Enzo Garage

Ha! Talk about setting the bar for her future prospects!

 

LOL, brilliant!


Bill, the latest pictures look awesome. I think it's really cool that we get to watch this project take shape.

 

Bill, I missed this post: when you use all 500 bhp in "M" mode, the suspension and the power delivery is actually pretty insane. You'd like it, no question

 

Bill,

Something I have always wondered, is the Enzo easy to drive, as far as feeling in control and maneuvering through town? How does it compare to the CGT?

I once had the opportunity to drive a Bugatti Veyron and I was amazed to how easy it was to drive.

Steve

 

Bugatti is very easy, like a Mercedes on steroids. You could drive it anywhere. CGT is next. Fairly easy to get in and out of and a great long distance cruiser with the top down. Good visibility and fairly comfortable with radio, electric windows, etc. Most people don't know what it is. Watch out for bumps! The clutch is a little hard, but not a big deal. Great sound with the top off.

The Enzo is the last in terms of everyday comfort and driving around town. Everyone either knows what it is, or wants to find out what it is. Loud! It's really a track car and needs to be driven fast for the biggest thrill. It's harder to get in and out of, less rearward visibility and it's wider. Front elevator is good. Paddle shifters are fun, but you need to take it to redline to really enjoy.

But while the Veyron is kind of boring unless you're accelerating, the Enzo and CGT are enjoyable at lower speeds, with the CGT being more fun for normal driving and the Enzo more fun for aggressive driving.

If I was going on a long trip where I could do some spirited driving, I would choose the Enzo over the CGT. I could also fit a lot more in the front! For around town, CGT over Enzo. For driving on a warm clear night, CGT with top off! They are pretty different cars, but I would miss them equally for the things each does best.

 

Truly fantastic work Bill!

 

Floor was sealed today. Cars may be coming back very soon!

The BendPak lifts use two completely seperate locking levers on all four posts for added safety. The main locking levers use air pressure and the secondary levers are activated if a cable should fail (very unlikely). We have an air compressor hidden in the attic for the main air locking levers.
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Looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it with the rest of the beauties inside.

 

Bill was your F40 wrapped by Premier in OC last week?

 

Boy am I glad I asked/convinced you to start this thread - The transformation and process of this whole build is so motivating for us youngsters, who want to achieve, not the same, but strive to the amount of success that has led you to lead the life you do. I want to build a garage like that some day, for my future CS and F40

 

Lol, Bill, your garage is nicer than my house!!

 

The on / off ramps in the pictures above look quite low, do they fold up out of the way or is there sufficient clearance with them down???

 

Thanks for that! A CS and F40 side-by-side would look really nice. The CS is kind of the modern version of the F40 (IMHO, not the 599 as Ferrari likes to say). They would make a great pair.

 

Trouble is it's nicer than mine too! My wife is getting ideas...

 

BendPak sells gadgets to keep them upright. We should have those tomorrow. Then you need to use small stops behind the rear wheels because the downward ramps double as stops.

 

Me too! The yellow, red and black cars should look good against the floor. It's almost like adding furniture!

 

Uh oh... those ideas aren't going to eat into your fuel budget, are they?

 

Bill. Absolutely beautiful. One thing I noticed though was that the posts for the lifts look to be resting directly on the tiles with a white buffer/spacer in between. The tiles don't seem to be cut around the posts so I'm wondering, what's to keep the weight of the lift and car from cracking them?

 

On my lift (soon to be lifts) they pull off.

 

Maybe the food budget (for me only).

 

Thanks, and you are very observant! The slab is at least 3" thick and rated at over 2,000 psi, including the Ardex Moisture Control System and tile mortar. So those are well within the distributed weight.

The breaking strength for high-fired Terra Cotta tile is almost unbelievable (see below). They will not break until nearly 1,700 lbs is applied to the tile supported by 3 supports in a 3.5" circle. So no problem when cemented down (and back buttered) with the weight distribution you see here. Porcelain tile is only 350-400 lbs.

We may embed the footings into the tile for aesthetic reasons, but it may not be worth the effort if we change the pads to black. Also, the lift crossmember would hit the floor more than they do now.
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Very cool!

 

That's as surprising as it is impressive - I'd no idea you could get tiles that strong.

 

Funny, would of thought the Enzo was an easier driver then the CGT, then again, I am judging by pictures and videos.

When it comes to the other "lower" Ferraris (360 CS, 430 Scud), can you compare the Enzo at all? Or does it just feel so much superior to those two?

Steve

 

See the thread in the 430/360 section, an owner of both CS and Enzo compares them.

Found the link for you: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271986


Sorry Bill, for the off topic.