which way round my head is at the moment. I have found the thread on engine paint and primer but any other suggestion on what to use?
Thanks for your help guys.
Grant

 

hi Pete
I hope you are well.
Glad to see you are joining the F-chat fold. [ looks like you joined a long time ago, and choose the best thread to start your posts in]. LOL
Thanks for the info, i did not know of them. I am hoping to get the valve soon with any luck.
All the best
Grant

 

The exhaust and inlet valves arrived from Ferrari UK yesterday, [ at long last] so now back on track.
Grant

 

Strange news on the exhaust valves.
The first ones where rejected as they had the wrong size collet and the heads where too big, about 30 thou. more than the ones in the car.

The second lot from Ferrari UK that have just come have the correct collect and length but the heads are the same,[ too big again] they are the correct size according to the Daytona manual, but smaller than the ones that where in my car, so i would guess Ferrari changed the design part way through production and did not up date the manual! The inlet valves are correct so it's most strange.

They have been sent to the machinist, who will decide the best way forward. I will keep you updated of course.

I should have said, i had no intension of rebuilding the gear box, but when Rob took the leather cover of the gear leaver he found that someone had filed the H Gate, to make second gear work better, and i remembered it did jump out of second if i left my hand on the gear knob, so we thought it better to check it out while we where at it.
Grant
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Sorry Max,
yes i meant 1st gear,[ its been a long time since i have driven it].
When i sat at lights or roundabouts and left my hand on the gear knob, when i went to pull off sometimes in would disengage, mainly when cold tough. I am Glad it was checked out and rectified.
Grant

 

Thanks for the info Ian.
Rob did tell me what needed doing to the gear box, after they had stripped it, but as it was not alot i did not take much notice, unlike thee the bill i bet!!!
I will keep you informed when i get the info.

I had a bit of a fight for a steering control column switch last night. It was new old stock and was bought for a UK Daytona in 1974.

After a lot of digging i found out that you can get a similar one from Eurospares for a Dino, £590 plus vat, which they told me was the same on the Daytona other than the arms being black.

Then Rob came back to me and told me that the Daytona's arms are offset to the centre hole making them sit higher on the steering column which i confirmed when looking at the photo on E-bay and the Eurospares one.

Apparently i was the only bidder from the UK !! Japan, USA, Australia, anyone else here going for it.
Pic's of both below
Grant
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Hi Ed.
I think early Daytona's had the blade shape and later had the ones pictured. I was told this by Eurospares and checked that ones i bought are exactly the same as i have on mine. below are some not very good pic's of my car.

Jack the usual thing of the plastic cracking where the stalk go's in, can be glued up, arms a little rusty, easy repair, almost forty years old now so going to be worn, it is always good to have a spare, especially as they are becoming so rare.
Grant
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Ed
Done some more digging and I think you are right, it is not as the original Daytona ones where, so I guess mine must have been broken as they do and this was the Ferrari replacement part. There seems to be a lot of Daytona's with the same switch because of this.

I have spoken to the guy selling it and he will take it back so nothing lost.

Interestingly Eurospares list about 5 different versions for the Daytona on their web-site and the cheapest new remanufactured one sells for around £300.00, they also sell the £590 one as well. I wonder what the difference is?

Below is what they should look like from the Registry.
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I just asked this question on the Daytona Registry. "does anyone convert the knobs"?
When i find out which model of switch i have i will be in touch and hopefully you can sort something out for me.
Grant

 

Thanks Verell.
I spoke to Rob today.
He told me the controls are still on the steering column, as there was no need to take them off when he dismantled the car.
The car is not near to me, so it would mean Rob removing the steering wheel, cowl etc to get at the switches, this is a job i know i can do myself, and it is no harder when the column is on the car, so it seems logical to let Rob carry on with the main job of putting the car back together, and when i have the car home [ and i have driven it a bit/ might be alot, i can look into it. Thanks for your help and i now know where to turn when the time comes.
Grant