Absolutely awesome, buddy! If Ferrari stick their noses in, just remove the badges! Might just work. So proud to see just how far you've come in what is in actual reality, a relatively short time. Just think of what Corey would say!! Cheers. Leigh 🏴
@@Jin-Hu A brappin F40 would be pretty cool and a 4 rotor would be sick. I think he will do something different to another K series. Maybe a Toyota V8? Would love to see him use a Cosworth DVF though I don't know how streetable they can be made.
Dude, get molds pulled of all those parts before you do anything else. Being able to have new parts pulled if anything is damaged or breaks will be a lifesaver. I am so in, will be watching from start to finish!
Another commenter made an excellent point. You should get molds made of all of those parts. Not only will you have replacement parts in the future, that won't cost you an arm and a leg if you need them, but you will also be able to sell third-party replacement F40 parts, and potentially make all of your money back on this build.
@@puchak97 Sounds great to me, but I'm afraid, that Ferrari won't let it go like that.. Just someone else is making money, not them.. Of course they'll say it is all about "intellectual heritage"... but maybe I'm that one who is wrong. On other hand, we've seen many lawsuits (Ferrari vs every"cornuto" who touches the car) in past already.
I believe he got the front parts from a shop in England that did exactly that for kit car builds. I believe ratarossa made a video about it, he even wisited them IIRC.
With Son of Cobra, this is a fantastic idea. You could easily make back the entire cost of the car in just the replacement carbon parts you could sell.
SFM, what about that S600 hood you cut up??? That has to be rare. Though you could probably buy all the S600 hoods in the world for what that F40 clamshell cost.
@@xcollinsmithx he did say it would take a few years so it will stall at times. these sort of things dont just happen and to be working with not only expensive stuff but expensive rare stuff that was hard to come by 30 years ago when it was new let alone now is crazy and going to take time.
F40 Developments in New Zealand have made their own F40 moulded from genuine bodywork and running a ≈1000hp twin turbo Lexus V8. If Ferrari hasn't sued them yet then you should be fine. Also, they could probably provide spare panels if you need them, although they might not be EXACTLY the same as yours.
Theirs doesn’t have Ferrari branding, and I guess the badges they made that look similar from a distance are sufficiently different. Ferrari can’t stop him doing whatever he wants with the parts in terms of building a custom car, but they could potentially sue him for using their branding on it if he does that.
welp, I just subscribed for the simple fact you said " Its gunna take a long time to get done, its gunna take years. " I love that this project is not going to be rushed and a typical TH-cam build. some of the best builds on TH-cam are the ones that have been years in the making. Bad obsession motorsports project Binky is a prime example! Cant wait to see what you make of this man.
Well its been 2 years since the last binky update. I know they were slow but my blue balls could not deal with it. Have i missed something, or is binky actually finished? I unsubscribed
@@Audiojack_ Must have seen my comment lol, because I checked before I wrote it in case things had changed. Over a year between episodes? I'm still out. I'll rewatch the whole series when I retire, when it's (possibly) finished
@@jeremiahgentleman8097 Completely agree, but we are talking on a channel that has pulled that same deadline gimmick repeatedly with the last Ferrari.
Funny, I work at the racetrack where the car this underbody part comes from raced. I'm actually watching this video while working there (the 1994 Paris 1000 was held on the Autodrome de Linas Montlhéry, now owned by UTAC, which I work for). Maybe there's footage from the race in our archives.
Not an M1! I'm still amazed the whole discord/patreon gang was able to keep this quiet for 9 whole months. Seeing the journey to slowly acquire these parts in real time was wild, *especially* the engine. This thing is going to be absolutely mental but there's no better man to build it.
I'm not on patreon and saw many comments on this channel about the car and setup. The comments were removed really fast tho lol. They had great damage control.
@@BenWalther1This is probably one of the most insane builds that I'll ever watch start to finish, now I may skip out on the suspension talk because the 308 hurt my head but the tube frame I can't wait to see
@@MuShinnen sure but the f1 engine itself is rule hampered in its design parameters which is why its a v6, a 6 liter v12 done with same tech would be more interesting. Of course 1500 hp or whatever it would end up as would be completely unnecessary. Look thats part of the reason why f1 has lost its luster from early 80s and even 90s. "F1 technology" means artificial design constraints.
Idea - make your own “pop ups” but make them active aero instead of lights. Close them for speed, open them to direct air through a duct to cool the brakes. You could even wire them to the brake pedal so they open or close depending on how hard you brake.
Never heard of this channel, never heard of any of their projects, I just got this video recommended to me by YT and now I’m fully onboard. This looks so amazing and I’m sure it’ll turn out even better than what we all expect!
I can't wait for the 15 episode F40 control arm build series! 😂 All seriousness though, this is groundbreaking as far as TH-cam builds go and I can't wait to see more 🙏
The P1 isn't anywhere near as iconic as an F40, and not as custom as this one will be. They're not the same, and it's no knock on the content creator, it's just not the same caliber build.
@@SubToRandomVideos101 more like floped p1 build, tavarish made a bunch of promises and didn't live up to them and after all the hype went down he then decided to be honest and say that it would take more time and more money which he needs even more time to earn at least mike is upfront about projects like these and just admitted that it will take years and every penny outta his pocket for the completion of this project
A client of mine has an extremely modified F40, and he continues to be a VIP Ferrari client, participating in events without any problems, as long as he doesn't mess with the registered trademark with shields, names, or use the car in unauthorized advertisements! Ferrari F40 need to have the F40 TT V8, no other engine!!
@@christopheledan7793 nooo, american V8 are very heavy, they don't have high revs like the Ferrari V8, they wouldn't be ideal! The client I spoke to, uses the original F40 engine with modern turbos, the car was modified years ago, and has already driven more than 50,000 km since then, because he uses the car without the slightest regret, and even though it produces close to 1000 hp, he has never had any problems!
The entire build series is unauthorized advertisement since he is generating income from the views. Ferrari could get youtube to copyright strike his channel or just claim all the revenue especially any time he says Ferrari F40 or even just Ferrari.
they ONLY care if you deface their logo/sell stuff with it, or untastefully permanently modify a current upper end model. Theres tons of Older ones with engine swaps, big widebodies, major mods, etc with ZERO issues....even the Subaru BRZ with the 458 engine swap was totally fine till he defaced their logo and put it on his car
I wonder if this came from ratarossa as he is building an LM spec now which has a different front clam ( single headlamp lenses, no popups etc.) hmmmmm….
When Mike announced that he was liquidating a bunch of projects for a "once in a lifetime opportunity" I thought it was a bunch of TH-cam drama/clickbait...then he announces an F40. Well done Mike, you are living the dream of every automotive enthusiast in the world, and truly making the opportunity of a lifetime come true.
i think a lot of the bigger channels got big because they are more like "backyard" mechanics, look at goodsquad for example. they started with dirtbikes and jeeps, and now are on to AMG's and and super high end cars. same thing for matt armstrong, matt started out as a bmx rider and doing brake jobs in the parking lot of where he worked... but one thing is certain is they have charisma which goes a LONG way. stanceworks has the charisma but his builds are basically unobtainium. i honestly dont like ferrari's but that 308... sorta got me into them, its the extreme engineering behind that build that pulled me in. hell we watched him make control arms for like 4 weeks lol. its the trial and errors that keep me coming here. the fact he is able to DO an f40 even if its just the panels is super cool. them panels he has prob cost like i'd think at min 80k and max 130k but i could be way off, maybe he got them for 50k and has good budget to work with. i honestly cant WAIT to see the next video
@@AlteredCarbons Mike was just a dude in his backyard though, over a decade ago. He's built his way up to this by putting every dollar he has into the hobby and honestly more energy than a lot of people ever will put into any one thing. That being said having been at Gridlife Laguna and talking to all the other drivers with wild builds, pretty much all of them also just started by slowly modifying their car from the basics and slowly making improvements and connections along the way. Most of them also a decade or so into the hobby. The common denominator between them (and Mike) really is just keeping at the hobby and keeping that motivation up. Mike does it by it being his livelihood and honestly the thing that makes him tick. The other drivers there did it for the love of engineering, or the love of competition, or just to see if they could. Really was a kick in the pants to stop calling builds unobtainable when talking to guys who are racing their family sedans they took their highschool sweetheart to prom in a decade ago against McLarens and winning.
Dude, it's been 2 years? i remember the first 308 video like it was yesterday. Geez, time flies. Glad I was here every step of the way, this project will be awesome.
I love the fact that not only was it far more possible to assemble NOS parts rather than a numbered car, but this strategy also leverages what you learned from the 244; that Ferrari chassis are harder to work with than building your own. This frees you from the need for an original car *and* avoids the controversy of ruining one ;). This will be awesome.
People will most likely give you shit for going tube chassis, but I'd much rather see an insane and """fake""" F40 being driven and enjoyed than an original one sitting in a garage and being driven once a year. Wish you all the best with this amazing project Mike!!
I want to hate what you're doing with beautiful, timeless Ferrari's - I'm a former Ferrari technician, but in fact, I admire what you're doing and I wish you all the best with the project, have sub'd and look forward to watching the build!
@@_j5_I was an apprentice for Fiat and Alfa Romeo, when I was 17. I just kept building my experience with Italian cars, then circulated my CV around all the high end dealers, when Ferrari dealership called, I almost fell over! I worked on Ferraris up to F430, but mostly 360 era, with a few classics thrown in for good measure. It was awesome! Sadly, a resession put an end to that career, but it was a great experience! 😀
@@jerryvr Let's see if that holds up. Ratarossa doesn't need money, but the F40 is wildly more expensive than any of his other cars. Not to mention that there hasn't been any project F40s for sale.
Congratulations, Mike! Very cool to see how you’ve taken this channel. I used to work for your Mom and Dad….and chased that job for months because I’ve always been a car guy. I remember you in the office when you were a little boy. Way to go buddy. Looking forward to this build!
Perfect combination of a build that is realistic to F40 but made today. I like how you are not willing to spend the stupid amount of money for stuff like the headlights, but still want to make it look authentic, but better. Subscribed.
"Real life actual F40 body" is NOT what I expected to be under that tarp all this time. I'm SO EXCITED for you, and I 100% cannot wait to see the beautiful machine you make. Also, for any Ferrari lawyers watching this, Mike is a habitual liar and there are zero authentic Ferrari parts, so you can just leave him alone forever! 😘
They basically bought a phone case for an iPhone 16 pro and didn't buy the iPhone. It's a kit car but it's still interesting, I guess. Like building a Cozzie out of a legit RS500 sports chassis with parts from a Merkur XR4Ti
clips of that F40 destroying 911's on track cannot be a coincidence. Good luck with the new project Mike. So many new and exciting things going on for SW right now. Looking forward to seeing where things go.
We know already that this will be the best build on TH-cam! Mike please consider taking on some more sponsors/ads to make life easier for yourself, I know I’m not the only one that wouldn’t mind
Can we just take a second to acknowledge how far mike / StanceWorks has come? From back in the day giving us all a place to hang on the internet and nerd out over wheels to now, building an F40 on TH-cam...an arc no one could have predicted. But dang am I here for it. Can't wait for this one.
First time coming across your channel and I’m not sure how it’s taken so long! As a fellow car guy seeing stuff like this seriously inspires me with my own build and pushing myself to try and do more and more.
As a 308 Ferrari owner and vintage restorer, I wish you the Best with your F40 Race Car. When I owned my shop it was back in the late 80's. So, the F40 was one of Ferrari's V8 Super Cars, that we all wished we could have owned.❤
I love your humility man, no false promises just straight up and forward. In a landscape where some TH-camrs are a bunch of a-holes who just want to stir the pot for clicks I truly do love your relaxed approach. Best of luck! Subscribed!
Yeah calling anything "real" without the VIN is kind of making your own definition of "real" in the car world. It's at best a replica, even if it has real F40 parts. All that aside, I'm with you that it's irrelevant, this is still super cool!
Just fyi, 348/355 have the same greenhouse and wheelbase as an f40, though steel mono instead of tube with carbon/kevlar panels. That'd get you a Ferrari vin and floor pan, though...
I was in a Ferrari Dealer’s Collision Center about a decade ago & they had just finished a complete repaint of an F40. It was amazing. Looking forward to the build. Also recommend investing in molds of the originals.
I'm curious about the weave thing. I've seen people saying that originally they had so thin paint that the weave on a original paint shows through. I guess it's pretty impossible to replicate?
@@HulluJanneI think the weave shows because the carbon fiber / Kevlar was never pre preg nor ran through an autoclave. I think they vacuum bagged it in some weird fashion. The weave pattern if placed in a super smooth mold would have a flat finish as the resin would have mirrored the mold surface. It maybe the molds they used weren’t finished flat and smooth so it transferred to the cars parts giving the illusion of thin paint. Carbon parts are smooth if the mold is smooth.
@@FatCatsOfWallStreet BIFB just did some glass moulds for his Lambo, and pulled the parts out early. The resin shrunk around the fabric as it finished curing and the pattern was visible through the primer.
I’m not gonna lie, I never really watch a full video on ur channel… But I was Hoping this video didn’t end 😂 This is Gonna be my favourite Car Build on TH-cam!!!!!
As for it being a 'real tube chassis F40' that does kinda depend on what engine you'll be using. With nothing but the utmost respect for the insane amount of craft and skill that went into the GTK, I do hope that it will be a genuine Ferrari engine in this particular case. Having said that, I'm down for the ride whatever you end up using....
It's encouraging to me that with all the tools and shop space, it takes you a couple of years to still finish a car. I'm sure if you focused on only one project you could go much faster. Point being is that I get dejected with my "relatively" simple restoration and can't move forward. These projects remind me that it "should" take time to finish. I can choose to enjoy the process rather than focus and stress on when or if I will ever finish it. Thanks for the videos.
Exciting! Like others, I would encourage you to take scans/molds of the panels because you know the moment you don't have them you'll need them. I admit that my knee jerk reaction to a couple of the things you said was "why?" And then you said the magic words - its your car, you're going to make it for you. I look forward to seeing how this project plays out over the years.
Writing a comment just for the algorithm. I've been watching for a long time, and the quality of your builds as well as the video production quality is insane, its a miracle to me that you don't have over a million subs. I seriously hope that this build makes you go viral. If this is the type of content you can make with 269k subs I can only imagine the insanity that you can build with 1m+ subs.
Mike, you know the F40 is based off the 288 and the 308 has the same A and B pillars, front windscreen, switchgear pedal box. F40 has Testarossa control arms as well. The F40 chassis is around 6 inches longer than the 308, too! There are schematics online that are super easy to find...just saying. You literally could have c9nverted the 308 into an F40 and it would be street legal and Ferrari badged! Exoctic Designs in Ventura County makes new carbon-kevlar F40 parts. Ebay has lots of body parts and other stuff too...I saw an NOS roof for around 9k...not cheap, but availible
Best decision ever to make it a restomod race car build…restoring to OEM would be painful as you’d basically be ignoring like 30-40yrs of technological advancement…so excited to watch the series
Love the 308 you did!! I'm in for this build!! Have loved Ferrari since I was a kid at 6 years old when Magnum P.I. came out. Then the Testarossa in Miami Vice in 84.
I am absolutely stoked for this build. More than any other build before. Ever. This is going to put every single other build under the table. Not only is it an f40 but we’re going to get to watch as it becomes the baddest f40 ever assembled. I can’t wait to see this come together.
@@emenesu Do you not understand backup plans? If he crashes it's either replica parts or no parts at all. He doesn't have the money to just buy original parts if he crashes. Rather a backup plan than no plan at all.
This is SO fascinating!! I'm not sure whether I should love or hate the effort! One can look at it as them taking panels, that could be used to repair damaged, real, F40's out of circulation.... but on the other hand it's amazing that there body parts/skin pieces that has been sat in storage for a good 30 year finally get used. I'm a bit on the fence myself, but I can't wait to watch the resst of the journey unfold!
Can't lie, every young man in the 90s era had this car on the wall at some point. Love seeing regular guys and shops take on projects of this size. The journey is the destination. Unlike the channels that have an unlimited budget thrown at it to finish a professional level build in 1 month..
Money no object, a F40 in the garage for sure… all time dream car. Subbed on this one Mike, can’t wait for the series to get going. Interested to see the motor choice, a more modern Ferrari v8 with a single turbo conversion would be cool, but an NA screamer wouldn’t be a bad choice either.
Why a single turbo? Making power is not the problem. It will be tremendously laggy. You'd be much better off, sourcing an F430 engine and a used Novitec compressor kit. Alternatively, just have an F430 engine built like a race engine. They make an "easy" 650 hp N/A in race trim.
Absolutely wild Mike. I am a long time fan of the channel and I think I've seen nearly every video you've ever made and I am blown away with the undertaking of such a build. Keep up the great work! Crazy!
Literally my life goal. The f40 has been my favorite car since I was a baby before I even knew it was something special. I've had the poster on my wall since I was like 6.
The car could top 210mi/h, but there aren't many places in the world where this beast can really be opened up. This car doesn't like to charge ahead until you get up above 150m/h.
2 minutes in....pausing video to comment this: Looks like I have this channel lined up for the next 1 to 1.5 years. Setting expectations that there'll be a couple of weeks here and there with no updates/content. Omg, so excited. Submit comment, back to video...but not promising to not pause again and commenting before vid is over. I think this is going to take me a couple of hours to get through. Is this real life? An F40?!!!!
I was planning to do something similar from genuine ferrari parts for the next build🤔 from what I researched the only safe way to do it is to eliminate the badges on the vehicle. I am interested to see what happens with this and ratarossas build and if ferrari respond.
This thing is done with love.. I'm sure Engineer Materazzi and Enzo would be proud, this is the type of content where instead of a cease and desist letter, Ferrari should say something like "hey buddy, we have this V12 collecting dust, we'll send you for free" love from Italy 🇮🇹
Nah man, they're gonna be 2 very different exciting builds. Scott managed to acquire a real 1990 F40 chassis with all the matching number spares from the same chassis, and he's going to convert it to LM spec using OEM parts. There's a video on Eurospares yt channel about it.
Why would he? I'm not really following his channel nor this one, but the build here is in fact going to be a kit car with some original parts, while Ratarossa would be going for the originality to the last bolt. 2 different worlds. Tbh, I don't really get the point of this build and spending crazy money of a few oem shells, for essentially a kit car. Then cutting these NOS parts up, while they could be used for a damaged real F40. In this build it will have zero relevance. But, I wish him all the success on this one and I'm curious how it will turn out to be.
@@eclectic_classics especially if he sticks another crap engine in it. I'll watch it, it's pretty cool and whatever but yeah I don't really see the point either.
I worked in Santa Cruz in 1999. Coolest thing Ive experienced in auto life was to see an F40 pull up at a stoplight beside me. I was in a Geo Metro so stop light GP wasnt in the cards....I was able to take a photo and still have the Kodak print.
The weirdest uncanny valley moment when you say "ummm I just got off the phone with -- oh, camera!" like a human, to "...uhHhhHH I JuSt GoT oFf ThE pHOnE WiTh tHe bUyeR oF tHe E30 soOoOOOO" with the weirdest inflection and octave change, suddenly talking like a TH-cam Muppet.
I was so excited to watch this video when it popped up on my suggested. And it got even crazier when I realized when you mentioned Rusty, that you were the owner that I use to see cruising on Coastal Highway in Ocean City, Maryland back in the earlier and greater years of H2oi. Really hit me super hard in the feels, I’m so glad to see how far you’ve come in the automotive community and so excited to watch this build and more 🥲❤️
@@stephenbuffery7205 Yeah everyone knows about that one, especially since it was up for auction recently. But it has a boring 550 V12 tuned up a little. Hardly a modern hi-revving V12. That was was more of just a what if Ferrari had made one. This one has way more opportunity.
@@emptymannull I agree, it is not a ‘modern’ build nowadays but I can assure you, in person it is not boring 😂. Can’t wait to see what’s going to be done with this one !!
While a high rev V12 would be epic, it would be a lot easier (and higher performing) to fit a high rev V8 like out of the 458 and maybe even turbo it. Not only would it be true to the original formula, it would actually be lighter and shorter.
Some friends are buying model cars at 1/8 scale and are happy when it's finished. By passion, I do restore classic cars... But building a car from just panels ! Man, it's great ! No limit. I still remember to have seen when I was a young kid, a big truck with a glass trailer... There was two F40 inside !!! A dream car for sure !
Anybody whining about originality fails to realize that so many Ferraris were, and still are, built with such poor attention to detail. You’ll build a tube chassis for this and it’ll be 10x better than the original.
@@AB-80X Owned, zero. Been around them for decades and have driven many, as well as tinkered with. I'm by no means an expert, and my comment is my opinion based upon my own experience. It's also not to say I don't love Ferraris, because I do. I have just seen so many instances of obvious "eh, its-a-fine-a" decision making regarding the assembly, while working on F cars.
@@baileybrewer1172 Okay. Fair. When talking about quality and reliability, I think it is fairly important to live with the car. Also remember that most of what you hear, is the negative. You rarely see people write reviews or forum posts about how reliable things are. I own everything kind of Ferrari from a 1961 to a hybrid SF90. I can surely agree that older Ferraris are moody creatures. Cars like an F355 for example can have some interesting issues. My 328 which I love to use as a daily driver is rock solid. Build quality is what I like to call funny. This because it does not upset me, it just makes me laugh. But as a driver that runs and drives incredibly well, it is bang on. But let’s talk the modern DCT cars. I am in the category who uses my cars a lot. I put 12k km on a pista Spider in 2 months. My cars drive a lot. Since the DCT cars came out, I have had one car in for major repair. This was my GTC4Lusso. It was in fact a recall. It got a new rear transmission because there was a bad batch of transmissions from Getrag. That’s it. We are talking in the hundreds of thousands km in DCT cars. And my cats often live outside as well. My Lusso was my winter daily. It sat outside from October to April with no trickle charger o. It. My cars only sit on chargers in long term storage. When I rotate them, I drive enough that charging is never an issue. I have had more issues with Porsches and Mercedes than Ferrari. Today I decided to try an Aston DBX as a winter daily. I fear that more than a Ferrari. But we shall see. Times have changed and so has Ferrari clients. Ferrari cannot get away with the reliability of yesterday and they don’t need to. Why build a bad car when not needed? They get more clients if they don’t. They know this.
I know you're excited but man I have to say I am so excited to see this!!! Been along for the ride for the 244gtk and almost all of the prior builds / side quest builds. I really appreciate the style, quality and amount of information ( although sometimes I wish they were more nerdy ) . Keep up the awesome work. Congratulations on bringing to life most of every kid's dream. I can't wait for this series!!!!
April fools, it's actually the most expensive car bed in the world.
for the best sleeps in the world
😭
Just for quick naps
😂😂😂😂
Absolutely awesome, buddy! If Ferrari stick their noses in, just remove the badges! Might just work. So proud to see just how far you've come in what is in actual reality, a relatively short time. Just think of what Corey would say!! Cheers. Leigh 🏴
If Ferrari makes noise, just let me know.
I’ve got you on speed dial 🫡
Ooh I wanna see that process!!!
Oh man, now THERE's a crossover!!
Hell yeah! Talking about having your back. @LegalEagle you're the real deal, sir. Kudos!
You don't just need a legal team. You need the Eagle Team.
This will be absolutely insane!
Give him a shout out on your channel. His channel needs more subscribers....
What's your guess for the power plant?
And who will finish first 💁♂️
@@robmanueb.dorito would be funny, but likely another k series
@@Jin-Hu A brappin F40 would be pretty cool and a 4 rotor would be sick. I think he will do something different to another K series. Maybe a Toyota V8? Would love to see him use a Cosworth DVF though I don't know how streetable they can be made.
Dude, get molds pulled of all those parts before you do anything else. Being able to have new parts pulled if anything is damaged or breaks will be a lifesaver.
I am so in, will be watching from start to finish!
Good one!
This is a super smart idea
I agree. Also could provide a lil Cashflow if others could benefit from the molds. But definitely incase something happens. Good idea
I agree but then you might have Ferrari knocking on the door
Lol. that is the first thing I thought of too.
Another commenter made an excellent point. You should get molds made of all of those parts. Not only will you have replacement parts in the future, that won't cost you an arm and a leg if you need them, but you will also be able to sell third-party replacement F40 parts, and potentially make all of your money back on this build.
And make them all in carbon..
I was thinking the same thing. Perfect opportunity to help the Ferrari community while doing something amazing.
@@puchak97 Sounds great to me, but I'm afraid, that Ferrari won't let it go like that.. Just someone else is making money, not them.. Of course they'll say it is all about "intellectual heritage"... but maybe I'm that one who is wrong. On other hand, we've seen many lawsuits (Ferrari vs every"cornuto" who touches the car) in past already.
I believe he got the front parts from a shop in England that did exactly that for kit car builds. I believe ratarossa made a video about it, he even wisited them IIRC.
With Son of Cobra, this is a fantastic idea. You could easily make back the entire cost of the car in just the replacement carbon parts you could sell.
I was nervous about modifying a Viper clamshell, and here’s Mike talking about taking a saw to an F40 hood 😅
😂😂😂
You can always glue it back together
Right? I don’t know how this channel is profitable. What gets finished first this F40 or your 6ft long scooter
SFM, what about that S600 hood you cut up??? That has to be rare. Though you could probably buy all the S600 hoods in the world for what that F40 clamshell cost.
i wonder where he will put the sandwich.
Tavarish: “I bought a flooded McLaren p1”
Stanceworks: “hold my beer” buys an f40 in parts.
yeap and pulled out the hyper part
This deserves more likes
Yeah just hoping this doesn’t stall like Freddy’s P1 build
@@xcollinsmithx he did say it would take a few years so it will stall at times. these sort of things dont just happen and to be working with not only expensive stuff but expensive rare stuff that was hard to come by 30 years ago when it was new let alone now is crazy and going to take time.
@@xcollinsmithxthe P1 build with a 720 engine. It has just been endless talking and monologing
F40 Developments in New Zealand have made their own F40 moulded from genuine bodywork and running a ≈1000hp twin turbo Lexus V8. If Ferrari hasn't sued them yet then you should be fine. Also, they could probably provide spare panels if you need them, although they might not be EXACTLY the same as yours.
Theirs doesn’t have Ferrari branding, and I guess the badges they made that look similar from a distance are sufficiently different.
Ferrari can’t stop him doing whatever he wants with the parts in terms of building a custom car, but they could potentially sue him for using their branding on it if he does that.
@@pieflies depends on how the IP on the shape is classified, as copyright or patent. Patents are well out but copyright for design is for decades.
Fantastic! An awesome! Project and undertaking!
A UZ/UR was my first thought for an engine, second would be a Cosworth V8.
@@frankjames6276But he hasn't copied the design. It was Ferrari that built the parts. Doesn't that make a difference?
welp, I just subscribed for the simple fact you said " Its gunna take a long time to get done, its gunna take years. " I love that this project is not going to be rushed and a typical TH-cam build. some of the best builds on TH-cam are the ones that have been years in the making. Bad obsession motorsports project Binky is a prime example! Cant wait to see what you make of this man.
Well its been 2 years since the last binky update. I know they were slow but my blue balls could not deal with it. Have i missed something, or is binky actually finished? I unsubscribed
@@bluebird8004 They literally just published the latest episode yesterday.
@@Audiojack_ Must have seen my comment lol, because I checked before I wrote it in case things had changed. Over a year between episodes? I'm still out. I'll rewatch the whole series when I retire, when it's (possibly) finished
Totally agree. Nothing worse than hearing a phrase like “we have 12 days until SEMA, let’s get started.”
@@jeremiahgentleman8097
Completely agree, but we are talking on a channel that has pulled that same deadline gimmick repeatedly with the last Ferrari.
Get this man to a million subs! This is insane
he for sure is a BIGG ferrary guy
Considering how long he's been going, he would have them if his builds were any good.
@@marioalexandre7410 tbf, fiat's level of reliability would be an upgrade for him.
TH-camr's ferraris unite!
@@benpaul22 you realise he doesn't even have a full set of body panels, right?
Funny, I work at the racetrack where the car this underbody part comes from raced. I'm actually watching this video while working there (the 1994 Paris 1000 was held on the Autodrome de Linas Montlhéry, now owned by UTAC, which I work for). Maybe there's footage from the race in our archives.
that would probably make mike's day if you could find anything about it
Holy hell, please let me know!!
@@stanceworks th-cam.com/video/m1wSWFZMDqQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QFW7w11zmnspVxuE
5:00 min mark the f40
@@stanceworks search “1000 kms Paris 1994” in TH-cam and you can see the f40 at the 5:00 min mark in pretty good detail
@@stanceworksHave you checked out the upcoming special Sotheby's auction. They may have something or things you may need.
Not an M1!
I'm still amazed the whole discord/patreon gang was able to keep this quiet for 9 whole months. Seeing the journey to slowly acquire these parts in real time was wild, *especially* the engine. This thing is going to be absolutely mental but there's no better man to build it.
exactly this 😲 just like out of the blue BOOM
that alone is pretty impressive. well played patreon folk.
I'm not on patreon and saw many comments on this channel about the car and setup. The comments were removed really fast tho lol. They had great damage control.
Love to know what the engine plan is .
Man you gotta do everything you can to find that authentic v8 instead of throwing another Honda engine on in there, this build is too special for that
Eurospares has a never ran, never installed F40 V8 for roughly $850k. Look up Ratarossa geeks out over F40 engine. It's an amazing video!
Honda better
Hope it gets a big cube American V8 rather than a mincing flatplane crank Italian mill.
Be awesome if you could find a LFA V10 for it..
If it’s just GOT TO BE Japanese although that would be more fitting in an Enzo
This is it boys. We've reached peak TH-cam build.
Tavarish has nothing on this build right
@@dustysummit3900 and that's not to say that rebuilding a P1 isn't impressive. But tube chassis F40.
@@BenWalther1This is probably one of the most insane builds that I'll ever watch start to finish, now I may skip out on the suspension talk because the 308 hurt my head but the tube frame I can't wait to see
hell yea brother!!! RAHHHHHH
@@BenWalther1they’re both feats in their own way, can’t really compare apples to oranges
Ferrari shows new F80. Me: "Meh..."
Mike shows F40 body that will get tube chassis. Me: "Holy shit! You crazy bastard!"
Can't wait for more episodes!
F80 have insane exhaust technology, they make 800hp engine quiet.
Especially since the F80 has a V6. EWW!
@@GF-mf7ml The exhaust is not why it's quiet... It's quiet because of efficiency.
@@yucannthahvittIt has a V6 because the F1 car it's based on is powered by a 6 cylinder. There's nothing wrong with 6 cylinder engines.
@@MuShinnen sure but the f1 engine itself is rule hampered in its design parameters which is why its a v6, a 6 liter v12 done with same tech would be more interesting.
Of course 1500 hp or whatever it would end up as would be completely unnecessary.
Look thats part of the reason why f1 has lost its luster from early 80s and even 90s. "F1 technology" means artificial design constraints.
Idea - make your own “pop ups” but make them active aero instead of lights. Close them for speed, open them to direct air through a duct to cool the brakes. You could even wire them to the brake pedal so they open or close depending on how hard you brake.
That would actually be SO cool!
Active aero like that crazy estate wagon gymkhana thing. Great idea.
imagine a mx-5 miata with twin turbo and this design😆😅
That makes a lot of sense. And what a wow factor this would be ! Fu***n great idea seriously
This man knows.
Never heard of this channel, never heard of any of their projects, I just got this video recommended to me by YT and now I’m fully onboard. This looks so amazing and I’m sure it’ll turn out even better than what we all expect!
I can't wait for the 15 episode F40 control arm build series! 😂 All seriousness though, this is groundbreaking as far as TH-cam builds go and I can't wait to see more 🙏
you know you would still watch it ;i) so do i
No lies detected
Umm flooded p1 build a year ago…
The P1 isn't anywhere near as iconic as an F40, and not as custom as this one will be. They're not the same, and it's no knock on the content creator, it's just not the same caliber build.
@@SubToRandomVideos101 more like floped p1 build, tavarish made a bunch of promises and didn't live up to them and after all the hype went down he then decided to be honest and say that it would take more time and more money which he needs even more time to earn
at least mike is upfront about projects like these and just admitted that it will take years and every penny outta his pocket for the completion of this project
Stanceworks Mike: Not a Ferrari Guy
anyone who says he is a Ferrari guy is a stone cold liar.
alongside with Vin too lol
Lee c parts : not a Mopar guy
A client of mine has an extremely modified F40, and he continues to be a VIP Ferrari client, participating in events without any problems, as long as he doesn't mess with the registered trademark with shields, names, or use the car in unauthorized advertisements! Ferrari F40 need to have the F40 TT V8, no other engine!!
Have to agree this car must have the TT V8 or it's just not the same.
Even the original lights front and back would add authenticity.
The original TT V8 would be waayyy too expensive. But why not twinturbo-ing a big american V8 ?
@@christopheledan7793 nooo, american V8 are very heavy, they don't have high revs like the Ferrari V8, they wouldn't be ideal! The client I spoke to, uses the original F40 engine with modern turbos, the car was modified years ago, and has already driven more than 50,000 km since then, because he uses the car without the slightest regret, and even though it produces close to 1000 hp, he has never had any problems!
The entire build series is unauthorized advertisement since he is generating income from the views. Ferrari could get youtube to copyright strike his channel or just claim all the revenue especially any time he says Ferrari F40 or even just Ferrari.
they ONLY care if you deface their logo/sell stuff with it, or untastefully permanently modify a current upper end model. Theres tons of Older ones with engine swaps, big widebodies, major mods, etc with ZERO issues....even the Subaru BRZ with the 458 engine swap was totally fine till he defaced their logo and put it on his car
Ratarossa is going to have heartburn over this one.
The parts were in the UK 🇬🇧 too !!
I wonder if this came from ratarossa as he is building an LM spec now which has a different front clam ( single headlamp lenses, no popups etc.) hmmmmm….
Wow sick
😂
I came to say this comment
When Mike announced that he was liquidating a bunch of projects for a "once in a lifetime opportunity" I thought it was a bunch of TH-cam drama/clickbait...then he announces an F40. Well done Mike, you are living the dream of every automotive enthusiast in the world, and truly making the opportunity of a lifetime come true.
HOLY SHIT. It's absolutely crazy to see builds like this from a channel with less than 300k subscribers. I LOVE it.
I have to think he won't be at 250K for long. He's certainly deserved more for a long time. 🙂
I’m sure this will bump his viewers
i think a lot of the bigger channels got big because they are more like "backyard" mechanics, look at goodsquad for example. they started with dirtbikes and jeeps, and now are on to AMG's and and super high end cars. same thing for matt armstrong, matt started out as a bmx rider and doing brake jobs in the parking lot of where he worked... but one thing is certain is they have charisma which goes a LONG way. stanceworks has the charisma but his builds are basically unobtainium. i honestly dont like ferrari's but that 308... sorta got me into them, its the extreme engineering behind that build that pulled me in. hell we watched him make control arms for like 4 weeks lol. its the trial and errors that keep me coming here. the fact he is able to DO an f40 even if its just the panels is super cool. them panels he has prob cost like i'd think at min 80k and max 130k but i could be way off, maybe he got them for 50k and has good budget to work with. i honestly cant WAIT to see the next video
@@E30Journey well. If his worked backed his 25 episode series per component, he would.
@@AlteredCarbons Mike was just a dude in his backyard though, over a decade ago. He's built his way up to this by putting every dollar he has into the hobby and honestly more energy than a lot of people ever will put into any one thing.
That being said having been at Gridlife Laguna and talking to all the other drivers with wild builds, pretty much all of them also just started by slowly modifying their car from the basics and slowly making improvements and connections along the way. Most of them also a decade or so into the hobby. The common denominator between them (and Mike) really is just keeping at the hobby and keeping that motivation up. Mike does it by it being his livelihood and honestly the thing that makes him tick. The other drivers there did it for the love of engineering, or the love of competition, or just to see if they could.
Really was a kick in the pants to stop calling builds unobtainable when talking to guys who are racing their family sedans they took their highschool sweetheart to prom in a decade ago against McLarens and winning.
How have I never seen this channel? I couldn't subscribe fast enough. I can not wait to go back and watch your other videos
Damn. I was absolutely expecting a M1 but the F40 is way beyond expectations.
Congrats dude. This is beyond the pinnacle.
I was also convinced it was an M1. F40 is absolutely mind blowing
I was expecting an M1 as well as
what is an m1
@@thatsmylawn9782 bmw.
M1 would have been cooler. But this is pretty good.
Dude, it's been 2 years? i remember the first 308 video like it was yesterday. Geez, time flies. Glad I was here every step of the way, this project will be awesome.
I love the fact that not only was it far more possible to assemble NOS parts rather than a numbered car, but this strategy also leverages what you learned from the 244; that Ferrari chassis are harder to work with than building your own. This frees you from the need for an original car *and* avoids the controversy of ruining one ;). This will be awesome.
This is the first episode I've ever seen of this channel, and its absolutely crazy, metal
People will most likely give you shit for going tube chassis, but I'd much rather see an insane and """fake""" F40 being driven and enjoyed than an original one sitting in a garage and being driven once a year. Wish you all the best with this amazing project Mike!!
A good friend of mine has an F40. He literally never drives it. It just sits there. For him it's nothing but an investment..😢
ok but why the original panels? It's not a Ferrari so why bother? Am I missing something?
@@emenesu because it's fucking cool
@@emenesu Because "real" is better than "fake"..
@@Xavi_FD3S A carbon race body would be cool. This is a frankenbuild.
I want to hate what you're doing with beautiful, timeless Ferrari's - I'm a former Ferrari technician, but in fact, I admire what you're doing and I wish you all the best with the project, have sub'd and look forward to watching the build!
A Ferrari tech? how in the world did you get that job??? I'd love to hear more.
hey me too! couldnt agree with you more
@@_j5_I was an apprentice for Fiat and Alfa Romeo, when I was 17. I just kept building my experience with Italian cars, then circulated my CV around all the high end dealers, when Ferrari dealership called, I almost fell over! I worked on Ferraris up to F430, but mostly 360 era, with a few classics thrown in for good measure. It was awesome! Sadly, a resession put an end to that career, but it was a great experience! 😀
@@Matty-B-on-an-MTB sounds like a blast! Dream job for me lol.
This is gonna be one of if not THE BEST car build ever in TH-cam
it's up there with the p1
Ratarossa will be rebuilding a real one to LM specs
@@jerryvr Let's see if that holds up. Ratarossa doesn't need money, but the F40 is wildly more expensive than any of his other cars. Not to mention that there hasn't been any project F40s for sale.
Project binky is hands down the best. This will be close
Congratulations, Mike! Very cool to see how you’ve taken this channel. I used to work for your Mom and Dad….and chased that job for months because I’ve always been a car guy. I remember you in the office when you were a little boy. Way to go buddy. Looking forward to this build!
Perfect combination of a build that is realistic to F40 but made today. I like how you are not willing to spend the stupid amount of money for stuff like the headlights, but still want to make it look authentic, but better. Subscribed.
Although the correct front & rear lights would complete the look, at least from the outside..
Making it even more convincing.
"Real life actual F40 body" is NOT what I expected to be under that tarp all this time. I'm SO EXCITED for you, and I 100% cannot wait to see the beautiful machine you make.
Also, for any Ferrari lawyers watching this, Mike is a habitual liar and there are zero authentic Ferrari parts, so you can just leave him alone forever! 😘
There's a company in Poland that they can make u anything u want for f40 , they have a whole f40 in parts , molds etc..
I am a bit confused by the claim "real" F40. It has the outer shell off of a real f40, but huh? its like 15% real F40
No Ferrari VIN means not a real Ferrari. Yet so many others in these comments took the bait.
They basically bought a phone case for an iPhone 16 pro and didn't buy the iPhone. It's a kit car but it's still interesting, I guess. Like building a Cozzie out of a legit RS500 sports chassis with parts from a Merkur XR4Ti
Who gives a shit?
It's a kit car with real Ferrari body panels. I think he's just excited to own a piece of history, which is fair, especially with that valence.
@@broquelaure I think its more an iphone housing, but yeah, I dont understand
clips of that F40 destroying 911's on track cannot be a coincidence. Good luck with the new project Mike. So many new and exciting things going on for SW right now. Looking forward to seeing where things go.
We know already that this will be the best build on TH-cam!
Mike please consider taking on some more sponsors/ads to make life easier for yourself, I know I’m not the only one that wouldn’t mind
I certainly wouldn't mind multiple sponsor segments in the videos if the money is going towards the project.
Can we just take a second to acknowledge how far mike / StanceWorks has come? From back in the day giving us all a place to hang on the internet and nerd out over wheels to now, building an F40 on TH-cam...an arc no one could have predicted. But dang am I here for it. Can't wait for this one.
I was thinking the very same watching this - serious progression without sacrificing the soul of S/W
You're just asking attention.
@@tonyfrancisco370go touch grass.
First time coming across your channel and I’m not sure how it’s taken so long!
As a fellow car guy seeing stuff like this seriously inspires me with my own build and pushing myself to try and do more and more.
JUDD V10 IN THIS THING?? *chef kiss
Probably no budget left for an engine like that
Calling it now. It's going to be AWD with two turbo K20s (one front, one rear).
That would be sensational!
@@FourOff What this needs is Neutron Engines K48 engine! 750HP+ All Motor from a 2*K24 V8 😁
@@FourOffthat’s 100% not happening
I definitely was not expecting an F40. Kudos!
As a 308 Ferrari owner and vintage restorer, I wish you the Best with your F40 Race Car. When I owned my shop it was back in the late 80's. So, the F40 was one of Ferrari's V8 Super Cars, that we all wished we could have owned.❤
I love your humility man, no false promises just straight up and forward. In a landscape where some TH-camrs are a bunch of a-holes who just want to stir the pot for clicks I truly do love your relaxed approach. Best of luck! Subscribed!
27:14 without a Ferrari VIN, it will never be 'real'. But I care even less than you do. This is going to be amazing.
Yeah calling anything "real" without the VIN is kind of making your own definition of "real" in the car world. It's at best a replica, even if it has real F40 parts.
All that aside, I'm with you that it's irrelevant, this is still super cool!
The race cars also didn't have Ferrari vins and they're real. Race cars (usually) don't have vins.
Just fyi, 348/355 have the same greenhouse and wheelbase as an f40, though steel mono instead of tube with carbon/kevlar panels. That'd get you a Ferrari vin and floor pan, though...
@@thriftshopper23 good point
Without a VIN, this car is unlikely to ever be street legal or plated.
Well this is going to be a wild ride, and I'm here for it!
Nothing on the internet will ever beat this. This is history. Proud of you Mike and such an honor to sit back and enjoy this greatness.
This project is going to put him over 1 million subscribers.
....and dollars expended
Not likely.
Never heard of the channel - subscribed within 60secs
Awesome! Looking forward to following this one mate! - Taz.
I was in a Ferrari Dealer’s Collision Center about a decade ago & they had just finished a complete repaint of an F40. It was amazing. Looking forward to the build. Also recommend investing in molds of the originals.
I'm curious about the weave thing. I've seen people saying that originally they had so thin paint that the weave on a original paint shows through. I guess it's pretty impossible to replicate?
@@HulluJanneI think the weave shows because the carbon fiber / Kevlar was never pre preg nor ran through an autoclave. I think they vacuum bagged it in some weird fashion.
The weave pattern if placed in a super smooth mold would have a flat finish as the resin would have mirrored the mold surface. It maybe the molds they used weren’t finished flat and smooth so it transferred to the cars parts giving the illusion of thin paint.
Carbon parts are smooth if the mold is smooth.
@@FatCatsOfWallStreet BIFB just did some glass moulds for his Lambo, and pulled the parts out early. The resin shrunk around the fabric as it finished curing and the pattern was visible through the primer.
I’m not gonna lie, I never really watch a full video on ur channel… But I was Hoping this video didn’t end 😂 This is Gonna be my favourite Car Build on TH-cam!!!!!
Ratarossa hasn’t fully revealed his build of a F40 and you’ve dropped this bombshell 👏👏👏 can’t wait for both of them well done lads
Ratarossa has been teasing us for WAY too long.
Thunder Stolen, If you’re not first you’re last
Ratarossa should give his parts to Mike
I think they are going to be done in very different ways. I'm looking forward to both to be fair.
Ratarossa is building an F40 though. This will be a chassis made by a guy with some F40 body parts.
As for it being a 'real tube chassis F40' that does kinda depend on what engine you'll be using. With nothing but the utmost respect for the insane amount of craft and skill that went into the GTK, I do hope that it will be a genuine Ferrari engine in this particular case.
Having said that, I'm down for the ride whatever you end up using....
A tube frame V10 Ferrari F40 would be perfect. Sign off the V10 by putting it in a car that deserves it.
@@jwalster9412 surely gotta be a ferrari v12 right?
@@dannysmedley1982 V12s are too common, and what could possibly be better that a TT or supercharged hurrican V10?
OH MY GOD! I never anticipated something of this level! I'm so STOKED!
It's encouraging to me that with all the tools and shop space, it takes you a couple of years to still finish a car. I'm sure if you focused on only one project you could go much faster. Point being is that I get dejected with my "relatively" simple restoration and can't move forward. These projects remind me that it "should" take time to finish. I can choose to enjoy the process rather than focus and stress on when or if I will ever finish it. Thanks for the videos.
The fact you don't have a house, but own stuff like this.. I'm fkn here for it. Man with priorities
Exciting! Like others, I would encourage you to take scans/molds of the panels because you know the moment you don't have them you'll need them.
I admit that my knee jerk reaction to a couple of the things you said was "why?" And then you said the magic words - its your car, you're going to make it for you. I look forward to seeing how this project plays out over the years.
Writing a comment just for the algorithm. I've been watching for a long time, and the quality of your builds as well as the video production quality is insane, its a miracle to me that you don't have over a million subs. I seriously hope that this build makes you go viral. If this is the type of content you can make with 269k subs I can only imagine the insanity that you can build with 1m+ subs.
Mike, you know the F40 is based off the 288 and the 308 has the same A and B pillars, front windscreen, switchgear pedal box. F40 has Testarossa control arms as well. The F40 chassis is around 6 inches longer than the 308, too! There are schematics online that are super easy to find...just saying. You literally could have c9nverted the 308 into an F40 and it would be street legal and Ferrari badged! Exoctic Designs in Ventura County makes new carbon-kevlar F40 parts. Ebay has lots of body parts and other stuff too...I saw an NOS roof for around 9k...not cheap, but availible
Congratulations, this is bigger than the P1!
The P1 has a real P1 chassis and engine. This shit is a replica at best.
Best decision ever to make it a restomod race car build…restoring to OEM would be painful as you’d basically be ignoring like 30-40yrs of technological advancement…so excited to watch the series
Mike "Big Ferrari Guy" Burroughs
Love the 308 you did!! I'm in for this build!! Have loved Ferrari since I was a kid at 6 years old when Magnum P.I. came out. Then the Testarossa in Miami Vice in 84.
BRB… gotta jump over to Patreon to subscribe.
We’re not just with you on this one, Mike. We’re fully behind you.
I am absolutely stoked for this build. More than any other build before. Ever. This is going to put every single other build under the table. Not only is it an f40 but we’re going to get to watch as it becomes the baddest f40 ever assembled. I can’t wait to see this come together.
Molds, molds, MOLDS! It would be stupid not to secure the ability to create new panels IN CASE something were to get destroyed.
Then why the hell bother with getting original parts? What's the point lol
@@emenesu Do you not understand backup plans? If he crashes it's either replica parts or no parts at all. He doesn't have the money to just buy original parts if he crashes. Rather a backup plan than no plan at all.
This is SO fascinating!! I'm not sure whether I should love or hate the effort! One can look at it as them taking panels, that could be used to repair damaged, real, F40's out of circulation.... but on the other hand it's amazing that there body parts/skin pieces that has been sat in storage for a good 30 year finally get used. I'm a bit on the fence myself, but I can't wait to watch the resst of the journey unfold!
Worth watching every episodes of the 224 GTK build
The engine? A 1964 VW Beatle, air cooled flat four, NA, with open pipes. Done.
WOOO! Glad to see it in the light of day! Glad the E30 had a small part in it, and looking forward to progress!
Can't lie, every young man in the 90s era had this car on the wall at some point. Love seeing regular guys and shops take on projects of this size. The journey is the destination. Unlike the channels that have an unlimited budget thrown at it to finish a professional level build in 1 month..
Money no object, a F40 in the garage for sure… all time dream car.
Subbed on this one Mike, can’t wait for the series to get going. Interested to see the motor choice, a more modern Ferrari v8 with a single turbo conversion would be cool, but an NA screamer wouldn’t be a bad choice either.
Why a single turbo? Making power is not the problem. It will be tremendously laggy. You'd be much better off, sourcing an F430 engine and a used Novitec compressor kit. Alternatively, just have an F430 engine built like a race engine. They make an "easy" 650 hp N/A in race trim.
The bar is set so high with the title "A Real F40". Insane project, I can't wait to see how good it ends up.
Except it’s not a real F40, as he says in his own words.
@@Nick210and never will be, no matter how many times he says 'real tube chassis'.
Your excitement about this is palpable. Incredibly stoked to follow along on this journey!
Absolutely wild Mike. I am a long time fan of the channel and I think I've seen nearly every video you've ever made and I am blown away with the undertaking of such a build. Keep up the great work! Crazy!
HOLY SHIT. LET'S GO. I've got chills right now, so excited to see what you're able to do with it. INSANE.
Literally my life goal. The f40 has been my favorite car since I was a baby before I even knew it was something special. I've had the poster on my wall since I was like 6.
Mike, this is so amazing!!! I'm excited for you and the channel. This channel should have 500k subscribers soon!
Well this is next level. Can’t wait to see this one done.
Pretty good starter level budget project to work on. Excited to see this one!
I’m so stoked for this. I have to say… if you do a wrap would be so sick to do an homage to the totip livery 19:47
I've never been so excited to see a TH-cam car build!! 🥵
The “Mock Up Wheels” are sick!!! 👌🏼
The car could top 210mi/h, but there aren't many places in the world where this beast can really be opened up. This car doesn't like to charge ahead until you get up above 150m/h.
2 minutes in....pausing video to comment this: Looks like I have this channel lined up for the next 1 to 1.5 years. Setting expectations that there'll be a couple of weeks here and there with no updates/content.
Omg, so excited.
Submit comment, back to video...but not promising to not pause again and commenting before vid is over. I think this is going to take me a couple of hours to get through.
Is this real life? An F40?!!!!
How many suspension revision videos? :D
@@mr.slappy6944yes😂
2:52. Let me stop you right there.
Considering how far Liberty Walk went with their F40 build and not hear from Ferrari, I think you're good.
as long as you dont mess with the branding. i think you are good. dont be a bad mau5 hehe
I believe Ferrari performed a Thanos on LW F40 if memory serves.
Didn't the Liberty Walk F40 get removed from the Ferrari registry?
I was planning to do something similar from genuine ferrari parts for the next build🤔 from what I researched the only safe way to do it is to eliminate the badges on the vehicle. I am interested to see what happens with this and ratarossas build and if ferrari respond.
@@mathiasnkristensen it was just mentioned by some youtuber i think. no real proof for that claim.
This thing is done with love.. I'm sure Engineer Materazzi and Enzo would be proud, this is the type of content where instead of a cease and desist letter, Ferrari should say something like "hey buddy, we have this V12 collecting dust, we'll send you for free" love from Italy 🇮🇹
Ratarossa is crying some where 🤣
I was just about to post this 😂
Nah man, they're gonna be 2 very different exciting builds.
Scott managed to acquire a real 1990 F40 chassis with all the matching number spares from the same chassis, and he's going to convert it to LM spec using OEM parts.
There's a video on Eurospares yt channel about it.
Why would he? I'm not really following his channel nor this one, but the build here is in fact going to be a kit car with some original parts, while Ratarossa would be going for the originality to the last bolt. 2 different worlds. Tbh, I don't really get the point of this build and spending crazy money of a few oem shells, for essentially a kit car. Then cutting these NOS parts up, while they could be used for a damaged real F40. In this build it will have zero relevance. But, I wish him all the success on this one and I'm curious how it will turn out to be.
@@eclectic_classics especially if he sticks another crap engine in it.
I'll watch it, it's pretty cool and whatever but yeah I don't really see the point either.
I'm a simple man, I see an F40 video, I click. ❤
"We have engine in hand"..... TEASE!
What a nice surprise! Didn't know you're into racecars, Jeff!!
Hopefully not another g3y honda motor
I worked in Santa Cruz in 1999. Coolest thing Ive experienced in auto life was to see an F40 pull up at a stoplight beside me. I was in a Geo Metro so stop light GP wasnt in the cards....I was able to take a photo and still have the Kodak print.
I am SEETHING WITH JEALOUSY! Incredible find, congrats!
Thanks Tony!
Sweet! S/T in the house!!
The weirdest uncanny valley moment when you say "ummm I just got off the phone with -- oh, camera!" like a human, to "...uhHhhHH I JuSt GoT oFf ThE pHOnE WiTh tHe bUyeR oF tHe E30 soOoOOOO" with the weirdest inflection and octave change, suddenly talking like a TH-cam Muppet.
So uncomfortable to watch. This is why I can’t get into this channel. Guy is so weird.
I was so excited to watch this video when it popped up on my suggested. And it got even crazier when I realized when you mentioned Rusty, that you were the owner that I use to see cruising on Coastal Highway in Ocean City, Maryland back in the earlier and greater years of H2oi. Really hit me super hard in the feels, I’m so glad to see how far you’ve come in the automotive community and so excited to watch this build and more 🥲❤️
In order for this to be the craziest F40 in the world, you will be required to put a high revving NA V12 with a sequential.
Honestly drivetrain choice is the only fear I have on this build, I know Mike does stellar engineering work but a true F40 deserves a V12
This has been done! Look up Simpson motorsport f40v12.
@@stephenbuffery7205 Yeah everyone knows about that one, especially since it was up for auction recently. But it has a boring 550 V12 tuned up a little. Hardly a modern hi-revving V12. That was was more of just a what if Ferrari had made one. This one has way more opportunity.
@@emptymannull I agree, it is not a ‘modern’ build nowadays but I can assure you, in person it is not boring 😂. Can’t wait to see what’s going to be done with this one !!
While a high rev V12 would be epic, it would be a lot easier (and higher performing) to fit a high rev V8 like out of the 458 and maybe even turbo it. Not only would it be true to the original formula, it would actually be lighter and shorter.
Some friends are buying model cars at 1/8 scale and are happy when it's finished. By passion, I do restore classic cars... But building a car from just panels ! Man, it's great ! No limit. I still remember to have seen when I was a young kid, a big truck with a glass trailer... There was two F40 inside !!! A dream car for sure !
Anybody whining about originality fails to realize that so many Ferraris were, and still are, built with such poor attention to detail.
You’ll build a tube chassis for this and it’ll be 10x better than the original.
How many modern Ferraris have you owned? They are very solid cars now.
@@AB-80X Owned, zero. Been around them for decades and have driven many, as well as tinkered with. I'm by no means an expert, and my comment is my opinion based upon my own experience. It's also not to say I don't love Ferraris, because I do. I have just seen so many instances of obvious "eh, its-a-fine-a" decision making regarding the assembly, while working on F cars.
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Okay. Fair.
When talking about quality and reliability, I think it is fairly important to live with the car. Also remember that most of what you hear, is the negative. You rarely see people write reviews or forum posts about how reliable things are.
I own everything kind of Ferrari from a 1961 to a hybrid SF90. I can surely agree that older Ferraris are moody creatures. Cars like an F355 for example can have some interesting issues. My 328 which I love to use as a daily driver is rock solid. Build quality is what I like to call funny. This because it does not upset me, it just makes me laugh. But as a driver that runs and drives incredibly well, it is bang on.
But let’s talk the modern DCT cars. I am in the category who uses my cars a lot. I put 12k km on a pista Spider in 2 months. My cars drive a lot. Since the DCT cars came out, I have had one car in for major repair. This was my GTC4Lusso. It was in fact a recall. It got a new rear transmission because there was a bad batch of transmissions from Getrag. That’s it. We are talking in the hundreds of thousands km in DCT cars. And my cats often live outside as well. My Lusso was my winter daily. It sat outside from October to April with no trickle charger o. It. My cars only sit on chargers in long term storage. When I rotate them, I drive enough that charging is never an issue. I have had more issues with Porsches and Mercedes than Ferrari.
Today I decided to try an Aston DBX as a winter daily. I fear that more than a Ferrari. But we shall see. Times have changed and so has Ferrari clients. Ferrari cannot get away with the reliability of yesterday and they don’t need to. Why build a bad car when not needed?
They get more clients if they don’t. They know this.
Ratarossa is doing backflips while crying 😂
I doubt that, Ratarossa has a real F40. Not a kit car.
THIS. IS. THE. MOST. EPIC. BUILD.
Mike, I’m so happy for you man
I know you're excited but man I have to say I am so excited to see this!!! Been along for the ride for the 244gtk and almost all of the prior builds / side quest builds.
I really appreciate the style, quality and amount of information ( although sometimes I wish they were more nerdy ) . Keep up the awesome work.
Congratulations on bringing to life most of every kid's dream.
I can't wait for this series!!!!