good to see you back!!! Huge win. No suprise the mounting stuff that came out is hillbilly "good enuf". Amazing dad moment. No panic, no drama just adulting....
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
exactly. thanks
@mariodesmoАй бұрын
Seeing an engine hanging in mid air is always nerve wrecking. Espeically when it's over a Ferrari! Nice job getting her in there. That's a tight squeeze for sure!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
thanks for watching
@georgebettiol8338Ай бұрын
The task of inserting a Ferrari 308 engine into the said car is not trivial - but in your case was completed without incident by using highly experienced technicians that inherently understand how to complete such a tasks and are able to work in a 'synchronised manner'. I too have used a similar aproach when confronted with a moderately complex task - to which 'we' completed the task almost effortlessly and without incident. In cases where I've had little choice but to use kind assistants with little mechanical knowledge, the degree of difficulty in completing moderately complex tasks increases signficantly - which usually necessitates an exhausting amount of communication and numerous 'back-and-forth checks' in order to avoid calamities. They can also be very stressful on the said relationships. Well done and look forward to the next episode of the Ferrari 308 restoration.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
many thanks.
@MaRTinRidesOLАй бұрын
Lovely, Like 222, Best of luck on both fronts, the kids and the spacers. looking forward to the next one.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Thanks so much!
@dariobassani9228Ай бұрын
Great job just before summer time! It's great that you had help, I put mine in all alone on a dirty driveway and it was less fun. Videos like yours is how us shade tree mechanics stay alive! Please keep it up!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
thanks. I will do my best to keep it up.
@user-pu4xm1pd6eАй бұрын
Great that you have such wonderful (and skilled) friends, Lou. They are like gold. Those engine mount “spacer” nuts!!! Yikes!!!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Crazy eh.
@mw-th9ovАй бұрын
great to see this milestone moment...looking forward to seeing the engine running!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
me too. thanks
@muskokamike127Ай бұрын
that's where the real fun begins! Getting it running is one thing, getting it running right is another. You gotta have the knowledge to get 4 webers set right.....I saw a guy tuning a miura carbs, by ear...."number 3 is running lean" what? how can you tell"???? Supposedly, if you have the right meter that fits over a carb while you're tuning it, you can get it close.
@muskokamike127Ай бұрын
Good job boys! Remember: when you want it done right, call in the EH team! 🙂
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Yep.
@bradcaldwell9158Ай бұрын
Congrat's on this milestone, Lou. I look forward to seeing you driving this car. It's been a long haul to this point.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
You and me both!
@milesj6064Ай бұрын
Good job Lou, nice to see the engine going back in, that is very big visual progress. Now you can start working on the upgrades you talked about for the engine as you keep assembling it. Nice to see you have a few friends able to give you a hand. Also hope the fender bender wasn't too big of a hassle. keep up the good work, and look forward to more Project 308
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Thank you for your continuing support.
@TP-3000Ай бұрын
Huge milestone, chapeau!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Thanks.
@stevewilliams6348Ай бұрын
I used very short studs in the rear mounts to help locate the mounts in the cross member for the initial seating of the engine. Then remove them and install the factory bolts once the engine is correctly positioned.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
thanks
@nathanbenich9204Ай бұрын
Hey Lou. Don't say, "We're experts." Instead, say, "I'm a professional." This is a line from Ferris Bueller when they took the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California to the garage structure in Downtown Chicago. Cheers!:)
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
LOL.. will do.
@prileydrumsАй бұрын
Great stuff Lou. I’ve just returned from a drive in mine; it’ll be worth it in the end!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
someday.
@benzina5917Ай бұрын
Nice job with the engine install. It can be incredibly tight but once you do it one time it all makes sense. Hopefully she's make noise soon.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
it wasn't so bad. thanks
@GadroableАй бұрын
This is a massive leap forward Lou - fantastic stuff - joys of being a Dad and dealing with insurance premiums 😭
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
thanks
@AndreasHannoverSLАй бұрын
Nice!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Thanks!
@MrJdubbya36Ай бұрын
One more step in the right direction. You'll be driving it before long. Good to see progress. Sorry about the kid's accident hopefully it wasn't bad.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
no biggie..minor fender bender.
@stewkeeneАй бұрын
Well, that is cool to see the engine finally in the 308 👍🏻 I always look forward to your videos Lou. Hope all is well with you and your family there in Canada. CU soon! 👋🏻😁
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Doing okay. Thanks for asking. Thanks 🙏
@danromeo6571Ай бұрын
How I took mine out on my own was one thing. ( I was a younger man though..) As I see now its not going in the same way without some very good help. those two spacers are for the rear. the fronts are cone like and are 13/16" tall. i can send you a pic with some measurements if you dont already have them.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
there seems to be two variations of the spacers. another comment suggests to 20mm spacers in front.
@paussoullie5253Ай бұрын
Project 308!!!
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
thanks!!
@KoreyConstableАй бұрын
While watching this, my neighbor texted me a FB marketplace ad for a Ferrari 308 GTS, located in the same town my cousin lives in, who I happened to text today because it's his birthday.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Nice.. go for it??
@markbarnes-z8wАй бұрын
Hi Lou 20 mm tube metal spacer at the front of the engine & none at the rear just a flat washer on all mounts between cross member.. Hope this helps Mark Somerset England
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Thank you.
@WildDiggerАй бұрын
Good update. Kids always know how to ruin your fun. Lol. At least no one was hurt.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
No biggie fortunately. Its just the timing of it all.
@theinternationalhobo001Ай бұрын
Shes coming along, your getting there. Can't wait to hear her first start. Also, don't, and I mean don't ever put an overhead shot in where you did again with the engine like that. I thought for sure the only reason I was seeing that shot was you were going to cut to a image of the engine in the wrong place on the car. Scared the crap out of me. But other than that, keep it coming.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
LOL.
@billbrissonАй бұрын
we love Nick LOL
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
LOL. he is OK!
@johnmcdermott5505Ай бұрын
Woohoo, the lump is back in the hole! I bought a set used spacers from GT Car Parts which may be an easier option than making?
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
I'll check out GT Car Parts.. Thanks!
@muskokamike127Ай бұрын
11:21 now you know why all modern ones go in from underneath! I still say there's NO reason they can't be streamlined with 1 or 2 major electrical connectors instead of 7804.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
it is what it is I guess.
@muskokamike127Ай бұрын
@@LouTrottier You prob have realized as a mech that engineers never think about repairs or working on the vehicles after they're produced.
@jonathanohagan1349Ай бұрын
Yes a Lou video
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
lol. Thanks
@JohnPaulHalesАй бұрын
So in Canada you measure in the up direction in inches and the down direction in centimetres? Here in Australia we use millimeters in both directions 😂
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
LOL.. In Canada pretty much everything comes from the US. Tape measures are unfortunately predominantly in inches so searching for the metric readings is always a task, so we as Canadians just learn to suck it up and operate in both metric and imperial.
@diyhell8712Ай бұрын
Whoa, that was like watching open heart surgery
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
LOL.
@andynicoll8566Ай бұрын
You likely know this channel but it came up in my side feed, Normal Guy Supercar, shows a 308 in the thumbnail. Who knows maybe he can show you those pesky bolts/spacers. OK... on the edit, the vid is 2 months old and it was a repair prior to sale so it's probably gone... swing and a miss lol. I tried.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Thanks mate.
@steveshepherd7605Ай бұрын
Hey Lou....the engine mounts sag with age and tend to end up interfering with the gear shift linkage from the gearbox. Wonder if the old mounts had been assisted by the addition of more spacers as a quick and dirty fix and so may not all be necessary with the new mounts ??....just sayin
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
It may come to that.
@muskokamike127Ай бұрын
3:21 oooh prettty.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Yup
@SkylarkCamperAdventuresАй бұрын
That engine was too pretty to put back in but if needs must 👍
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
Right!!!
@richardg8651Ай бұрын
Years ago (it seems) you explained why the car was painted first. Made sense and yet I still cringe when watching you work on your project.
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
I know. I wish it could have been the other way around.
@wolfman2342Ай бұрын
No red valve covers ?
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
originally they would have been unfinished. And I just like the black.
@user-he2er1hx8sАй бұрын
What’s the lift name that the 308 is sitting on?
@LouTrottierАй бұрын
its a mid-rise scissor lift from a company called Direct lift
@user-he2er1hx8sАй бұрын
Thank you so much. I absolutely love following your project and expertise. I’m looking for a 308 myself.