308 V12 conversion begins

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm doing some house renovations and landscaping because I want to, not because the wifey is telling me I should. Same for the ferraris and other cars, I spend what I want and do what I want and she knows better than to even try to squeak out a suggestion otherwise. It just seems to work better at my house when I'm calling the shots....

 

Interesting. Surely your wife has some input, otherwise that is not very fair.

I consider marriage a equal partnership ... but I'm going to unsubscribe from this great thread is something isn't welded very soon
Pete

 

Oh yeah, she has lots of input. She's no shrinking violet...she was a captain in the army not that long ago. I guess the distinction is that she doesn't tell me what to do (and I nor her) it just works out without having to resort to such statements. The chain of command goes Major Pain (me), Capt. Mom (my wife), Sgt. Farty (my duaghter), Prvt. Parts (my son), and my twin daughters just born haven't been assigned dog tags just yet.

 

A statement so grounded in reality from a guy that has a project that is mind boggling. I guess that's how you maintain mental balance.

 

HA!, I'm sure your daughter appreciates that one!

 

Bump for Mark.

Major Jones reporting for updates, Sir.....WELD SOMETHING !!! ;-)

 

He's busy planting his petunias.

 

It's gonna be interesting Mark.

Do you think the stock half shafts are up to handling the power the new engine will be putting out?

 

I like reading your thread, and these updates are great: seeing a tractor thread any day now, thinking V12 diesel.

rik

 

Tyres will be spinning anyway ...

Pete

 

That sounds more like one of my answers to a question like that, Mark.

Speaking of tractors: A friend of mine has a turbocharger on his Farmall "H" or "M" (can't remember which) and it's not for tractor-pull contests. He uses it on his farm.

I'm not getting much done on my project either lately. Too many distractions in spring.

 

I just finished reading/viewing a long thread on a complete rebuild of a 400i engine, and as it's a Colombo V12, I see it's a very COOL engine and I can see the attraction, but how are you interface the much longer longitudinal V12 into the 308 transverse transaxle ?

Or are you going to use a different transaxle ? What is your plan ?

 

Andy,
Go back to the start of this thread and you will see the progression of the incredible work that has been done to adapt the V12 block to the 308 transmission. And also adapting Testarossa 4V heads. There's tons of great pictures.

 

OK, I feel better now, got my fix.

I also worry about the stock 308 half shaft / stub axle strength. But if it becomes an issue, I'm certain you will just fab up some custom Aerospace Quality Titanium/Beryllium alloy cryogenicly treated high strength units or something ;-).

 

Hey Mark,

Sorry to hear this guy has been jerking you around and wasting your time. I talked to him about a year ago and (to me) sounded like he didn't really want to do the job.

 

Well, I'M not letting him off the hook that easy. Give me his number.




I need to tell somebody off.