1952 Ferrari 212 Barchetta
This spectacular Ferrari 212 Barchetta was a gift from Enzo Ferrari to Henry Ford in 1952. It is the last Barchetta built and believed to be the very first left-hand drive Ferrari ever built. It was used as a design influence for the upcoming Ford Thunderbird and is equipped with wide whitewall tires courtesy of Henry Ford’s neighbor, a certain Harvey Firestone Jr. The car is one of the most important exhibits at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles.
We have been tasked with rebuilding the cylinder heads, fabricating a new exhaust, rebuilding and tuning the Weber carbs, replacing failed fuel lines, all coolant hoses, rebuilding the clutch and rebuilding the braking system.
Road testing one of the most important
Ferraris in the world!
December 15, 2022
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A new set of Firestone whitewalls have
been installed
December 15, 2022
Most of the interior was removed in order
to access the transmission
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Removing the engine
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Pressure plate cover was loose
Note serious hot spots!
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Flywheel was machined and surfaced
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We dealt with several gearbox leaks while
we had the transmission removed
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Luke going back with the rebuilt clutch
December 7, 2022
Corey removed the timing chain cover to
seal up the front of the engine
December 7, 2022
Going back in with the engine
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Time to reinstall the cylinder heads!
Custom head gaskets made
specially for this job
December 7, 2022
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Cylinder heads were resurfaced prior
to final assembly
October 4, 2022
October 4, 2022
Reassembly underway
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Measuring valve lash
October 4, 2022
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Cylinder head machine work underway.
Heads now fully rebuilt and assembled
October 4, 2022
October 3, 2022
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October 3, 2022
Cam saddles were out of alignment so cylinder
heads required align honing
October 3, 2022
A view down the cam saddles
October 3, 2022
Corey align honing one of the heads
October 3, 2022
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Designing and blue printing new custom valves
October 3, 2022
Corey machining the requisite tapers in the
new valve stems
October 3, 2022
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Honing valve guides
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Trial fitting new exhaust prior to ceramic
coating black
October 3, 2022
September 23, 2022
Removing the cylinder heads and removing the exhaust for replacement.
September 23, 2022
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September 23, 2022
Elaborate leather insulating pads for the exhaust tips
September 23, 2022
The old exhaust is compromised after
decades of oil and excess fuel
had built up internally
September 23, 2022
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September 23, 2022
Headers will be cleaned out internally and
ceramic coated
September 23, 2022
Evidence of significant oiling inside headers
Time to remove the cylinder heads
for rebuilding
September 23, 2022
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Both heads now removed
September 23, 2022
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September 23, 2022
Measuring extreme wear in the original valve stems
September 23, 2022
September 23, 2022
Huge stem to guide clearance no
doubt the cause of oiling issues
September 23, 2022
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3 valve seats have been replaced in the
past, everything else looks original
August 18, 2022
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Compression test was healthy and consistent
across the board
Several fuel lines had significant leaks and
will be replaced
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Rebuild of the Webers underway
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