When NOTHING Goes According to Plan - 1000HP Honda-Swapped Ferrari Ep. 66

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This one didn't quite go as I had hoped. I didn't have all the fittings to plumb it, my throttle body adapter can't get finished until I have another throttle body, and I am not good at welding aluminum... yet.
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Be sure to support our friends at H&R Springs for helping bring this Honda-swapped Ferrari project to life:
www.hrsprings.com
Last but not least, check out the rest of the gang that helps to make this project happen:
www.turtlewax.com
www.nittotire.com
www.rsfuture.com
www.garrettmotion.com
www.turbosmart.com
www.vibrantperformance.com
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - This Weekend was a Drag
02:04 - New Parts & Pieces from Vibrant Performance
02:32 - Fittings and Plumbing
03:41 - Throttle Body Notes
05:32 - Making an Adapter
07:21 - Countersinking Holes with a Countersink Bit
08:40 - Finished Adapter... Without a Hole
10:32 - Vibrant HD Clamps
11:15 - Modifying the Turbo
12:45 - Where Everything Went Wrong
13:37 - Trying to Keep it Real
14:57 - Practice Welding
16:16 - It's All Still Progress
17:18 - Outro

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@dailydriven991 2 жыл бұрын

This episode speaks to me lol. All the times I head out to the garage for a “quick” job that turns into a six hour debacle or swear-fest…we’ve all been there 👍🏻

@AW_DIY_garage 2 жыл бұрын

My wife always laughs when I tell her I have a 30 minute job in the garage. It has become an ongoing joke in out household.

@dailydriven991 2 жыл бұрын

@@AW_DIY_garage hahaha same.

@benzina5917 2 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine years back had a sign in his workshop that showed a medieval knight walking with his sword bent, and his armor suit all beat up and the caption read 'some days the dragon wins'. These projects are not an endless list of wins but rather a constant push to make progress. Good on you for saving the day by improving your welding skills rather than waste those precious hours away.

@GroundDwellerCam 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching you grow as a person, both in skill set and maturity. Thank you for sharing your failures, your self-examination, and your words of encouragement. You're right, not every day is full of achievement. Instead of skipping over it, you reminded us it's okay to fail as long as we're willing to learn and grow from it. Thank you, Mike.

@thelifeofguyon 2 жыл бұрын

This is the pro to sticking to a video upload schedule - the realities of doing a challenging build aren't entirely cut out. Hang in there!

@waywong1997 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone's got their off day, glad you're keeping positive and staying on the grind!

@up2u162 2 жыл бұрын

So few YTrs are as humble and transparent as you. Please keep up the REAL content. THANK YOU!

@GrindhousePerformance 2 жыл бұрын

Those aluminum welds are looking pretty good! It's amazing what a couple hours of dedicated focus can do. You might want to try a slightly smaller filler rod, that one looked a little on the big side for the gauge thickness material.. When I first tried welding aluminum, my filler rod was way too large and it was making things trickier than they needed to be.. might be worth experimenting. I'm not a professional either just my personal exp. Good episode Mike, glad to see you still post despite a frustrating weekend.

@stanceworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@gmonnye 2 жыл бұрын

Keep hammering mike💪, absolutely love how transparent you are with this project. Absolutely no one else is like this, in this day in age it’s refreshing seeing the ups and downs of a massive undertaking like this.👏

@foamdataservices 2 жыл бұрын

Making an executive decision to stop work and watch this instead lol. Car stuff is like this, hours and hours of grinding away and it looks the same. First time my son discovered this as a teenager was priceless, his first question was “is it always like that?” I said “yes.” I lose my shit with my own ineptitude and crappy parts at least once a week.

@lancelaprarie6128 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the actual reality to fabricating. You roll the dice and take what you get. You’re a rare bird kid. Nice work.

@bearwood85 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be part of the journey... The reality of life is that these happen and I really respect your decision to show it openly

@JoshTHankins 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for showing your mess ups! There are so many times I get frustrated because everyone makes it look easy. I know that I run into a ton of issues with old rusty euro cars all the time. Showing the real struggles of working on cars, showing the mess ups and how to fix them. I will support content like this every day. Also, please make a shirt with the current build, I would love to buy one.

@kevinc31 2 жыл бұрын

I love how this channel shows the up's and downs of building a custom car. Great job

@gregrisley1050 2 жыл бұрын

"putting in the time" is some of the best advice to give anyone about anything. Keep going sir, I'm loving the content.

@MrPaulpilcher 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I just watched this video and I have to say this was probably the best episode of any build channel I have ever seen. And I watch a lot of them. The reason is it captures the real process of building and figuring stuff out. Let's face it it's never easy or perfect. Anyone can edit the hell out of a build so every step is flawless and perfect the first time. But if your a viewer it's pretty frustrating and soul crushing because that is not how it ever goes for a real person doing something for the first time. It is fun to watch an update where everything is moving forward and fast. it does happen but that is a rare day. Keep keeping it real. P.

@readysheddyno9958 2 жыл бұрын

Needed to watch this, I've been going through the phase of it all going wrong while trying to film and edit my own build and its really been getting at me the last few days. This was super helpful to watch, thanks.

@PianoScottDeBoer 2 жыл бұрын

Your welds on the corner pieces look really good all things considered. A big reason I like this channel is how real it is, very educational.

@Onlooker71 2 жыл бұрын

Today’s episode reminds me of a lesson I learned playing poker. It’s not your wins that you remember the most, it’s your losses. Those stick in your head and keep you from making the same mistake twice. I am oddly thankful when I have moments like you did as I realize I just got a valuable lesson and it will only make me better going forward.

@zakshah3480 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you know just how endearing this episode was. Seeing mistakes from someone with the amount of knowledge you have only demonstrates just how much more there is to learn. Great stuff dude, you should be proud of this work. You're gonna look back on this episode and appreciate having put it out there

@armanopepe1 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not mechanically minded but I’ve been following your build over the past couple of months. It’s fascinating and I’m loving all your content…even the failures. Go strong!

@josephmatuszak3855 2 жыл бұрын

Always show your progress, whether it's backwards or forwards. That's how we all learn, and how we all can appreciate the reality and results in the end! *As for the countersink, I really like to use those on a Drill press so I can set the depth stop and have perfect matching holes on the whole plate. Also drill press usually spin fairly slow :)

@ashleyharvey6 2 жыл бұрын

Another great and more important, honest video on car modification life. On the positive side you got better at a hard skill to master, and we still got a little Mike time. Keep on trucking dude…

@paulharrison3298 2 жыл бұрын

Your audience just want to see your progress for the week. No need to fake it. Train wrecks are reality and I’m so glad we just got an honest account of your week. Keep up the awesome work, when times are hard keep ya head up and you’ll get there. Can’t wait to see that beast running on track 😎

@Randy_51_ 2 жыл бұрын

I like the transparency and struggles not being omitted. Very relatable for a lot of us 👍…keep push in’!!

@tonycrispin 2 жыл бұрын

This really is the way it goes sometimes. Thanks for showing us the not so glorious side of projects so many of us know.

@coreystrandberg9087 2 жыл бұрын

There was a point over this past summer where I was working on my E30, trying to pull out the subframe. There were at least 3 points in that job where I wanted to quit working on cars entirely. It really makes me happy to see you post these videos and show the other side of building cars that KZfaq rarely sees.

@TheIainh99 2 жыл бұрын

Mike You're part of the brotherhood of engineers self made, learned and still learning, we are those that choose to dream, to visualise, to make. The mantra I use is, A Mk 1 makes a great Mk 2, which enables an even better Mk 3, with some finessing a MK4. Sure everyone can see where I'm going with that. We pick ourselves up, dust off and look at another way to achieve the goal. Yes it too may fail, but with drive, an indomitable spirit and passion success is only another Mk away. That said, I now need to tweak some geometry in Fusion 360 and recycle some parts. Thanks for having the courage to show us that not everything turns out right first time. Channel remains one of my favourite.

@sagster 2 жыл бұрын

A very honest and down to earth video telling it how it is and I love the "I can do this, just need to put some time into it" attitude. I know exactly how you feel as well, recently I've been seething from failed stainless steel TIG weld attempts. Your video has just renewed my enthusiasm to get back at it and try again.

@protodad1 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying the actual reality of this series vs all the manufactured garbage out there. I know I’ve been in that spot of having a terrible couple days followed by a major screw up on my projects. Glad you stepped back and addressed it like a pro instead of giving some crap excuse.

@Skiridr22 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the title and was about to freak out but then I remembered how resilience you were, I’m all good over her 👍🏾 + I don’t want this build to end yet. 😎

@craiggreen4388 2 жыл бұрын

A pat on the back Mike, keep at it. Your struggles alone should earn you all the likes.

@EvilSe7en 2 жыл бұрын

I work in a fabrication shop, not as a fabricator, as an assembler. But I enjoy putting stuff together and welding so I usually jump at the chance. Practicing aluminum is by far the most tedious and frustrating I've encountered and even after I think I'm in a groove it can all go sideways very fast. But every time I make a mistake (and I make a lot of mistakes) I learn a little something extra to apply down the road. Looking forward to seeing the results of your practice.

@aarondennis4561 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you keep it 100% real and include both the good and not so good aspects of this hobby. It’s a great lesson for those who are new to this. Keep at it man! Love this build!

@exportedafrican 2 жыл бұрын

Went thru the same thing with my 7 and making my own intercooler My advice is build and test air right shapes. Couldn’t believe how many holes my welds had. Over time I learned I needed more dwell time on the aluminum when welding

@bloodreighn 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, just so you know, while you can use that "counter sinking bit" to counter sink aluminum, its actually a de burring tool, you probably want to look for a 3 flute countersink bit for aluminum generally with a little bit of lubricant

@gregvanderboom5011 2 жыл бұрын

That's life. If you're not making mistakes you're not doing anything. Thanks for sharing brother!

@TheRealTomLauda 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching this display of knowledge, skills and ingenuity that goes into a build like this, even in relative failures. Maybe specifically in failures, because that's when skill and knowledge grows. When everything will go electric, i will miss this "old school" way of doing things.

@fastfactorysouthafrica5423 2 жыл бұрын

If I may, try and put your tungsten flush to the cup when welding aluminum.. it pools well, and stops tungsten touches!

@jamesamalfi9303 2 жыл бұрын

Hey don't be embarrassed about those welds I've been welding for 30 years and I still can't weld aluminum..I just can't see the damn puddle.. you're already ahead of the game and just a tip for the tubing make sure you bevel the edges to be welded so you're not boomerang up on top of the work your more filling in the v that you've ground into them it will give you flatter welds and better penatration..by the way love the project can't wait to see it turn lap times!

@sb-s395 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the warts and all journey. I thought the idea was crazy at first to K swap a 308 but I’m sold on it now. Looking forward to seeing what works and what doesn’t work so well and maybe gets modified again later.

@stano4116 2 жыл бұрын

Any content from Mike is great content! Always tuned in! 👍

@GM-fh5jp 2 жыл бұрын

Mile, don't become a slave to the Tuesday night/Thursday night upload schedule. Take your time, when you have an episode done with good content, upload it. We can wait.

@xN1NJ4smurfx 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the authenticity mate, really good to see. Always enjoy watching your eps, this one is no different. Keep up the awesome work 🙌🏼

@c2c0rider 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent episode - great to see the realities, as oppose to only the highlights!

@alexbliss5927 2 жыл бұрын

‘Content’ is what you make it. Could have shown us a finished intercooler? Sure, but I’ll take trials and tribulations any day, especially when they’re so well explained. Great job Mike, keep it up, you’re the hardest working guy on KZfaq. (Well, you and Furze :)

@vice4134 2 жыл бұрын

Treat yourself gently and do not blame yourself for the setback. It is easy to feel helpless during a setback and many people can be left wondering how to help themselves out of the hole they feel they have fallen into. Suffering a setback doesn't make you a failure. In fact, it's just part of life. Take the problem at face value and make peace with the fact that it's an isolated incident. So, TWO THUMBS UP for showing the human side of you!!! :-)

@SHVNE 2 жыл бұрын

That last corner weld (on the long piece) looked really good, man. Nice work for a couple of hours of practice!

@ali6ft6 2 жыл бұрын

66 episodes in and we got a fresh hat. That's the progress I'm here for.

@AlmightyRem 2 жыл бұрын

Biggest tip can give you as a fellow amateur Ally welder is to ramp in the initial amps slow and holding on one spot to really let the cleaning action do its thing before you start to add filler... you want a shiney silver puddle and sometimes that takes a good few seconds to really clean up but after that ur welds will have less shit floating up

@capnthepeafarmer 2 жыл бұрын

Mike, it's totally alright to get pissed off and be frustrated, that's life. But you've got the right mindset of taking a walk, or cooling down, or some meditative thing (if you're lucky, maybe there's a taco truck nearby). But if you want to get good at something, you have to do it constantly, so set aside 1-2 hours a day for two weeks and just do some welding practice. I'm sure you already do that. I've found it takes about two weeks to begin developing a habit, whether it's good or bad.

@Fordman7575 2 жыл бұрын

That is definitely part of working on/building cars. If you screw up or something doesn't go right, you just have to learn from it. If you become afraid to screw up, it can paralyze a project's progress. You just have to learn from it, maybe try and figure out why it didn't work and press on. If you become too frustrated on a certain part or area of a project. Just take step back and maybe take a break from that part and work on something else. Then come back to it. On the throttle body adapter I would suggest a block of aluminum. It can be expensive but well worth it. You need something much thicker. That way you have room to work. You can recess holes for cap screws to mount the adapter to the intake. And you have enough meat on the adapter to drill holes and tap them (And preferably add some thread inserts/heli-coils ) to mount the throttle body. Plus a side benefit is, if there is any difference in the intake plenum opening and the TB, it allows you to basically make the adapter opening a smooth transition between the two. Think of a funnel shape.

@jamiegale8315 2 жыл бұрын

Good work there Mike, I know exactly how you feel. I’ve started plenty of jobs on old VW’s that we’re supposed to take a couple of hours…. They usually end up with my wife calling me 8-9hrs later to make sure I’m not dead or damaged & I then vent to her about how I’m never doing another car job again 😂 Keep doing what you’re doing buddy as this is by FAR the best build series in KZfaq & I look forward to each new episode. Take care 👍👍

@benjireid798 2 жыл бұрын

fantastic episode this is a honest account of work that goes into making your dream car. As an artist these always end up being my best days when things go wrong its the only way I to learn new skills. Well done Mate!!

@CorpseExplosion 2 жыл бұрын

Love your attitude and honestly...and this build!

@jnxmck 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work on those practice pieces man, it's far too easy to get caught up and want to get the final product done ASAP, but taking a step back is often the way to go.

@JordanPayneLV 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on giving aluminum welding a try, aluminum is so hard. I’ve burnt through a lot of scrap trying to learn. Makes you appreciate how easy mild and even stainless is! Those fittings look sick 🙌🏻

@westendcages 2 жыл бұрын

Best advice I was ever given toward welding aluminum..... "Clean, Clean, Clean"

@ericnewville7828 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike. This episode is as real as it gets. Great job. Inspiring me to get back to my project.

@getnotesonlife 2 жыл бұрын

Mike! What were you talking about! This was a really good segment. The throttle body piece and the discussion about the clamps was interesting. Don’t sell yourself short dude! Nice program.

@markhunter6716 2 жыл бұрын

Best episode yet. Humility is hard for men. Very Classy indeed

@richl172 2 жыл бұрын

Rule of thumb that has served me well over the years...when I get to a point where throwing a wrench at my car sounds like a good idea, it's time to call it for the night and hit it fresh the next day.

@tonigon5767 2 жыл бұрын

I look forward to your posts, great progress.

@brandonblayney9577 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man I’m having dejavu watching this! I had a very similar day yesterday working on my build and this episode really motivated me to get back in the garage

@matt355 2 жыл бұрын

Get after it Mike. Love this car already, can't wait to see it on track.

@redporschekilla 2 жыл бұрын

Mike this is REALITY You Tube and not the TLC scripted attempt in insinuating “reality”! Your candor is a bright ray of sunshine, brighter then your welders arch! Finally remember, it took Edison “thousands” of failed light bulbs before that one came out, which ultimately made history! A “Failure” is the most valuable experience you can gain! Making it, is all fun and games, but it likely won’t teach you as much as a failure! Think of it this way, you won’t forget to turn on your gas before going to weld 😀! Thank for those invaluable lessons!

@vinnyl.6047 2 жыл бұрын

this episode reminds me of the time I told my brother we could pull the motor from my B6 S4, do a timing chain kit, and have the car back together in a weekend. Pulled the motor saturday, sold the car sunday, bought a big turbo VR Mk3.

@SpecRaceM5 2 жыл бұрын

Make the adapter for the throttle body out of phenolic. It has great thermal insulation properties. Fairly common in throttle body spacers. Enjoying the episodes and the progress!

@pkt1213 2 жыл бұрын

I feel ya on not having much to show for all your work. I am refreshing all the suspension on my car and the driverside shock fighting me. Between getting the assembly clocked and some other stuff, it is back in pieces. The passengers side went right together

@mstrdtiger 2 жыл бұрын

True master never stops learning 💪 Keep it real man.

@ozkarcm 2 жыл бұрын

Keep pushing can’t wait to see this beast in SoCal soon.!!

@jonathanlong32 2 жыл бұрын

Love the honesty of this build

@BrainsofFrank 2 жыл бұрын

Your friend sounds like a rock solid guy to have In your life!!

@janmartens7954 2 жыл бұрын

WoW man, i love these real episode’s. You make ME feel uncomfortable all the time because you are so good at doing stuff. So, it is good to see not everything went smooth

@ealoken 2 жыл бұрын

wooohooo! tuesday

@michaelbradley7529 2 жыл бұрын

It is difficult sometimes to get refocused after hitting walls of frustration. But taking that time to take a step back is the way to go.

@Ericlikestorun 2 жыл бұрын

Despite what you said in the intro mike. I felt it was a pretty good episode. All of the honesty and transparency you're putting into this, hopefully inspires others to tackle projects of their own. Had a good laugh at the gas not being turned on. I've done that more times than I'd like to admit hahah.

@jonny.rollhard 2 жыл бұрын

A video and lunch time, perfect as always.

@quintonhowell4244 2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely looking forward to a video explaining AN lines.

@nigolt.4345 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant episode A+++

@vogs72 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t stress over lack of progress, reality is progress too. Corners will always be simpler than butt joints to lay down a weld, you could just grind the joints down.

@kazstrankowski8721 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your honesty

@BondWarrior 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you showed us the shit, don’t know what you worried about, that was barely a glitch, you getting there

@christopherbellisario9195 2 жыл бұрын

Man those Vibrant parts are heavenly

@alainbourdages7911 2 жыл бұрын

You know the old saying: practice makes perfect! Keep at it , you already made good progress!

@BrokenSilvia 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this one!

@owensparks5013 2 жыл бұрын

Kudos for the straight talking episode. I'd imagine showing the progress from day one of welding aluminium will help other novices actually start as opposed to just assuming it's pointless without hundreds of hours of experience. 👍

@Internet_frends 2 жыл бұрын

My welding journeyman is also a red seal machinist and told me with feeds and speeds, it’s all based on the flutes and cutting angle. (And obviously what the bits made out of, but that’s a whole different thing). So like that countersink but, it’s essentially one big hefty flute, so high feeds and low speeds.

@matthughes7895 2 жыл бұрын

Love the reality of all of this.

@gaalen111 2 жыл бұрын

Keep grinding dude 💪 look on the back side of the welds for true quality control 👌

@irancartaxo8353 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the week happens anyway things do not yield visually but many decisions are taken that will make construction possible in the future. Unfortunately this kind of thing is not very good to film, but I think it's really cool that your channel shows such moments, after all it makes us feel more normal when we go through the same delays. It's really cool to see the mistakes you make, after all I also make mistakes and it comforts me to know that someone doing something so cool also commits. It also makes all your construction very real. I think it's good to find out about HG clamps, I like to hear about the parts you've bought and intend to use and why you chose them. Inspiring to see you practicing to develop a skill, congratulations to your choice of friends, they seem to me to be good people who know how to give good advice.

@nyalsewell 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, Mike.

@barcusmarber525 2 жыл бұрын

Love this build that you are doing and that you are keeping it real. Sorry if someone has already suggested this, but I was thinking that you could turn the intercooler so that the flow is vertical. Hot air from the turbo through the bottom and cool air out the top. This may simplify the connections and improve the flow.

@stanceworks 2 жыл бұрын

There's not enough height available to do that.

@Jonathan_Doe_ 2 жыл бұрын

Always hold your mig or tig torches near your ear (not pointed towards them obvs) and give them a little test blip to listen to your gas flow.

@irancartaxo8353 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I was freaking out about you soldering on top of the intercooler core, I was afraid some molten metal would fall into the hive and make a hole. Please be careful and protect the hive in the future.

@shrades 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, this turned out to be a great episode, despite your initial concerns! Keep it up man, I'm loving this content.

@lucasdamask 2 жыл бұрын

A thing that maybe you can do with that throttle body is buying an LS adapter since from what I see the manifold accepts that pattern, there are lots of adapters on amazon that will also convert the size of the intake, my car has a 102mm to 75mm adapter. maybe it's worth having a look at that.

@PascalVos 2 жыл бұрын

looking better and better every episode! keep it up

@KT-ur7pi 2 жыл бұрын

Mike grows with the car, it's inspiring.

@wldwst22 2 жыл бұрын

Good video as always. There's always at least few curse words as I plug away in my garage. If my aluminum welds looked that good I'd be running around showing them off. Anyway keep it up 👍🏾

@mattevlknevl4817 2 жыл бұрын

Small suggestion mate, I scroll past your videos sometimes because the thumbnail is similar to the last video and I think I've already watched it. You could change up the car shots a bit, looks like it's always front/rear 3/4 angles. Otherwise great content bloke!