Distributors Deleted! The CAR WIZARD shows how he removed them on his '78 Ferrari 308 

The distributor went "IN THE BIN!".

Can only imagine how happy that car was when he found out where his new home would be homeless to spoiled rotten

Car Wizard needs a Hawaiian shirt so when the build is completed he can try to pull off the peel out scene from the original Magnum PI

I feel that Ferraris that age isn't for racing anymore anyway. It's something to drive and enjoy. People who don't have that Ferrari passion will never understand what it is about driving one for just the noise it produce and the smile it puts on your face even if it isn't as comfortable as a Mercedes or as reliable as a Toyota Hilux. I totally get what you are telling us Wizard. I hope you and Mrs Wizard will have years of fun with this car

Magic Mike the type of employee every boss wants on his team.

Love the digs at Hoovie, since he is financing this. Especially after that $24k bill.... 🤣😂

I appreciate your videography style, especially for this particular car. I’m tired of videos with excessive slow-mo camera panning and gratuitous grinder sparks. Your directness and detail is refreshing. Don’t ever change and I hope that car brings as much joy as your videos bring to us. Thanks.

I totally choke-laughed when Wizard said riptide blue 🤣

Car Wizard I'm an enthusiastic follower of your channel. I'm an old guy that appreciates someone that is passionate about doing the job RIGHT. Anyway, blah, blah, and more blah. I'm commenting to "suggest" that you and Magic Mike might want to consider mounting your NEW electronic distributor system on a HEAT SINK, and NOT directly to a "CARPETED" surface (it's like wrapping it in a blanket . . . almost). I used to work on cars when I was younger (I could easily be your dad), but you're the expert there. But I did spend 50 years in the electronic/computer world, and it's no secret that the number one electronics "killer" is heat (I suspect you already know that). And to mount your new "system" to a carpeted "wall", inside a closed-up "box" is, IMHO, looking for trouble. You might want to consider mounting it to an aluminum heat sink with some stand-offs (1 inch would do) from the wall, and if you want to go the extra mile, you might want to include a 12v fan for airflow ventilation. Just a comment . . . Anyway, love watching you and your staff (and beautiful bride) tackle all the quirky projects that roll into your shop. Good luck and keep up the good work!!!

Magic mike takes pride in his work, seems like such a skilled and nice guy.

I love it when the actual parts and settings are shared. Demonstrates knowledge and helps everyone out. Great stuff.

I love this series. Keep up the great work. Also it’s great how you edify your employees. Well done

Wizard, just a suggestion here on the carb setup, keep in mind the bigger camshafts will draw less vacuum, and you may find the need to up the jetting a couple steps to keep the A/F happy. Maybe a temporary A/F gauge would be handy here just to make sure this cars tune is as perfect as can be! Can’t wait to see this car rolling down the road, hopefully in person if you ever roll through Arkansas! :)

Magic Mike did a beautiful job with that wiring. Nice work!

Some cars you just have to restore the way you want it. This is one of them. Nicely done, Wizard… and Magic Mike.

Making an old classic car enjoyable by replacing stock old parts that never worked well to me is part of being a true car enthusiast. If you are keeping your car completely stock, you most likely are not enjoying that car the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but don't give people a hard time for replacing old busted non-working parts with newer systems that allow them to really enjoy the car in every sense of how it was meant to be enjoyed. @CarWizard, you are doing it right.

“You need one of these gauges to set up the carbs” - No just a gentleman called Iain Tyrrell a short length of hose pipe and a screwdriver! 😂🇬🇧

Fantastic job Car Wizard! It's brilliant watching you do all this!

Mike over on the stanceworks RU-vid channel had seats he pulled out of his that were in perfect condition if he still has them.

Love Magic Mike's explanation of the install too!

The more you talk about how this car was set up, the more I'm inclined to believe that somebody purpose-built this car with Cannonball aspirations

Carry-on Wizard !👍🏽 Coming together nicely.

Great work - so nice to see how you are bringing this old beauty back from the brink. And I totally agree with your thoughts on driving it - it's like a fine wine; it needs to be savored and appreciated.

Wizard: Your videos went from really good to great. I appreciate you covering a large variety of automakers, issues, fixes, and comparison type videos… I even love seeing the boats! Keep it up, I’m especially loving the Ferrari content!

Engine is looking good so far. Hope see more soon and here the engine run after a few more vids. Keep up the nice work

This is really interesting. Hats off to you and Magic Mike. Nice job!

Wizard, what an awesome series!! I surely hope this 308 will stick around, once it's done!!

Seems like it would be super easy to build an aluminum box air filter to cover all 4 carbs and scoop a lot of cool air in.

Yes!! New Ferrari video! Thanks Wizard for posting... I’m getting addicted to your posts!

This really is such a great looking ferrari, not millions of angles or curves, simplistic but elegant body style that is absolutely gorgeous

Wizard always sounds that he is enjoying what he does, but how many detected the extra love and happiness in his voice. You know he will as with everything he does do this right, and it may well stay with him for ever. Wondeful series. Cheers from the UK.

seeing all the people working and the number of cars makes me so hyped for you Wizard (And Mrs Wizard!!) - Can't wait to see what more is to come

If anything this is the most sensible automotive channel in all of RU-vid as opposed to the dumbest 😆 Keep it up, Wizard!

Hey Car Wizard, I have a suggestion for a "Buy This, Not That" video. Could you do one on cars to teach someone to drive stick in? Not just cars that have a light clutch and good shift action, but also cars that a mechanic can do a clutch replacement on cheaply, in case the learner burns up the clutch. Manual transmissions (and people who can operate them) are becoming less and less common, so a video like this might prompt some people to give it a try. Thanks to you and Mrs. Wizard for all the work you've put into your videos!

Great update one again Wizard & crew brilliant transformation really thought that car was dead after car trek!! Keep up the good work! From the U.K!

so lucky you have the recourses to do all of these. lots of fun and the journey is just as much fun as it is when you finally reach your destination. well done and good luck.

"I'm not into full on racing, I don't really give a crap about that stuff" WIZARD SO SAVAGE!

Wizard:”I wanna keep It carburated” Me: humming The Offspring tune

So glad you're saving this car. During car trek it looked like it was ready for the scrap yard. Now I'm looking forward to watching videos of you and the mrs. driving it around and enjoying it.

What a treat is must be to have the wizard as your local mechanic. No BS.. just clean, honest work that you know is done right.

Magic Mike is a great technician. A good right hand man to the Wizard.

Really cool to see how you fix cars you personally own wizard. I can really relate to you a lot. I like cars built semi stock and built as reasonably priced as possible for the purpose of a bit of spirited driving and how they were meant to be enjoyed.

Thanks Wizard, can't wait to see (and hear) it finished! 👍😎

Love that CW doesn't want to twin turbo everything... just making it work with good solutions, not always original. love it

what a sweet ride... Good job!

Magic Mike is such a nice guy!

I am loving the Ferrari series. The level of detail is appreciated. Thank you.

i'm always glad to see Magic Mike's interventions. He's very knowledgeable.

Kudos to the Mrs Wizard for the graphics edit at 0:49!

Those 8 downdraft Weber carburetors are gonna sound amazing at full song!

Great to see magic Mike!! Great video wizard and good to see all your workers together.

Cant wait to come by and see it again buddy! You're getting so close to finished!

Just an idea to make it look more period correct. A rubber grommet for each sparkplug wire and a alloy box top to cover the coils. Keep up the good work.

i loves Hoovies video from today on how scared he was about the fake Maybach receipt/bill.. lmao.... nicely done man....

Can’t wait to hear this beauty run. Your doing a good job keeping nice cars on the road

Rooting for you from Argentina dear wizard. Love these videos! Can't wait to see you cruising and enjoying this vehicle!

The Wizard is exactly correct! and I think just as he does! why race the car? it only destroys the engine, pressing down on the pedal once in a while for some spirited driving is all you need to do to enjoy the cars engine, and the mechanical symphony of a well tuned motor! now that's enjoyment!

Wizard: "You have to synchronize these carburetors and you really can't do that by ear or by listening" Iain Tyrrell: "Hold my screwdriver"

i just last week found out Wizard has his own youtube channel. Love the deep dives into all these cars. KEEP IT UP GUYS!

"Spirited driving", I like that!! Have to admit, I'm liking this car more and more. Bravo for going distributor-less!! Enjoy the car, don't spend hours a week dialing in the points. Maybe start thinking about a bit more camera time for Magic Mike; he seems to be a great all-around guy! We know he's smart, show us how much! On another note, please consider bringing back the question on the outro, I've answered a few. Liked it because it made me think and remember stuff. Thanks Wizard, and Mrs. Wizard. And Magic Mike. And the whole crew at Omega.

You can tell Mike still sticks to and has his military ways, the way he stands "at ease" when he talks to Wizard. Thank both of you for your service! God Bless y'all and God Bless America. #WWG1WGA

When I was 16, I thought I had everything you would ever need…I owned an old Sun Dwell/Tac…a vacuum gauge and timing light…I was set up.

Magic mike is an amazing employee. Polite, respectful to you, your customers and while he's taking direction for videos. Some of us know what happened with Mike and Hoovie... AND that this man more than made up for it 10x fold. Mike if you or your friends are reading this, please.. start your own channel.. don't compete with anyone elses.. but do like "backyard/shadetree mechanic" vids at home.. that would be dope. its time for you to get into this yt universe too. I'd support you brother!

Its really awesome to see that you went through this car and getting it back to a good condition.

Robin Masters will be ever so proud of you Wizard PI!

This car completely deserved everything your doing to it these 308s are gorgeous

This car is so bloody beautiful....ever since I first seen in on CarTrek.... I love that you are bringing it back to life to enjoy....can't wait to see your first drive !!

Wizard just makes me happy. Love all the videos.

uh, pardon me, I believe Master Tuner Lain Tyrell balances carbs with a tube

Wizard I am really enjoying this series and am glad to see you bringing life back into this beautiful car.

Great job Dave. Can't wait to see it running.

"You definitely need one of these to do these carburettors" - Iain Tyrrell would disagree. He uses a length of rubber hose and his ear.

"NOT the dumbest youtube automotive channel" 🤣

This Ferrari is coming along quite nicely. Absolutely look forward to each new video.

I just saw a video this morning on another 308 and it's carburetor set up. Search for "What Does UK's Top Expert Think Of My Cheap Ferrari 308" for some tips on how to dial in your carbs. It turned out that the Idle Mixture has a huge impact on the part throttle drivability. It would buck and miss and spit and sputter until the Idle Mixture was sorted. Also, you want to target a 900 RPM Idle to keep the Cams oiled.

wizard see if there is someone who can 3d print the air cleaner

Such a beautiful car, it’s really coming along!

The way you talk and explain things is very appealing! The car reminds me of Magnum PI when I was a kid!

Hi Wizard - I have tuned these cars and many many others with Webers - you will find that the stock airbox config provides for a very noticeable difference of the Webers operation in hot climates (USA mid-west summers) as compared to having just the K&N type filters. I have fabricated airboxes in the past for similar installations that really helped draw in the outside (colder air under motion) air to the carbs... just an "old-hand tuner from way back when" opinion. Good luck and keep the vids coming - nice to see the old cars. A side note: I used to remove distributors and install Ford EDIS systems on many Brit engines but use the flywheel (install tiny bolts for the sensor notches) for the crank-timing pick up as opposed to the crank pulley - that was many years back and worked as smooth as silk.. look up Megajolt Lite, he does something similar and cheap.

This was good! I was pleased to see the vacuum gauge, 100PercentJake showed one for his carbed sports bike a few videos ago too. They're super smart little tools that until this week I had no idea even existed

“It’s not that color, this is red” No idea why that was so funny to me… but that was a good one, Wizard!

Watching the development of this car, had been awesome. I have recommended this to many of my friends.

Wizard, you read my mind. As soon as I saw all those linkages I knew it had to be some kind of job to get all the carbs in sync. Looking forward to that video.

THAT MAGIC MIKE MUST REALLY KNOW HIS STUFF, I AM SURE HE IS WELL COMPENSATED FOR HIS SKILL..... JUST SAYIN

You must have someone who can weld aluminium there. Fabricate your own airbox with intake to the the cold air scoop I'd leave the filters there and build it around them so you can run the pipping to the scoop and make it with a removable lid to access. Oh and setup. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cBHSAPHvNtM.html

Loving this restoration. Good on you Wizard.

Very nice, neat, and factory looking installation, Wizard!! Kudos to Magic Mike!!

No Wizard, nobody who’s watching this has a 308 that needs this done to it 😜😂👍

All he needs now is a Hawaiin shirt, two Dobermans, and some short shorts to become "Car Wizard P.I."

Enjoying your Ferrari series very much, thanks.

Looking more and more like a classic car shop every day!

Haha ! You’ve been hanging with Hoov too much Wiz

Nice prank wizard

There is one RU-vid channel which is Number 27, and the guy has also a 308 with lots of troubles but on one of the last two episodes about his Ferrari he got some help from Ian Tyrrell, who helped him to set up the carburettors with a rubber hose and also told about the idle speed of the 308, which has to be a little higher to get better lubrication of the cams. Hope this info is of some help to you. 👍🏻

Thanks Wizard! I was really hoping for a Ferrari update today!

I always wondered what it meant to “balance the carburetors”.

Is this the miami vice?! Garage looks like it.. supra.. porsche.. ferrarri..

Yet another fantastic video, thanks Wizard!

Magic Mike, amazing work brother 👍👌

I'm surprised that the intake gauge to balance the carbs isn't digital....