YouTube 2007 GT Project

Doctor Houx

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Been following him since the Bentley and Maser days a couple of years ago. Working 2 jobs 12 hours a day before he gradually transitioned to his YouTube car rebuild channel as he gained followers. Invested his earnings in property so has something to fall back on when his YouTube stardom wains, which it will do over time.

Futher proof that hard work, self belief and a bit of charisma counts far more than a degree certificate. Fair play to him!
 

conaero

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His issue with the crank bearings is that the cranks are different.

His dad is the brains here, he's clearly an engineer of some kind and its only an engine, they are not as complicated as you might think, you just have to be methodical.

The worst bit is the parts, the conrod cap bolts are stretch and use only one and something silly like £25 each (x16), you start adding up the parts and a salvage engine works out the cheaper route. Also, when the engine locks it bends the Conrad and cracks the liner which are sold as a pair, piston, liner, bolts and rings at about a grand each.

We did Loz's GS engine and there were no rings available so we were forced to buy the complete piston and liner set.
 

Corranga

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Really enjoyed the Ferrari engine videos, it's clear he's not the brains, but he tries and I think comes across in a genuine way, not too condescending, nor assuming the viewer knows everything already, and he gives the impression of being fairly honest and to an extent honoured to be able to do what he's doing. I ended up going back and watching most, though not all yet, of the Murcielago videos, and so far it's been decent viewing. Certainly, I expect the final product won't be to my taste, but the journey is interesting none the less.

Some of the Ferrari part costs were a bit of an eye opener, but the Lamborghini ones seem to be on another planet again!
 

cheburator

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We did Loz's GS engine and there were no rings available so we were forced to buy the complete piston and liner set.
The mind boggles that somebody like Total Seal or NPR aren't making rings for the GS - correct me if I am wrong, but the 4.2 isn't exactly a rare engine in Maserati terms, so there is enough volume to offset production costs and make money on them...

As for it being an engine - I would agree that there is nothing ground breaking in it at all - the S54/S65/S85 found in the E46 M3/E92 M3 and V10 M5 of the same era are more complex to strip and rebuild with their dual vanos and fancy mock dry sumps...