1967 Ferrari 330 GTC (BK)

Interior painted

On the rotisserie

Prepared for chrome

Chrome fitting underway

Seatback work

Installation of front fenders Installation of nose panel assembly Nose panel ready for installation Priming of front fenders Engine bay panels and front superleggera framework primed Front bumper mounts and nose panel mounts Nose panel mounting bracket Final fitment of front fenders and nose prior to priming and installation Headlamp locating ring fabrication Repair and reconstruction of left front fender/ quarter panel

New nose primed and fit to chassis Rear quarter panels and tail panel installed Factory from shock tower upgrade Engine bay panels completed and installed Trunk floor completed and ready for installation Installation of rear cowl panel Trial fit of hood prior finalizing nose placement

Rear cowl panel primed and ready for installation Trunk floor panel support brackets, fit, primed and ready for installation Inside of rear quarter panels, tail panel, and interior close out panel primed Floor assembly, footwell and firewall primed Seam sealing of floor pan, footwell and firewall pans Installation and repair of fiberglass floor, footwell and firewall panels Disassembly of rear bumper/ fuel tank mounting assembly Rebuild of tail panel assembly

Fitting doors, rear quarter panels, and tail corner panels Seam sealing inner rocker close out panels Rear wheel close out panel installation Rear quarter panel repairs Rocker panel installation

Chassis primed Preparing chassis for primer Previous primer failure after media blasting Right rear quarter panel repairs Trunk floor construction

Trunk floor reconstruction Rear wheel well close out panel construction New flange panel for rear cowl panel Fitting of new engine bay close out panels

Engine bay close out panel reconstruction Left engine bay close out panel reconstruction Rear wheel well replacement panels Continuation of rear roof and cowl sub panel repairs

Rear shock tower gussets and installation Rear wheel arch panel removal Rear roof and cowl sub panel repairs and fitment to body

New nose panel fitting and repair Rocker Substructure reconstruction Engine bay close out panel Engine bay side panel reconstruction Rear Shock tower cover panels Inner rocker cover panel replacement Rebuild of outer rocker substructures

Body panels refit to the chassis for evaluation prior to panel work

Double walled chrome-moly tube now welded in place for rear shock mounts Frame is now symmetrical, straight and sound Forward picture frame has lost its symmetry New lower engine bay brace fabricated and welded in place This section has suffered damage from both impact and corrosion Forward picture frame has been removed for repair Plotting the location of the upper shock mount

Using infrared beam to ensure rear shock bar is perfectly straight and level Rear shock bar has been reconstructed using new, heavy walled chrome moly tubing Welding the reinforced panel in position Jake welded a piece of angle iron behind the shock mount panel to add strength All surface rust was ground away before being sealed and coated in Wurth Body Wax Removing the front right mount revealed minor rust lurking behind Upper front shock absorber mounts will be repaired and reinforced Transaxle will be fully rebuilt The following sequence of photos show the transaxle rebuild underway and also Jake repairing and reinforcing the front and rear shock mounts.

Restored oil pan and baffle Setting cam timing

I am delighted to report that Jake now has the Ferrari body restoration underway. The first new panels being fabricated

Assembling the short block and installing the rebuilt cylinder heads.

Heads now full rebuilt and ready to install Assembling the cylinder head and setting valve lash Balancing the flywheel and clutch Pressure testing with custom head gaskets trial fitted Torque plate honing the cylinders to final size Hanging rebuilt rods on the pistons Honing rod wrist pin bushings to size

Corey has been busy designing and machining a piston mold from which a new set of custom forged pistons will be made.

Pressure testing the engine block Measuring head cc Machining for new valve seals Honing new valve guides Surfacing one of the cylinder heads Preparing to trial fit main bearings Rods now fully rebuilt Setting up to hone new pin bushings Honing rod housings Magnaflux checking rods Setting up for align hone with cylinder heads bolted in place beneath block (essential) Squaring main caps prior to performing a much needed align hone Heating block in oven to aid removal of seized studs Custom Ferrari V12 torque plate

Repaired pan looking virtually new once more Several cracked/damaged fins will be welded and reshaped Oil pan has several previous weld repairs Badly installed thread repair for oil pan drain plug Crack in oil pan rail Custom torque plate Scary looking banjo bolt Damaged timing gear Timing gear idler assembly Water pump bearings and gear badly worn Complex timing chain idler sprocket Ferrari rods of the era had the weight stamped on them - in this case 514g Weighing connecting rods after cleaning

Valve stems measured inconsistently Stem to guide clearances were huge Knurled piston is cost saving old school practice This cylinder had .009" skirt clearance! Pressure testing cylinder heads This line clearly visible on the bottom coil is evidence of coil bind No to valve jobs were the same! All the valve seats had different widths and heights Disassembling the cylinder heads

Signs of fuel wash and scuffing on pistons and cylinder bores First head removed Strong fuel smell in oil pan Engine tear down underway in the CJ machine shop.

The prototype Ferrari 330GTC Koni have done a stellar job rebuilding your original shocks

Every terminal has been carefully labeled We have now received the restored fuse board and superb quality wiring harness that was made for us in Italy. It really is a very impressive piece of kit. The original fuse panels have been restored and completely rewired

The Borrani factory in Milan have done a fantastic job with your wheels! Road springs will be replaced, Koni shocks will be rebuilt at the Koni factory Separating the springs and shocks Suspension and brakes will be completely rebuilt

Back from being media blasted to back to bare metal, a few minor rust issues are exposed, and also evidence of some sub-standard 1960's Italian bodywork.

Preparing the Ferrari for blasting back to bare metal..

Unusual view from beneath the car with the floor pans removed Chassis will be blasted back to bare metal, repaired and refinished to new condition Many rivets were broken or corroded Removing pans was essential to gain full access to the chassis Main floor pan now lifted away Rear panel now removed Removing rear window panel/upper rear bulkhead Panel beneath rear window is aluminium Hundreds of rivets hold the floor pan and front and rear bulkheads in place Framework of the dash exposed Panel has slight damage around transmission mound that will be repaired Removing the fiberglass dash and floor pan in order to gain full access to the chassis.. Fiberglass dash/firewall is first to be removed

With the engine on the ground, the mechanical tear down is almost complete Almost clear... Engine is angled in order to clear the firewall on the way out Chris Scarborough carefully extracting the compact V12 from the engine bay With the gearbox out of the way, removal of the engine is a simple matter Lowering the 5 speed gearbox to the ground

Glittering new RW 4039 Borrani spare wheel Unspent shotgun cartridges, Italian newspaper clipping, glue, lipsalve and screwdriver Strange assortment lurking beneath gas tanks Right rear strut mount slightly damaged and pushed upward, causing car to ride low in right rear Left rear strut mount Note thick bondo lurking behind front bumper Removing rear suspension Tear down continued, a glittering new Borrani wheel, and unspent shotgun cartridges hidden beneath the gas tanks... Front suspension now removed

Tear down, continued... Next task is to remove the rear suspension Drain hole in left bumper tube requires minor rust repair The only significant rust so far..

Jake and Carlos double teaming the front windscreen removal Some photos are for reference purposes only First task is to remove all the glass and interior I am pleased to report that this important restoration is now officially underway!

One last inspection by the proud owner before we get this project underway! One last opportunity for the proud owner to see the car whole before the restoration gets underway