Nice ride, so this may cause considerable offence... Stanceworks 308 GTBi (Honda K24 Swap)

Just to clarify, nothing you have said until today would be considered rude or abrasive. However, I think most people would agree that the following comments that you made earlier today could indeed be considered rude and make you seem like a jerk:

I don't need to spend any more time here explaining myself. Good luck selling your parts.

 

I've got the poser on ignore, so no idea what he is posting - but from what I do read, it looks like all he's doing now is trolling. Stop feeding the troll guys.

 

Remember the guy that put the 250 GTO engine in a Cobra (sit down for this and take a few Nitroglycerin pills..... the Cobra was a REPLICA, they called it a Cobrari). man, that was a cool project and I think in the late 80's or early 90's?

 

Narcissism on a Ferrari forum? did you not know if you say something here people ARE ENTITLED to an answer

 

I think what Mike is doing is indeed very impressive. I regularly view his video presentations. How he is fabricating (and learning to fabricate) and how he is analyzing and designing is awe inspiring. There are so few young people with the passion, skill and self confidence that Mike has. Yeah, I too have my different opinion about what should and should not be done to a Ferrari but my opinion is truly irrelevant.

I was lucky enough to be able to stop by Stanceworks a couple of months ago. Mike gave me a nice tour and was a charming host.

 

Thanks, JC. I'll have to check out Retropowercars. I haven't encountered that one yet.

Thanks again for the visit, Brian. It was great of you to stop by. I appreciate all of the kind words.

 

Even more importantly he shows the entire process, including when he makes mistakes. Most people just gloss over everything because they don't want to share how it's done and are in it for the glory. I genuinely believe Mike is doing it to keep the art alive.

 

I remember watching one, can't remember which, but they took the car to a "pro" to get an assessment of the condition and the "pro" was using his cellphone as a flashlight to do the inspection.

 

To all the haters in this thread, your loss. I think this build is great. The detail and quality is amazing and that little Honda engine is going to be a beast in that 308. Can’t wait until it is done. I’ve been following it since the beginning and Mike has given us some great build videos.

 

Awesome build Mike!

Not sure how you find the time to do it all.

Wonder why no posts from June 8th until today?

Was this thread moved then moved back?

 

Genuinely appreciated. I'm far from a pro, but I always like to imagine that if someone else can do something, I can (learn to) do it too. I try to instill that in others as well.

Thanks!

It popped up in my email inbox that a reply had been posted. I think the argument between myself and the guy who wanted the battery cover killed off discussion.

 

Let me know if you ever want to sell it when your done.

 

https://www.motor1.com/news/576821/ferrari-308-honda-engine-swap-first-start


Hmmm

 

anyway, I LOVE this guy for being an artist and keeping it real. what an incredible project!

 

Well done: me too

Ciao

 

why would you even read the thread or post then? that takes more effort

 

If I were the President of United States of America, who also is the Air Force and Navy Commander in Chief, I will immediately order a massive F18 strike attack to pave out this guy building and his yellow Frankestein mess stored inside, as I couldn't stand this nightmare could stay in my Country one more day.



ciao

 

It's like the little old lady who watches porn then complains about it - don't like it, then don't watch it

 

It's a forum. This is how discussions work. We're discussing the thread. They don't always go the way you want them to.

 

I'll say one thing as a 308 owner...

At least his welds are respectable. The Ferrari factory welds are shameful.

You hate this project because you are a self avowed purist. I get that and understand where you are coming from. However, to completely discredit the skill and talent behind this build just because it doesn't meet your "standards" is woefully ignorant and short sighted. Anyone who has ever bent metal or welded can clearly see he is very talented at what he does.

What have you ever built?

 

What I don’t understand is why does he keeps calling it a Ferrari when it’s not a Ferrari anymore?

 

None of this hot mess makes sense, he's got fabrication skills. Don't like the power output, build the engine out. Heck custom fit any other Ferrari drivetrain in. At least then it's still a Ferrari. This is just a Frankenstein monster. His car, his choice and let's be honest, he's gone the way of shock value. Says way more about him then those he's trying to offend for giggles.

 

I don't need to have built anything to tell I don't like what anyone did: I think this is obvious.

What I wrote was a joke, of course: that's "humor". I simply don't like what he did. Can't I? I didn't write that this guy can't weld or hasn't enough skills to do his work: I simply wrote I don't like at all what he did.

I'm sure I can write on public forum my blame when I see a Ferrari 308 chassis with an Honda engine inside: It's called "freedom", as he did what he wanted with that Ferrari chassis and I wrote what I think about what he did.

Ciao