If I were making a production run of something, this isn’t how I would do it. Ferrari made thousands of “250″ series cars all with these goofy water pipes for the cooling system which vary drastically throughout the 10 year production run.  They are so complex and hard to duplicate that re-making them nearly impossible. This “J” shaped pipe has a compound curve with barbs that have to be welded on in exactly the right location even though they appear to be stitched on at random locations. If they are off one millimeter, they will hit the oil filter or run into the fan.

These pipes are for the Lusso/GTE series of 250, but I can make a number of other styles from 166 up through the 275 cars utilizing my incredible and growing stockpile of bends and flared ends. Right now I am making a short run of the water pipe that connects the thermostat housing to the engine on a 275 GTB/GTS Two-Cam engine.

Water pipe for Ferrari

Water pipe copied for Ferrari

If anyone needs a 3 phase 150KV generator, let me know. This one can bolt up to a Hercules Diesel and someone said that a International engines like the DT466  engine have the same bolt pattern. It can be wired to make 133, 230, 266, 460 volts while generating 651, 377, 326, 188 amps.

Generator A/C

After taking a look at the XK-120 in the barn a week ago,  I decided to buy it and dragged it out of the building where it rested since 1988. On Tuesday the 2nd, Roman and I delivered it to the new owner. Thanks for your help running the bed on the truck, Roman! He was wearing a shirt with a dragonfly screen print that said “Wing Man.” That little nipper certainly is my wing man!

XK-120 Jaguar delivery

Jaguar XK-120 roadster