DIY Driveway Ferrari Suspension Full Replacement - Upgrading 40 Year Old System & Saving Thousands

[@xr8rick]

Ferraris sound great, but those old Spitfires are in a league of their own. It gave me goosebumps. Thanks for including it.

[@_Hanover_]

These are the kind of Ferrari enthusiasts that I love to see. People that aren't afraid to modify them and make them better

[@Hitycooking]

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[@_Hanover_]

@@graham6229 Not a matter of needing to be modified. A matter of doing so and enjoying their own car.

[@Rosso456MGT]

@@graham6229 they do. Because of their low volumes and limited number of cars over which to amortise engineering costs many Ferrari’s have weaknesses in their designs which only come to light as they get older. Don’t they test them first? Well yes they do but Ferrari’s can lead very bizarre lives and many don’t get used for weeks/months/years then used hard. Most tipo therefore start to get modified just like any other enthusiast brands but mostly by the drivers rather than the spend to pretend show pony types. You know picnic blanket and wicker basket sat on a lawn while the car does nothing. They are also the type who constantly harp on about valuezzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@jcrbama]

@@graham6229 Sure, why not? It's not like this is a concourse example we're talking about. May as well use the last 40 or so odd years of technology and data to make these perform better. Interesting to see what can be done with a platform like this so far removed from it's era of production.

[@jeffreyjeffrey4481]

I've found that putting a Dremel or angle grinder in a vice allows me to steady the piece I'm grinding with both hands. For me this makes it easier to get in to the small spots.

[@artysanmobile]

I did a similar job on one of my Porsches over 25 years ago, and I recall it being the hardest job I ever did. I had no help, and was scared shitless of spring compressors so I had them assembled for me by a local shop. Still a major, days-long job. You’ve got mad wrenching skills.

[@os4hwks757]

Nothing like the sound of a Merlin V12!

[@shaunh227]

The sound of a Spitfire gives me goosebumps every time - incredible engine. Great work on the suspension, it’s cool to see Ferraris being fixed in flip-flops on the driveway the same way most people have to tackle their projects 👍🏻

[@micared1]

Scott takes all of the glamour out of these builds and brings it down to a laymans level. The channel is a lot lot better for it.

[@RODZILLA65]

Stopped by to watch the suspension upgrade, and got a free Air Show! Nice work on the Ferrari!

[@paulthompson5416]

I’ve a far simpler way to get rid of the welds! Just use a bi-metal hole saw that fits snugly over the outer diameter of the bush which will allow you just to cut the welds back nice and neatly. With minimal effort. Because that grinding looks a real ball ache 😣

[@johnsherborne3245]

Excellent solution.. it also works for removing aluminium wheel nuts!

[@mickbrown3420]

Good job! - I did the suspension bushes on my Mondial last year, so I know what a PITA that job is (especially the welds!). Gold for the calipers!

[@matthewromano8801]

That Rolls Royce Merlin V12 is a beautiful sound in that Spitfire!!

[@CAM792]

I suffered all those problems with my GT4. Ive actually just bought that exact same setup so I’ll have to go through it all again soon! There’s very little known about the Spax setup from Superformance, and actually they didn’t seem to know either. The guys at QV rate it though so it sealed the deal!

[@Landshark928]

1.40 and on....that black 308 on gold rims....yummmy!! So 80s John Player Special

[@79Mmh]

Vintage ferraris and a spitfire in same video. Thats cool.

[@einalternder6418]

Hi, being not a pro, I 'd like to give you an advice: please hang your axle with brake to the frame of the car with a rope or something like that! The transmissonshaft will like this more than hanging around and get a damage because of the overstretching angle. Greets from Bavaria!

[@arfer1470]

The spitfire sounded amazing this weekend at WW airfield. At the end of the day as one of them was leaving it went right over my house at less than about 80ft....awesome 👍

[@dionisisstauropoulos3016]

With your sceals and your friends you are inspiration...

[@jmhofmeyr]

THX for mentioning Motor Technique..MAN I love what they do

[@RestorationObsession]

I like that suspension design, with the coilovers centered right over the a-arms. Looks like it would handle well and have a lot of configurability

[@oliabid-price4517]

Are you definitely sure those original rear Konis aren't adjustable? Usually with that era it is done by taking out the bumpstop buffer from inside the top cup, then collapsing the shaft fully into the body and engaging the internal adjusters, then make the required number of turns. As for fitting the stirrups over the new bushes, all you need is a G-clamp to squeeze the bushes up to get it started as you did.

[@dan3092]

Nice to see Josh is a chip of the old Rattarossa Block wearing standard issue work shoes and shorts good skills both looking forward to the resto mod build do that nos plate justice !

[@sltillim]

many people Cadmium plate the brake calipers. painting them gold (the more vintage looking gold) would be cool too!

[@ezacher4634]

Ferrari Hotrodder. Pretty sweet. And a Spitfire to boot! Been to a few airshows. Never seen a Spitfire though. Prettiest WW2 plane in my opinion.

[@joelaurieri9065]

Those Stratos inspired wheels on that 308 are the bomb!

[@nzyama]

Love the Spitfire interlude…

[@RickCT2000]

You have the patience of Job...But the results show that the care you take is worth it

[@evansmith2279]

Nice to see you continue the resurrection of this one!

[@marcelwojtas6369]

Welding those kind of bushing is quite normal.on the vw t3 transporter the do it on the upper wishbone from the front suspension.

[@themessenger5868]

Black 308...black callipers. Great job Scott...love the 308 stuff !

[@stuartkarshagen6274]

Car is looking awesome, maybe make the calipers the same orange as the lower bumpers 🤙🏻

[@spamtr]

Gold for the calipers

[@Derek-xr3uq]

I’m not sure what the original spec for the calipers is, but a strip and plating in fresh zinc would look nice to me. Clean, little pop of contrast against the gold wheels to come while keeping an OE look. If you end up sticking with silver wheels I’d go with yellow zinc.

[@ralphroffel9570]

Calipers would look good in gold which gives the black and red a nice contrast.

[@corey5797]

You need an air chisel, make fast work of those spot welds, and so useful for removing pressed in suspension bushes too

[@ravennexusmh]

nice to see some fancy adjustible coil-overs to replace the stock fixed coil-overs.

[@keironastbury9399]

nice to see the 308 again still a beautifully shaped Ferrari and those new shocks look fantastic keep it up bro like the saying goes "ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY".

[@howardscott7521]

I just changed the inserts in the bushings and left the shells welded in the arms. Much easier!

[@arconeagain]

My 308 suspension would constantly sag and get clapped out. What can I say, I liked to put it through some rigorous driving, I played hard. Easy fix though, just simply bend the wheels back. Hang on... that was a Matchbox version.

[@keithevans5667]

Just painted my calipers Red. But yellow is cool with black. And the spitfire sounded fab. 😉

[@jeandibb4111]

Spitfire in your backyard! Wow!

[@darrenbowyer5474]

Black calipers,, silver ferrari writing on them , class

[@steverichards3708]

Needs to be opened “just a tad”. According to my engineer Dad that’s about a 10 thousandth of an inch. A gnats tadger! (He’s the same vintage as the Spitfire)

[@eddyd8745]

A nat's cock hair is about a thou!

[@steverichards3708]

@@eddyd8745 dad was in aerospace, they worked at smaller tolerances 🤣

[@douglasmccowen27]

My vote is to have the caliper replated the original gold cad, but wait until you need them rebuilt. There are firms that rebuild calipers and they will do a much better job.

[@colinratcliffe2454]

Red calipers look smart

[@marcryvon]

What original color were the calipers ? There, you've got your answer. Painted in flashy colors i.e. red is so common now like on teens' old Civics or Accents or horrible big SUVs. Corny.

[@Bigworm1000]

Nice safety sandals whilst doing job. 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Great video as always Scott 👍🏻👌🏻

[@M1LAD81]

There is nothing worse than working on a car on your back with limited space for manoeuvre. Why don't you invest in a pair of Quickjack's, Scott? I'm considering the same. They sell them here in the UK. Small investment in the long run! Keep up the good work, always entertaining to watch your videos.

[@davidelmsly5130]

Yes about time you had a set of quick jacks

[@sirremusrobinson1070]

I.d go with yellow paint on the calipers. since red is common. The Yellow looks good on any color the car will be.

[@LOLOCHAUST]

Those Michelin TRX tyres look like they have seen better days !I've just replaced mine on my E24 BMW...not cheap but necessary

[@jwilson1659]

Calipers....if you can get either identical gold/ bronze to the rims or red, yellow probably clashes with gold rims

[@eze8970]

Always good to see one of your vids!

[@Luis-xr9ye]

You are a brave men 👏👏 Calipers yellow on a black car is awsome

[@lipton4598]

Paint the calipers orange friend. Think it will look nice and fluid.

[@u3b93]

Lou Trottier 308 has welded bushings too.

[@philipcupid6660]

Too much Spitfire nostalgia lol. Although they are another great piece of engineering. I had 2 dream vehicles in mind: A 458 powered Mondial Coupe and a 812 powered 400/412 Coupe, so until the lottery is mine, I guess it will be a dream. Great video as usual, Scott. Regards, Philip Cupid

[@mikedowland9949]

Great timing👍

[@timknight6641]

Paint the calipers orange to match your bumpers

[@NotAnybodyElse]

Ratarossa enables my caffeine addiction.

[@RedLP5000S]

Love the Spitfire. I guess you can paint the calipers red.👌🏻

[@deep6thisdeep6this92]

most beautiful fighter plane ever.... :)

[@conniebenny]

Another great video. And I agree, if you're keeping the car black, red callipers would look good.

[@KSL12]

Great video even a fly past with a Spitfire.

[@grenphelps7455]

Just leave the brake calipers the way they are, it's a nice patina 👌👌

[@racer98]

@2:06 that is music ! cant get that from an electirc vehicle!

[@flir67man84]

awesome job. Brake calibers , rear lower valance and front bumpers paint ferrari red.. thats it.. may be paint rims with black or red. Or a mix.. "ratarossa" lettering around rims or going down one of the spokes.. custom unless your going to sell it..

[@kevincollins1060]

Really enjoyed the video, keep up the good work looking forward too the next instalment 👍🏻

[@ferrariguy8278]

Heh... just watching this I was expecting you to run into those welds. You might enjoy Lou Trottier's youtube channel as he's in the midst of a near ground up restore of a 308 and the suspension refurb is one of the many tasks he tackled on camera.

[@spyder_man]

Good to see the health and safety sliders in action pal. Cant be too careful twinkle toes 😂. Great job as always, loving the content.

[@PSTIGS]

I vote for satin black on the calipers. Flashy colors have been way overdone.

[@jochem1986]

I would always go gloss on calipers, to make them easy to keep clean

[@elgonza69]

Should paint the calipers orange so they would match the bumpers lower color. 😁👍🏼

[@windronner1]

Will someone please sponsor a pair of quick-jacks. Great video. 👍

[@SommerAdric]

Thanks for the Rolls Royce Merlin cameo!

[@neilmicklewright5630]

I think either Matt Silver or Black for the calipers

[@carguyuk7525]

Can't beat the noise of a Spitfire

[@SteeeveO]

unless it's a Triumph version with a blown manifold.

[@mitchd949]

Those tiny little calipers are nothing to show off. Paint them black to make them disappear or just go with original color.

[@douglasjames4905]

Change the calipers to updated spec and performance. Color is secondary if it matters at all...

[@stuffa01]

Black 308 on Yellow Calipers!!

[@supercar.central]

Awesome!! Another great video like usual!!

[@ManinaGarage]

Yeeeees the black 308! Nice work Duderama 🙌

[@igore4ek555]

Very nice job!Well done!

[@killachief187]

I like the wrenching from this channel.

[@goltzhar]

You say "Grab a cup of THIS" and points to the mug.... I dont have Gin&Tonic but it is alright with coffee? :)

[@robertreavley7145]

Glad you refurbished the arms before assembly! This should make s marked difference in handling performance! The spitfire was a MK IX C with cannons and the Merlin 65. Putting out 30 lbs I’d boost! The best of all the mms was the mk Vb with that engine and less weight it would climb like a home sick angel!! Is that Biggen hill aerodrome?

[@timgosling6189]

Yes, those bush sleeves were welded from the factory, and need to be re-welded afterwards. Lou Trottier has recently been doing the same on his 308 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWrRdZiXpKungMU) if anyone wants to watch that build too. If you use the standard 308 wheels you don't see too much of the calipers and they will get dirty fast. So you can paint them red or whatever and take the wheels off every time you clean the car or have them black and not worry.

[@LucDesaulniers1]

I can’t beleive. In toronto in 1979 I couldhave bought that Ferrari for a few thousands more than a Firebird but I went for a Fiat x1/9 for 10 000… but I dont regret it

[@PFLEONARDI0906]

Great video…yellow for the brake calipers! Cheers….

[@jacquesraymond6892]

when we look at the disc break and calipers on that 308 we realize it was totaly an other ERA (Just like that SPITFIRE and by the way, thank's for those images) compare to now with the carbone ceramic disc and the new types of calipers. Talking about calipers... If you keep the bottom of your 308 orange (wich would be very cool and unique)so paint them orange. If not...RED. After all it's a Ferrari.

[@marc5460]

tnx for the video

[@michaelt.t.hansen]

512bb?

[@bb6910a]

did you re weld the new bushes? does it need re welded?

[@jonathanohagan1349]

@3:25 what happened to your right shin!!!

[@ianfinch1522]

Can’t help but think it would have been a ideal time to get those arms blasted then powder coated properly.

[@R2D2trashcan]

Orange to match the bumpers.

[@miketdavies]

Don't half those things have to come out to align the car to the new geometry (and balance ride height)? Most frustrating part of suspension install for me - get it good enough to go to alignment shop, align, then get it back and recheck all the torques again.

[@philipgardner-uz5ne]

Working in,flip flops,it,must b summer😂

[@TheAnewman9]

Did you weld in the new superformance outer bushing?

[@andymacdougal]

Serious question…. What happened to the white driveway Ferrari? Could someone clue me in? I was following that disassembly and then somehow lost it at the paint shop in July!??!

[@red75v67]

Great seeing the Spitfire. How about mottled orange for the calipers to match the bumpers? Or just gold.

[@mattpovah5952]

Red calipers would look well I think with the red color of the new suspension - have you checked out the Car Wizard's 308 project? I wonder if there is an opportunity for a crossover. Also Stance Works is doing an absolutely mad 308 modification, placing a turbo charged JDM derived 4-cylinder in a 308..

[@elliottrawr]

When are we getting an update on the BB?