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An update from Nick on the F355:
I was able to get the heads installed and reinstalled the valvetrain, assembling the engine up to the belts. There was a lot to cover and film during the work this week. These next few videos are going to be very technical.
Next week, I plan to work through the camshaft timing. Like this week, that process is very in-depth and technically heavy, so I have my work cut out for me when it comes to filming. I plan to divide the head/valvetrain install into one video and cover everything related to the timing belts and cam timing in a separate video. There is just too much information to keep them combined.
If things go as planned, I should be through the cam timing and moving on to the general assembly of the engine towards the end of the week.
Heads reinstalled:
Cams installed:
Timing Belts installed:
Good to have these pictures. Will have some mental fun watching these assemblies going through their motions in my head…[email protected] RPM……
I was able to get the heads installed and reinstalled the valvetrain, assembling the engine up to the belts. There was a lot to cover and film during the work this week. These next few videos are going to be very technical.
Next week, I plan to work through the camshaft timing. Like this week, that process is very in-depth and technically heavy, so I have my work cut out for me when it comes to filming. I plan to divide the head/valvetrain install into one video and cover everything related to the timing belts and cam timing in a separate video. There is just too much information to keep them combined.
If things go as planned, I should be through the cam timing and moving on to the general assembly of the engine towards the end of the week.
Heads reinstalled:
Cams installed:
Timing Belts installed:
Good to have these pictures. Will have some mental fun watching these assemblies going through their motions in my head…[email protected] RPM……
Finallygotit
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This video from Nick is not so much on the car, but on his passion for this discipline and his choice to get more formal training at Wyoming Technical Institute.
When Nick publishes the next few videos on the car, they will be a bit more technical as he discusses cam timing and other finer techniques.
Thanks for taking a look. Please like, share and subscribe.
When Nick publishes the next few videos on the car, they will be a bit more technical as he discusses cam timing and other finer techniques.
Thanks for taking a look. Please like, share and subscribe.
bowtiguy
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Master of his trade, i would have just dropped an LS7 into it. 
Actually, im more of a period correct kind of guy, even if it has an odd # of valves.
Actually, im more of a period correct kind of guy, even if it has an odd # of valves.
F355 with a little better engine:Master of his trade, i would have just dropped an LS7 into it.
Actually, im more of a period correct kind of guy, even if it has an odd # of valves.
Agree, Nick is really good at what he does and is a nice fellow to boot!
Thanks for your post.
Good morning! Attached is the update from Nick on the engine work on the F355:
I am happy to report some good news and that I have made solid progress on the 355 this week.
Starting with the good news. Yesterday, I learned that your bumper is finished and ready for pickup. I plan to pick it up this Monday. I am happy that this was completed quickly, so we won't have to wait for it to finish the service.
As for the 355, I'm still digging into the situation that I have come across on the camshafts. I know I promised to get more info to you last week, but honestly, I'm still digging into this. Here are the Cliff Notes: I discovered a difference between the center cam lobe and the cam shaft's outer cam lobes between both banks. Now Ferrari states that the center lobe is retartded 10 degrees in relation to the outer lobes, which is the case on one side but not the other. As I dug into this, I found discrepancies in the part numbers on the camshafts to the part numbers shown in the Ferrari catalog. They don't match. The part numbers on your cams don't even register in the parts catalog. However, I have confirmed that this finding is not isolated to your car. Every new and used camshaft I looked into matches what I found on your car. I even went through my old pictures of previous 355’s that I have worked on, and confirmed that they were the same. I will keep researching this finding, but if all the available cams are the same, I see no point in waiting for a conclusion on this mystery to finalize the assembly of your engine. All the evidence points to the fact that this is how it came from the factory. I just need to find out WHY. I still plan on getting you a detailed write-up on this, once I can gather all my data and thoughts on it.
I did spend a little time on the engine this week, running some additional checks charting the cam profiles. Once I had the information I needed, I moved into the final assembly of the engine. I fell just short of my goal of having it fully assembled, but I came close. The remaining tasks are to install the plenums, various lines & hoses, harmonic balancer, and ancillary belts.
I am still in a good place for next week. My goal is to finalize the engine. I will then move into installing the engine on Tuesday. I will be pushing hard to have the engine up and running by the end of the week. Then, the following week, I will be finalizing the work and running through the ITB balance. Once All those items are done and everything is well, the process of the final reassembly starts, such as all the undertrays, wheel wells, trunk liners, bonnet, reinstall bumper, etc. As it stands, I am anticipating about 2.5-3 weeks for me to have it fully buttoned up and road tested (pending weather). I will make a shorter road test before I take it up to the dealer for the fuel block recall. I will be communicating my plans for any drives with you a day or two in advance.
~ Nick
All the best and thanks for following along.
Odis.
I am happy to report some good news and that I have made solid progress on the 355 this week.
Starting with the good news. Yesterday, I learned that your bumper is finished and ready for pickup. I plan to pick it up this Monday. I am happy that this was completed quickly, so we won't have to wait for it to finish the service.
As for the 355, I'm still digging into the situation that I have come across on the camshafts. I know I promised to get more info to you last week, but honestly, I'm still digging into this. Here are the Cliff Notes: I discovered a difference between the center cam lobe and the cam shaft's outer cam lobes between both banks. Now Ferrari states that the center lobe is retartded 10 degrees in relation to the outer lobes, which is the case on one side but not the other. As I dug into this, I found discrepancies in the part numbers on the camshafts to the part numbers shown in the Ferrari catalog. They don't match. The part numbers on your cams don't even register in the parts catalog. However, I have confirmed that this finding is not isolated to your car. Every new and used camshaft I looked into matches what I found on your car. I even went through my old pictures of previous 355’s that I have worked on, and confirmed that they were the same. I will keep researching this finding, but if all the available cams are the same, I see no point in waiting for a conclusion on this mystery to finalize the assembly of your engine. All the evidence points to the fact that this is how it came from the factory. I just need to find out WHY. I still plan on getting you a detailed write-up on this, once I can gather all my data and thoughts on it.
I did spend a little time on the engine this week, running some additional checks charting the cam profiles. Once I had the information I needed, I moved into the final assembly of the engine. I fell just short of my goal of having it fully assembled, but I came close. The remaining tasks are to install the plenums, various lines & hoses, harmonic balancer, and ancillary belts.
I am still in a good place for next week. My goal is to finalize the engine. I will then move into installing the engine on Tuesday. I will be pushing hard to have the engine up and running by the end of the week. Then, the following week, I will be finalizing the work and running through the ITB balance. Once All those items are done and everything is well, the process of the final reassembly starts, such as all the undertrays, wheel wells, trunk liners, bonnet, reinstall bumper, etc. As it stands, I am anticipating about 2.5-3 weeks for me to have it fully buttoned up and road tested (pending weather). I will make a shorter road test before I take it up to the dealer for the fuel block recall. I will be communicating my plans for any drives with you a day or two in advance.
~ Nick
All the best and thanks for following along.
Odis.
Finallygotit
ALLIANCE MEMBER
I'm interested to hear what Nick comes up with on the cams. That's just weird.
A little fun this past weekend at Cars & Coffee where my eldest friend is clowning around with his coffee over the GT. Should have also mentioned the two boys (brothers) next to the car were great fans of the FGT. Had them sit in the car and take pictures of each other behind the wheel. Smiles all day long!
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Finallygotit
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Finished a couple more Barometer holders. One for my friend that organizes our wood cutting group and one for the shop. The shop barometer is not fancy at all and it has been just laying on a bench for years. It has a more prominent spot now for display and is attached to one of the breaker boxes in the shop via rare earth magnets.. The spalted Birch is simply a “cut off” from the processing for Jack’s gift. Have one more to build and that one will be for me to display in the house.
The F355 has been transferred to Redmond, WA at a local storage facility and waiting for the Ferrari Service Center to complete a long ago recall on the fuel rail system. Ferrari would not allow Nick to do this work since it is a Factory Recall. Nick has a favorite Tech at the service center that will facilitate the work on this recall. Nice! Some very interesting cars in this storage location.
Thanks again for following along.
Thanks again for following along.
customh
Well-known member
Looks like what used to be called Driver's Club. Looks like they've either rebranded or been bought- any insight from an insider?
I’ve been there several times for car related functions. Pretty cool place.
A link for anyone that may have interest:
Seattle | One Drivers Club | Car Storage Facility
Opened in 2018, our purpose-built Redmond, WA facility offers the ultimate experience for car enthusiasts in and around Seattle. The 49,500+ square foot location accommodates up to 200 vehicles and features a 100% self-park solution, state-of-the-art clubhouse, numerous hosted events, and...
www.onedriversclub.com
All the best!
Couple of months ago, found this 2002 in a garage, actually, the same place where a ton of Porsche parts were up for grabs. This 2002 came with an engine machined ready to receive all new parts, a couple of transmissions and lots of other items for the car. Originally out of SoCal, brought to the PNW years ago and simply stored… No rust at all….a little maybe but nothing notable:
Helped the new owner & friend (bought it for a song) drag it out and load onto the trailer and load with all the stuff from the garage that belonged to this car.
During February’s C & C, a friend told me he had a 2002 sitting in his yard and wanted it to go to someone that can use the parts…….. I knew the right guy who would be more than happy to have this rig.
Arrangements were made to pull it out of the bushes and load. Gave me an excuse to use my JD to do the hard work. We had some fun with this parts car:
Would have loved to add this one, but must say, the hoarder in me was told no….
Helped the new owner & friend (bought it for a song) drag it out and load onto the trailer and load with all the stuff from the garage that belonged to this car.
During February’s C & C, a friend told me he had a 2002 sitting in his yard and wanted it to go to someone that can use the parts…….. I knew the right guy who would be more than happy to have this rig.
Arrangements were made to pull it out of the bushes and load. Gave me an excuse to use my JD to do the hard work. We had some fun with this parts car:
Would have loved to add this one, but must say, the hoarder in me was told no….
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Jayman17
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I've loved those 2002s since I noticed them in my teen years.
Wiz02
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A friend of mine’s dad owned a 2002 tii back in the early '70s, back when people thought BMW stood for British Motor Works. His dad later moved onward and upward to Porsche 911s. My friend, on the other hand, gravitated toward Japanese pocket rockets, while I’ve stuck with my muscle cars and Corvettes.
Alder. The logs were delivered to me several weeks ago since we were “all full” at our usual location for our firewood project. This past Monday, the guys came here and bucked/split this wood. If you’ve never split Alder before, it is a delightful wood to split.
My neighbor helped me to load/stack a pickup load, then turned to the JD for the rest so that the wood could be stacked to the roof:
This photo popped up today on Facebook. An ad for The Museum in Tacoma, WA where they are supporting a program to get young people into the automotive trades.
Hope my Vette will help their cause!
My neighbor helped me to load/stack a pickup load, then turned to the JD for the rest so that the wood could be stacked to the roof:
This photo popped up today on Facebook. An ad for The Museum in Tacoma, WA where they are supporting a program to get young people into the automotive trades.
Hope my Vette will help their cause!
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Almost a cult following now. Think they are a great little car.
Corvettes and Muscle cars will most likely always be desirable!
We talked about that very issue………. When we lifted the car with the forks on my bucket, we kinda thought it might split in half. Easy way to get rolling rubber on the rear of the car. The front only needed one tire to roll into the trailer. Lots of usable parts here but no title, so, it’s going to get chopped up for scrap once the usable parts are stripped.
I just hope this project does not stall out like it did with the previous owners. We will see.
Thanks for taking the time to post.
Couple of Instagram posts from Nick:
www.instagram.com
And
www.instagram.com
More to follow with his video content which should hit his channel soon.
Thanks.
Paint Protection & Vinyl Wraps on Instagram: "#ferrari355 #paintprotection installation"
321 likes, 5 comments - pistafilmsolutions on March 25, 2025: "#ferrari355 #paintprotection installation".
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And
AutoTechNick on Instagram: "One of my favorite features of the F355 is the ITB’s. One of the last items to address during the major service of this F355 is to synchronize them. Here you can see that I have a mercury manometer connected to a vacuum po
44 likes, 5 comments - _autotechnick_ on March 30, 2025: "One of my favorite features of the F355 is the ITB’s. One of the last items to address during the major service of this F355 is to synchronize them. Here you can see that I have a mercury manometer connected to a vacuum port on each...
www.instagram.com
More to follow with his video content which should hit his channel soon.
Thanks.
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Last week on Friday, encouraged the three in-town owners of the 246 Dino to do a photo shoot. Wanted to do this at my home but one of the cars has not been on the road since 2020 but it was drivable on the owners property….
The pics of these cars are from my iPhone. We did have a professional photographer there and will show a few of his shots which I’m sure will be way better.
We had a good time and lunch thereafter.
Saturday, a couple of friends helped to drive some of the cars for the monthly “Cars & Caffeine” at Griot’s World Headquarters in Tacoma. Left my home at 5a to be at the store by 7:15a. The parking lot fills fast and by 7:40a, it was packed.
The pics of these cars are from my iPhone. We did have a professional photographer there and will show a few of his shots which I’m sure will be way better.
We had a good time and lunch thereafter.
Saturday, a couple of friends helped to drive some of the cars for the monthly “Cars & Caffeine” at Griot’s World Headquarters in Tacoma. Left my home at 5a to be at the store by 7:15a. The parking lot fills fast and by 7:40a, it was packed.
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Hosting a gathering in May at my home. It is an All-Porsche event to include the two clubs where my membership is of long standing.
Going to have C & C in the morning, then after, lunch at the house where the collection will be on display and then on to a "World Class" collection to end the day. Will park all of the Porsches out on the north lawn overlooking the Strait of Juan deFuca.
We are also celebrating Friends of the Animals and asking our guests to bring cat food/toys/kitty litter/donations.
Fellow that lives just a few blocks from me has been working on a poster for the day. I love it! We will be auctioning the original poster sized artwork during lunch with all proceeds going to this most important organization, Friends of the Animals.
Going to have C & C in the morning, then after, lunch at the house where the collection will be on display and then on to a "World Class" collection to end the day. Will park all of the Porsches out on the north lawn overlooking the Strait of Juan deFuca.
We are also celebrating Friends of the Animals and asking our guests to bring cat food/toys/kitty litter/donations.
Fellow that lives just a few blocks from me has been working on a poster for the day. I love it! We will be auctioning the original poster sized artwork during lunch with all proceeds going to this most important organization, Friends of the Animals.
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Lou's Garage
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Sounds like a truly marvelous day! Please take plenty of pictures.
Lou
Lou