308 V12 conversion begins

I'm surprised you haven't melted them down and built an F-15 or a space shuttle out of them.

 

Those are just aluminum chips. BUT I bet you could take the pieces of original Ferrari castings that you Sawzalled off and e-bay them, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if you got $25 and more for pieces. The strangest stuff gets sold on ebay.

 

I'm not buying your metal shavings, but I would be more than happy to send over a second bottle of champagne (Buzz has the first) when you're finished

Thanks again for posting up your progress so often - the anticipation for new pictures and details is greater than watching a weekly TV series!

 

There are actually less than your anticipated 6 people watching. The rest are all stolen/fake users created by BrightSizeLife to keep this thread alive. It will all come crashing to and end soon I suppose now that he's banned.














Kidding of course. The mix of tech talk and humor in this thread is perfect. I want one of the little replica engines when you get them done. I'll use the payment installment option.

I have also forgotten what the subject 308 looks like, so back to the beginning of the thread again for me.

 

Make that 7 people watching.

I can only hope to tackle such a cool project in my lifetime.

 

This is my favorite thread too. I definitely wish you luck in this endeavor. It's a massive undertaking and you appear to be quite fearless and skilled. May you have the fastest 308 in the world for your efforts!

Paul

P.S. If you were putting a small block chevy in it (a sizable feat in itself), there would be more cries of "sacrilege". However, since you are doing it with Ferrari parts and are making such huge modifications, you have our respect and admiration.

 

I've been thinking about this and I'd go for the metal filings if there was some sort of certificate of authenticity that came with it. Otherwise, it would get lost in my collection of god-knows-what in glass jars scattered about the house. A spoof on private label wine, something like "Jar #1 of 4: Certified 20oz of aluminum shavings from Ferrari engine #zzzzz, chassis #yyyyy, produced in the creation of the V12 308."

 

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Ferrari parts that are of the correct era and could have been used by the factory if they had wanted to create this car. THAT is what makes this project even more special. The 308 (or should I say 512, 412? 4.512?) will have the heart and soul of a Ferrari.

 

Pffffftt !! You can't just call this "The Ferrari 308 V12 project" !!

Its the "Franken-motor" !!

 

Not being a purist myself I'm fascinated by your "project". Making something out of nothing, which is what you are doing with all the "in-between" parts, is what really amazes me. Your vision to be able to see what needs to be made to fit two parts together that weren't made to go together is amazing in itself. To be able to come up with innovative ways of making the parts to make them fit is even more so! Amazing, fascinating, inspiring, whatever you want to call it, I'm hooked. This is one of the few threads I would ever subscribe to!

Oh, and I think there are a lot more than 6 or 7 or 8 people watching this thread.


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HAHAHA!

 

Being that I am a huge fan of "making cars what they were not to begin with," I freaking LOVE this thread and car! One of these days I absolutely HAVE to get up there and have a look-see.... and, of course, you must do the same when down this way!

Keep the pics coming!
Bill

 

There's even people you don't know are checking this thread a few times a day.... like me. It's nice to see all the progress and the pics are fantastic. I can't wait to see it in person and hear it run.

BTW: Aaron and I discuss your project a couple of times a week too. "What crazy stuff is Mark up to now?" is usually the response I get. I can't imagine why.

-Jason

 

I would probably be the first one to cry if someone stuffed a non Ferrari motor in a Ferrari. There are places where its okay and I understand, but generally its just not necessary. As far as keeping them stock, im all for that too. But there are some projects that just scream at you to tackle, and this is one of them for me. I dont know if its anything I would take on or not, but this is certainly fun to watch.

 

That is HUGE. Electronics is a deal breaker...................

 

Count me in as another who has not posted but checks in daily to watch the progress. I love this kind of stuff.

 

Save the metal shavings- you may want to weld them together later into a spare V-12...

 

Count another silent watcher in. Amazing thread, I'm also checking this one daily By the way, I've also been into the Formula SAE over the last 2 years. But I guess times have changed a bit if you were there in the 80s, today it's pretty crazy with carbon fiber monocoques basically equal to those of F1, own engine test benches and middle six-figure budgets...