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Seeing the nut of doom slowly emerge into the daylight again was perhaps one of the most dramatic moments in recent You'Tude history - Hitchcock could not have managed it better!
@@kipsome45 Same here ! All the while, I was figuring in my head the consequences if he could'nt retrieve it. Like, Ok, oil passages, up and down the block, then the pump, then... Freaking moments ! 😱
I didn't think anything would beat the emotions of when you retrieved the nut from the bowels of the engine (been there, done that), but hearing that engine fire up and seeing your reaction was simply unreal. On behalf of every guy or gal who picked up a spanner and said "I think I can fix this" a million thanks for that moment at 04:15. Well done Jack. Very, very well done!!
My father-in-law, a farmer’s son, vehicle tinkerer and most importantly a mechanical engineer, gave me an entire set (15 or so) of different magnetic pick-ups that he had cobbled together over decades to remove nuts, washers, etc… that he’d dropped over the years. It is a much treasured collection.
I actually smiled with you when you retrieved that nut, then when all the marks lined up after a few manual revolutions and then when it burst into life. You’re an inspiration to all home mechanics with big dreams and tiny garages.
“Bernie the bolt!?” & the nightmare! Saved by the magnet! Gosh Jack, you need a medal! Your perseverance astounds me on this mad Italian machine! As most DIY people, would have given up! Well done & good for you!!
Well done Jack, you been through the mill with this one, a lot would have given up and would have seen it up for sale as spares or repairs, but you've got the old gal up and running again. I raise my glass to you mate, top job 👍
That little ticking noise when the nut was attracted to the magnet... the relief I felt! Can't imagine how you must have felt! I love the fact that you act like a numptie sometimes and still include it in the video, Jack! It's great seeing you get this car going again, and thanks for making these videos!
So love this car, and seeing your personal, and sometimes emotional connection with it. It's been a beautiful journey to watch so far. Congrats to you on your hard work and perseverance so far...looking forward to seeing the Influenzo ripping some asphalt soon! When you get it done, please bring it to the states so I can drive it!!! 😂😂
An avalanche of memories came flowing through as I watched you work through this episode, Jack. Good, bad, and ugly. The sheer joy and euphoria when the engine kicks over. The agony when some bonehead move kicked me in the family jewels, followed by immeasurable relief when I managed to rescue myself from it. I’ve asked myself many times over the decades why I do this to myself. It’s for two moments. When it starts, and when I’m driving it down the road after a period of fiddling, knowing I managed to do it, once again. Thank you for running me through those memories. Well done! Most excellent! 👍👍
Talk about a rollercoaster ride with that nut!!!!!! So chuffed you managed to fish it out, what a save!!!!!! Over the moon when you fired it up, really pleased for you and it’s a reward for all your hard work. Top bloke!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You need to patent that bendy putty magnety nut retrieval tool asap. Hats off to you I can only begin to imagine how low you must have felt at that point and also the bravery to commit it to video for us all to see. Then to see you turn it around and the sheer joy. Makes brilliant content. Look forward to seeing this beauty back on the road.
There’s nothing more satisfying than turning the key and hearing it burst into life. Hats off to you Jack, a cracking job 👍 your smile at the end says it all
That is awesome work mate. Great to see it all back together and running. I know your relief well when you screw something up but you manage to fix it. Good stuff.
Ahhhh what am absolute result Jack - well done that man!!!!!! I think all us watching this punched the air in delight for you after all your trials and tribulations. Brilliant start to the weekend! Have fun :-)
The emotional rollercoaster !! The final plot twist with the screw in the oil gallery was a nail biter . Loved the happy ending. Such a feel good series .
Just brilliant. Absolutely pleased..😁😁 Congratulations to everyone who won a valve too. Great way to celebrate the channel. 👍👏👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽 Thank you Jack for being so enthusiastic and engaging.
Really enjoyed that video Jack! The heart in the mouth moment retrieving that nut... and then the utter joy when it came out along with hearing that V8 fire up again. Awesome... so pleased for you! 👍🏻
Brilliant Jack, that’s made my day! You’ve had some real lows with this car but getting the bolt out and your reaction when it started was priceless! Good work fella!
@@johnmoruzzi7236 some of the best technically gifted players, Zico Socrates Falcao Junior and a true magician called Eder, he scored some of the best goals I have ever seen.
What a Journey Jack!! Delighted to hear the engine running again 👍 all your followers have been rooting for you and looking forward to seeing you on the road soon!
Blimey when you were fishing out that nut I was worried your putty mod would come off,llooks like you’ve been playing operation.Congratulations on that little bugger starting up,well done! 👍
The magic, when it starts after such long time - and your honest pleasure and relief really made me smile and feel with you! I think you did it and you did well!
It's fantastic to see the engine running again. Well done! :) The replaced head could fix the poor top end running issue. Coolant was obviously getting in through the crack and could have been cooling the combustion on that cylinder. I have seen something similar on a very slightly warped head on a volvo engine before.
That nut or bolt dropping down into the engine can and does happen even in the best run Pro-workshops. Magnets to the rescue. Rebuilt and breathed new life into automotive engines for over fifty years now, be they a single cylinder Motor Cycle engine back in the 1960s, more recently Rover and MG Petrol T and K series turbos or others, I will never tire of that first successful start up after rebuild experience when the machine bursts into healthy life reborn. You clearly had that DEEP JOY experience here too. Worth all the time and effort. All being well, it will soon be the Ferrari that Jack built.
Excellent progress, congrats! You are not alone, I did exactly the same thing with a cam journal washer on my 328. Same solution to extract it. The feelings of blood running cold as I watched it disappear and the utter relief when I heard the click of it sticking to the magnet are something never to be forgotten !
Well done, you've really been through it with this and I honestly shared in your massive relief when you retrieved the wayward nut. Fantastic hearing it start up without any issues. Your unlimited patience and perseverance have deservedly paid off. Great stuff!
What a relief it was seeing the little nut emerge from the void of doom!!!! And what a great job you did on getting it to (pre)run so good... the soundtrack was very promising so I am waiting with anticipation for the next vid... Massive respect for you Jack! really a great job! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Absolutely fantastic Jack! We could really feel your joy and relief in that episode, and I must say you are completely fearless when it comes to mechanics. 👏 This project has been a great watch and am really looking forwards to the next episode. 👍
So glad the magnet picked up the nut. We have all been there and faced undoing everything we have just done! Can't wait to see if you get some more top end
Jack I’m properly made up for you ! . All your hard work and determination has paid off . My Influenzo valve is sitting proud on my desk at home all shiny and polished. Thank you so much . Looking forward to seeing you take her out on the toad again! 🚗 💨💨💨💨🇮🇹
Congrats!! So pleased all your hard work is finally paying off Jack. You dodged a bullet there with the recovery of the dropped nut, but you were overdue for a bit of luck. You deserve a medal for accomplishing all you have in that garage.
Congratulations Jack! In all the Universe, there is no better sound than the "clack" when the magnet-on-a-stick catches the prey. I had to do that last year on my 2CV, when a tiny screwdriver vanished behind the flywheel. Whew 😅 !
Thrilled for you Jack and well deserved for your efforts and positivity. When that magnet held, the world rejoiced with you. Look forward to seeing you and the car gracing the roads again soon.
My heart went out to you when you dropped that nut into the engine. I did the same once on a v12 jag, dropped the ceramic part of a spark plug down the plug hole. Magnet obviously wouldn’t work, spent hours teasing it out with two lengths of welding rod
Wow the Enfluenzo must have been a heartbeat away from a litre of petrol and a careless cigarette end!! This car has really tested your resolve. Well done in retrieving the nut and saving the day.
The tension, the suspense, the sitting on the edge of the sofa. It was more nerve wracking than watching the worlds best, most exciting thriller! When the nut appeared on the end of the magnet, I don't think Ive been more relieved. I even let out a little 'yehaaa!; and fist punched the air! Gripping stuff mate lol
As a man who dropped a shim from cylinder 6 of S54 exhaust valve in to an oil gallery....I fully sympathize!!! Glad you made that magnificent recovery!!! I was able to fish mine out with the telescopic magnetic stem from an interchangeable screwdriver. Congratulations Jack!
Superb news Jack! I am truly amazed that you have been able to do this engine top overhaul in such a narrow little garage with poor lighting and no heating and no room to swing the cat! A stellar effort Jack. After all this effort and emotional energy, you can't possibly sell this car! Cheers from down south in Nu Zuuland, David
Fruitful fishing expedition there! Nice to see the Influenzo coming back to life. These are the highs that compensate for the lows along the way. Brilliant how happy you were in this episode.
You have been causing me a great deal of concern and frustration watching you getting deeper and deeper involved with what was, and probably still is, literally a ton of trouble. I am very impressed however at your refusal to give in and finally rebuild that troublesome engine. I take my hat off to you - well done !
So satisfying to hear it fire up after all this time. Good work retrieving the escapee nut, too, although I did spend the time you were proudly showing it to us thinking "get it away from the car before you drop it back in there" 🤣🤣🤣. Great work. So nice to see.
As a non mechanical person it’s a pleasure to watch you work and battle through this. You can’t possibly sell this car when it’s finally tuned and purring. With everything you have put into it (heart and soul) I am sure, through sheer bloody mindedness, it will never run as well for anyone else if it feels abandoned by you by a sale!!!!!
Jack! I cannot believe you dropped that nut in there & more importantly, i cannot believe you managed to get it out! OMG I have been there before & the relief is absolutely monumental. I Really enjoyed that post!!
We all know exactly how you feel after all that work and rookie mishaps. Sheer all encompassing relief, gratitude, disbelief and elation all at once. Finally you have shed the Curse of the Black Jellybean and triumphed. Cheers from OZ.
Congratulations on the first start! This is a massive undertaking and given what you have been through with this car, I'm sure you feel great. Thank you for sharing with us!
Very well done! I once dropped a carb mounting nut down the inlet manifold of my 1963 Daimler V8 and spent ages fishing for it with a magnet. Eventually had to give up and take the manifold off to find it sitting on one of the inlet valve stems in a head. Fortunately it didn't make it into the cylinder. Those nuts and spacers holding the trumpets in the airbox always worry me; easy to lose one of those down a carb. Not sure if it's 308 valves people want or YOUR 308 valves in particular, but if it's the former I have a few more that you can give away if you like. I have pistons too!
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Seeing the nut of doom slowly emerge into the daylight again was perhaps one of the most dramatic moments in recent You'Tude history - Hitchcock could not have managed it better!
I actually held my breath- realised after!
@@aspectabove I was doing the same!
Same here! The suspense was bordering on the unbearable...can only imagine how elated Jack felt when that nut was out!
@@kipsome45 Same here ! All the while, I was figuring in my head the consequences if he could'nt retrieve it.
Like, Ok, oil passages, up and down the block, then the pump, then... Freaking moments ! 😱
He nearly dropped it too by pulling out from a narrower gap. It was nail biting!
I didn't think anything would beat the emotions of when you retrieved the nut from the bowels of the engine (been there, done that), but hearing that engine fire up and seeing your reaction was simply unreal. On behalf of every guy or gal who picked up a spanner and said "I think I can fix this" a million thanks for that moment at 04:15. Well done Jack. Very, very well done!!
It's just flippin brilliant 😁👍
I know that feeling when a magnet actually works and solves you a massive problem. I'm very pleased for you!
Pleased..
@@resnonverba137 sorted
@@ConquerDriving Good man :)
That's a tool Jack definitely needs to keep in his toolbox 🧰
My father-in-law, a farmer’s son, vehicle tinkerer and most importantly a mechanical engineer, gave me an entire set (15 or so) of different magnetic pick-ups that he had cobbled together over decades to remove nuts, washers, etc… that he’d dropped over the years. It is a much treasured collection.
Sitting in my car waiting for my son to finish football training and I am literally weeping with joy that the nut came out of the gallery! 🥲🥲🥲
Congratulations. Your unbridled enthusiasm and sense of pride was irremovable from your face. Well done.
Start up sounded surprisingly smooth. Already better than I have ever heard it before.
I'm so glad for you Jack. To hear the Influenzo bark into life was great.
10:15 About time you had some good luck, Jack! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Most definitely!!
@@Number27 It sounds ace with that exhaust and open carbs! Get some Ramair foam filters on it and a dyno setup! Sod the neighbours! LOL
Maybe a frustrating process but made for a superb video series.
I think my sigh of relief was as big as yours when that nut appeared from the depths of the engine! Well done Jack.
I actually smiled with you when you retrieved that nut, then when all the marks lined up after a few manual revolutions and then when it burst into life. You’re an inspiration to all home mechanics with big dreams and tiny garages.
Amazing! So pleased for you. Save of the century with the errant nut!
“Bernie the bolt!?” & the nightmare! Saved by the magnet! Gosh Jack, you need a medal! Your perseverance astounds me on this mad Italian machine! As most DIY people, would have given up! Well done & good for you!!
Thank you Ranjan!!
Well done Jack, you been through the mill with this one, a lot would have given up and would have seen it up for sale as spares or repairs, but you've got the old gal up and running again. I raise my glass to you mate, top job 👍
That little ticking noise when the nut was attracted to the magnet... the relief I felt! Can't imagine how you must have felt! I love the fact that you act like a numptie sometimes and still include it in the video, Jack! It's great seeing you get this car going again, and thanks for making these videos!
So love this car, and seeing your personal, and sometimes emotional connection with it. It's been a beautiful journey to watch so far. Congrats to you on your hard work and perseverance so far...looking forward to seeing the Influenzo ripping some asphalt soon! When you get it done, please bring it to the states so I can drive it!!! 😂😂
An avalanche of memories came flowing through as I watched you work through this episode, Jack. Good, bad, and ugly. The sheer joy and euphoria when the engine kicks over. The agony when some bonehead move kicked me in the family jewels, followed by immeasurable relief when I managed to rescue myself from it. I’ve asked myself many times over the decades why I do this to myself. It’s for two moments. When it starts, and when I’m driving it down the road after a period of fiddling, knowing I managed to do it, once again. Thank you for running me through those memories. Well done! Most excellent! 👍👍
That little 'clack' noise made me very happy! :)
Talk about a rollercoaster ride with that nut!!!!!! So chuffed you managed to fish it out, what a save!!!!!!
Over the moon when you fired it up, really pleased for you and it’s a reward for all your hard work. Top bloke!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You need to patent that bendy putty magnety nut retrieval tool asap. Hats off to you I can only begin to imagine how low you must have felt at that point and also the bravery to commit it to video for us all to see. Then to see you turn it around and the sheer joy. Makes brilliant content. Look forward to seeing this beauty back on the road.
There’s nothing more satisfying than turning the key and hearing it burst into life.
Hats off to you Jack, a cracking job 👍 your smile at the end says it all
That is awesome work mate. Great to see it all back together and running. I know your relief well when you screw something up but you manage to fix it. Good stuff.
Thank Jeff!! Still planning a call when I start to repair the small rust.. I’ll be in touch!
@@Number27 Always happy to help :D
The frustration! The despair! The suspense! The ingenuity! The elatedness! This channel has everything.
Ahhhh what am absolute result Jack - well done that man!!!!!! I think all us watching this punched the air in delight for you after all your trials and tribulations. Brilliant start to the weekend! Have fun :-)
The emotional rollercoaster !! The final plot twist with the screw in the oil gallery was a nail biter . Loved the happy ending. Such a feel good series .
Glad you’re enjoying it, thanks Nick!!
Great recovery with that nut.
Magnificent!!! Well done Sir!!!
Woohoo!!!! Fantastic news!!! So chuffed for you.
Thank you!!
OMG....my heart sank when you lost that nut!...having done the same on an MGF....what a relief when you got it out !!! Well done. Great viewing.
Made up for you Jack, great effort and well worth the heartache.
I held my breath when you where fishing the nut out, so relieved to see it appear. Sounds lovely too, you have done a fantastic job.
One happy bunny! Very lucky one too with that nut!
I have had all this stress with my 1977 308 you are not alone. Great videos keep going.
The blood, sweat and tears are finally starting to pay off! Great news👍
Just brilliant. Absolutely pleased..😁😁 Congratulations to everyone who won a valve too. Great way to celebrate the channel. 👍👏👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽 Thank you Jack for being so enthusiastic and engaging.
Thanks for the continued support David!!
Great news Jack.
Thank you Judi! Have a great weekend and thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed that video Jack!
The heart in the mouth moment retrieving that nut... and then the utter joy when it came out along with hearing that V8 fire up again. Awesome... so pleased for you! 👍🏻
I Jumped up and punched the air! Yessss the nut is out!!!!
you shouldn't talk about Jack like that......he doesn't get out much.
It was the best feeling ever!!
Brilliant Jack, that’s made my day! You’ve had some real lows with this car but getting the bolt out and your reaction when it started was priceless!
Good work fella!
Well that was a Tardelli moment! 😉
Tardelli has to be one of the best goal celebrations ever...Spain '82..what a World Cup...
@@PompeyMatt17 the best Brazilian team I have ever seen
Patient, clever build-up and then the decisive confident strike at just the right moment.....
@@johnmoruzzi7236 some of the best technically gifted players, Zico Socrates Falcao Junior and a true magician called Eder, he scored some of the best goals I have ever seen.
@@miamimo70 What’s Brazil got to do with it ? Italy v W Germany. Brazil were out....
What a Journey Jack!! Delighted to hear the engine running again 👍 all your followers have been rooting for you and looking forward to seeing you on the road soon!
Always interesting
Thanks KSL!
Blimey when you were fishing out that nut I was worried your putty mod would come off,llooks like you’ve been playing operation.Congratulations on that little bugger starting up,well done! 👍
What a bit of overdue luck with that nut Jack! I'm over the moon for you buddy 😃👍
Oh Jack, the moment the nut appeared on that magnet, priceless!!! I was so happy for you, it’s made my day👍 Hope to see her running soon🤞
Fantastic. Well done for hanging in there.
I held my breath as you pulled that magnet back out! Great recovery.
This video has it all! HOPE, TRAGEDY and TRIUMPH!
Fantastic Jack, well done. I wanted to hug you when you dropped the “bolt”!
The magic, when it starts after such long time - and your honest pleasure and relief really made me smile and feel with you! I think you did it and you did well!
Thank you so much!! And for watching too!
It's fantastic to see the engine running again. Well done! :) The replaced head could fix the poor top end running issue. Coolant was obviously getting in through the crack and could have been cooling the combustion on that cylinder. I have seen something similar on a very slightly warped head on a volvo engine before.
Well done, great to see her running again.
Thanks buddy!! Enjoy the weekend!
That nut or bolt dropping down into the engine can and does happen even in the best run Pro-workshops. Magnets to the rescue.
Rebuilt and breathed new life into automotive engines for over fifty years now, be they a single cylinder Motor Cycle engine back in the 1960s, more recently Rover and MG Petrol T and K series turbos or others, I will never tire of that first successful start up after rebuild experience when the machine bursts into healthy life reborn.
You clearly had that DEEP JOY experience here too. Worth all the time and effort. All being well, it will soon be the Ferrari that Jack built.
Excellent progress, congrats! You are not alone, I did exactly the same thing with a cam journal washer on my 328. Same solution to extract it. The feelings of blood running cold as I watched it disappear and the utter relief when I heard the click of it sticking to the magnet are something never to be forgotten !
Wow.. great to hear you also solved it!!
@@Number27 still scarred by it 10 years later! 🤣
Well done, you've really been through it with this and I honestly shared in your massive relief when you retrieved the wayward nut. Fantastic hearing it start up without any issues. Your unlimited patience and perseverance have deservedly paid off. Great stuff!
Nice to see it going together & epic save getting the errant nut.
What a relief it was seeing the little nut emerge from the void of doom!!!!
And what a great job you did on getting it to (pre)run so good... the soundtrack was very promising so I am waiting with anticipation for the next vid... Massive respect for you Jack! really a great job! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Bloody brilliant Jack. I’m so pleased all your hard work has paid off.
Absolutely fantastic Jack! We could really feel your joy and relief in that episode, and I must say you are completely fearless when it comes to mechanics. 👏 This project has been a great watch and am really looking forwards to the next episode. 👍
So glad the magnet picked up the nut. We have all been there and faced undoing everything we have just done! Can't wait to see if you get some more top end
Jack I’m properly made up for you ! . All your hard work and determination has paid off . My Influenzo valve is sitting proud on my desk at home all shiny and polished. Thank you so much . Looking forward to seeing you take her out on the toad again! 🚗 💨💨💨💨🇮🇹
Thanks Matt.. and enjoy your Alfa!!
Superb! So pleased for you. Honestly, when you were fishing that nut out of the gallery, it was the most tense 10 seconds ever!
You have a lovely smile Jack, and on this video it makes me happy. I absolutely love your Influenzo and the childhood memories of Magnum.
Congrats!! So pleased all your hard work is finally paying off Jack. You dodged a bullet there with the recovery of the dropped nut, but you were overdue for a bit of luck. You deserve a medal for accomplishing all you have in that garage.
Thanks Rob!!!!
Phew.... so, so pleased for you Jack. That nut falling down was a real cliff hanger
So happy for you Jack, been watching since the early days and this video made me grin from ear to ear. Can’t wait for you to start enjoying it!
Congratulations Jack! In all the Universe, there is no better sound than the "clack" when the magnet-on-a-stick catches the prey. I had to do that last year on my 2CV, when a tiny screwdriver vanished behind the flywheel. Whew 😅 !
The real unsung hero of this episode is the JB weld! Congrats!
@Number 27 - You need to check out telescopic magnet pick up tools. Many, many nuts and things rescued with one of those!
Have one but it’s too big and also the path down was not straight
@@Number27 Ah, fairy nuff. Hard to tell from a 2d image. Bad for the nerves, car mechanicking!
Thrilled for you Jack and well deserved for your efforts and positivity. When that magnet held, the world rejoiced with you. Look forward to seeing you and the car gracing the roads again soon.
My heart went out to you when you dropped that nut into the engine. I did the same once on a v12 jag, dropped the ceramic part of a spark plug down the plug hole. Magnet obviously wouldn’t work, spent hours teasing it out with two lengths of welding rod
The old magnet on the end of a piece of wire trick, I think we are all as pleased as you were.
Jack you are a flipping hero my friend! Hats off to you - may this engine be good for many more years! 👍
Wow the Enfluenzo must have been a heartbeat away from a litre of petrol and a careless cigarette end!!
This car has really tested your resolve. Well done in retrieving the nut and saving the day.
The tension, the suspense, the sitting on the edge of the sofa. It was more nerve wracking than watching the worlds best, most exciting thriller! When the nut appeared on the end of the magnet, I don't think Ive been more relieved. I even let out a little 'yehaaa!; and fist punched the air! Gripping stuff mate lol
As a man who dropped a shim from cylinder 6 of S54 exhaust valve in to an oil gallery....I fully sympathize!!! Glad you made that magnificent recovery!!! I was able to fish mine out with the telescopic magnetic stem from an interchangeable screwdriver. Congratulations Jack!
Superb news Jack! I am truly amazed that you have been able to do this engine top overhaul in such a narrow little garage with poor lighting and no heating and no room to swing the cat! A stellar effort Jack. After all this effort and emotional energy, you can't possibly sell this car! Cheers from down south in Nu Zuuland, David
YESSSSSS!!!!! So happy for you. Youre an inspiration to hamfisted guys with single garages everywhere.
Yes!! I’m a ham fisted legend!! 🤣🤣
Chuffed isn’t the word Jack, well done your enthusiasm is infectious 🚒👍
Tremendous video. Thanks for sharing Jack. Good luck on the rest of the rebuild. Certainly very very proud moments.
Great to see the Influenzo running again, congratulations, I am really happy for you.
I was quite literally beside myself when you were extracting that nut from the oil gallery, phew 👍👍🇬🇧
Fruitful fishing expedition there! Nice to see the Influenzo coming back to life. These are the highs that compensate for the lows along the way. Brilliant how happy you were in this episode.
You have been causing me a great deal of concern and frustration watching you getting deeper and deeper involved with what was, and probably still is, literally a ton of trouble. I am very impressed however at your refusal to give in and finally rebuild that troublesome engine. I take my hat off to you - well done !
Thank you Alan!! Enjoy the weekend!
I was actually holding my breath while you fished that bolt out !! Luckily it didn’t take long ....very well done 👍🏻
Congrats Jack - great to watch. Looking forward to seeing you driving it again
So satisfying to hear it fire up after all this time. Good work retrieving the escapee nut, too, although I did spend the time you were proudly showing it to us thinking "get it away from the car before you drop it back in there" 🤣🤣🤣. Great work. So nice to see.
The agony and the ecstasy all in one video , you did a blinder with that magnet . Great video as always .
As a non mechanical person it’s a pleasure to watch you work and battle through this. You can’t possibly sell this car when it’s finally tuned and purring. With everything you have put into it (heart and soul) I am sure, through sheer bloody mindedness, it will never run as well for anyone else if it feels abandoned by you by a sale!!!!!
Jack! I cannot believe you dropped that nut in there & more importantly, i cannot believe you managed to get it out! OMG
I have been there before & the relief is absolutely monumental. I Really enjoyed that post!!
We all know exactly how you feel after all that work and rookie mishaps. Sheer all encompassing relief, gratitude, disbelief and elation all at once. Finally you have shed the Curse of the Black Jellybean and triumphed. Cheers from OZ.
Congratulations on the first start! This is a massive undertaking and given what you have been through with this car, I'm sure you feel great. Thank you for sharing with us!
Great to see the 308 start up again. Please keep this one running!
This is fantastic news after all this time. Your excitement is so great. I remember the oil burning off after working on my dads car as a kid.
That was so tense, I was biting my finger nails. Amazing recovery! Sir, I tip my hat to you. 👏
Really been rooting for you with this car! So happy progress is being made!
👏👏👏👏 Jack you are an inspiration, I’ve even started tinkering myself something I’ve never done before. Can’t wait for the next video
Very well done! I once dropped a carb mounting nut down the inlet manifold of my 1963 Daimler V8 and spent ages fishing for it with a magnet. Eventually had to give up and take the manifold off to find it sitting on one of the inlet valve stems in a head. Fortunately it didn't make it into the cylinder.
Those nuts and spacers holding the trumpets in the airbox always worry me; easy to lose one of those down a carb.
Not sure if it's 308 valves people want or YOUR 308 valves in particular, but if it's the former I have a few more that you can give away if you like. I have pistons too!
There was a load vicarious "Yes!" from this end when that nut appeared. Great work, keep it up!
Brilliant! So glad you have her running again.
How rewarding is that? So good to hear that engine roar again. On to the final steps now. Awesome job mate.