18 inch Campagnolo wheels

Hi Freeman, many thanks ............ yes the wheels have turned out beautifully. In the end we went for 17 inch wheels, as you know it's all a trade off in order to combine a graceful rendition with strength and bodywork / chassis clearances. As these wheels are destined for a special project using Ferrari 360 style brakes we have cast in extra metal to the inside of the central mounting lug in order to give us some machining tolerance for adjustment of the wheel offset. As for 16 inch wheels ........... I need to talk to our pattern makers / foundry to see if we could adapt our existing tooling, as you know this is where the major expense is incurred. I'll keep you posted, cheers as ever, Kev.

 

Hi Shawn, please see my earlier reply to Freeman ............ as for the driving experience, in our case the larger wheels are but a part of a greater package with modern adjustable suspension, re-enforced wishbones and modern tyres with power steering make for a totally different experience, cheers Kev.

 

No worries Bluebottle, no Dinos' have been been permanently harmed in the course of our labours and I rarely venture out at dawn ;-} Please know that for us, this project is the most challenging and satisfying project we have ever carried out ( and that's saying something bearing in mind that I've now been working in this industry for close to 55 years and have been fortunate enough to be entrusted with the repair or restoration four Ferrari 250 Gtos' and just about every major classic car ever made. Even the 700 plus Bhp F40 LMs we restored don't come close due to the fact that whilst we improved the car's immeasurably we were in fact following well worn furrow and the outcome was predictable ........... For this project we have developed what will be a fully developed and integrated package, a powerful Ferrari 328 engine which is bored and stroked to increase capacity and fires up on all 8 cylinders seemingly before a single revolution of the crankshaft hot or cold !!!!!
Also fitted is modern fully adjustable suspension, adjustable twin master cylinder 360 brakes, power steering, air conditioning, fly by wire throttle and hydraulic clutch, custom cast 17 inch Campagnollo style wheels ............ the Motec ECU memorises the engine's resting position so that it has all the necessary information to ensure that most welcome immediate engine start; also by using coil over pencil HT system we will be able to monitor individual fueling and ignition timing plus pre-ignition can be monitored. Incidentally, we just ran the engine on Friday for the first time ( check it out on ( mototechnique's Instagram page) and my heart rate went through the roof; it was that "tingly time" !!!!!!!! This project is an evolution of my own Outlaw Dino which took 12 years to build and develop as a back burner job, I'm sure you'll realise packaging all this kit so that it is all installed so that it looks like it grew there in such a confined space has taken much planning not to mention the skills of a dedicated band of extremely clever staff. If you're still not convinced .......... Please feel free to pop in a see for yourself, cheers one and all, Kev.
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Hi again Freeman, Superformance sell an upgraded Dino brake kit ( we have used parts of this system recently as it features neat rear calipers with an inbuilt handbrake mechanism, however we used Ferrari 360 Brembo front calipers mounted with custom hanger brackets, also we fitted larger front disks.

As for gearbox we have used a fully re-build 328 transmission ........... does this answer your questions OK ? have a great weekend, cheers Kev.

 

Cheers Freeman, kind words indeed. Yes, whilst Italians may have a reputation for excited hand waving their engineering practices follows very sound principles; the 328 gear selector and drive shaft locations lay in exactly the same positions as the 246 Dino, there's a bit of fiddling with the transmission mounts but no big deal, The tricky work is routing all the fuel and water pipes in such a compact area whilst minimising heat soak ............ happily we are are on top of all this due to experience gained with my Outlaw Dino. Cheers Kev.

 

Hi Simon, after that video was shot for Instagram we ran her up to 5000 revs and the exhaust note takes on a whole different chilling resonance !!!!! I'll make another vid later next week. We have some tidying up to do and then we will be heading for the dyno so stand by, cheers Kev.

 

Hi Team, please know that the David Lee 3.6 Evo Dino which we just built in conjunction with Andy Cohen of Beverly Hills is completed and shaken down, the car is now back in the USA so watch out for it ............. It's been a fantastic project which we have greatly enjoyed, many thanks to all involved, please see my attached photos, cheers and kindest regards, Kev.
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It most certainly is and it most certainly does !!!!!! forget the Bhp on tap, this car has so much torque and good manners it's a joy to drive, negotiating mini roundabouts in 5th gear at 750 revs and sweetly pulling away with out flustering or hesitation.The platform is stiff but compliant whether driving around town or on the limit .......... Air conditioning / Fly by wire throttle operation / power steering / hydraulic clutch operation all a breeze and every single action is harmonious; shame to see her go ;-{
As for wheel sizes, we experimented with 16 and 18 inch sizes and found that the 17 inch wheel size worked best from practical and ascetic point of views giving better tyre to chassis clearances than a standard Dino. The tyre sizes are Pirelli P zero 225 / 45 / 17 front and 225 / 50 / 17 rear. Hope this infos helps, cheers all, Kev.
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