Engine's running! Finally the CAR WIZARD can address the burned up Clutch in the '78 Ferrari 308GTB 

Legend has it: The Car Wizard appears on high value stamps in Sweden.

Mrs Wizard will be happy you fixed her car!

Can I just say I'm join watching Danielson come out of his shell on camera. He's really started to show some personality

“Bad wizard!” 😂 good to see you have employees looking out for you!

Danielson is a real asset to your company, can't wait to hear him explain how things get fixed in up coming videos.

We need more videos with Danielson in them! He's really getting a lot more comfortable with the camera and i love how he presents himself. Professional and knows what he's talking about without sounding arrogant. :)

David, great job hiring your two mechanics. Omega is fortunate to have the incredible young talent wrenching on the customer's vehicles.

Unlike some other channels ... the Wizard has kept this Farrari build informative and from a labor & price perspective honest for the viewers ...👍

The Porsche 928 has an easy clutch as well. You remove a plate from the bottom of the bellhousing, undo two bolts, and the driveshaft telescopes backwards. Then you undo three clutch bolts and the whole assembly drops down in your hands. An experienced mechanic can do a clutch job on one of these in about one hour. Too bad that only about 15% of 928's were equipped with manual transmissions.... Great video!

My my. What a big torque tube you have, Mr Wizard. Definitely packing.

Something of a miracle to get an old Ferrari running. Congratulations, Wizard

I remember my first two vehicles were stick shifts. I went through clutches like cheap bias ply tires. As soon as I turned 18 all of a sudden my clutches and tires started lasting A long time.........................amazing isn't it.lol. Live and learn.

"No LS swap! Bad Wizard!" needs to go on a T-shirt with a picture of the Ferrari. That's an instant classic!

I am sure you are happy to be on the road with the 308GTB again. You are very lucky to have Daniel on your team we are always amazed at the array of things he does he is a very knowledgeable mechanic. Also can't say enough about Mrs.Wizards video skills. We love the channel.

"BAD Wizard!!" That was some inspired improvisation, Dan!!

Opel/Vauxhall front wheel drive cars of the 1980's did an amazing piece of engineering on their vehicles to change the clutch without taking the transmission out. The fitted a cover in the bell housing that you would remove then press the clutch pedal whilst a 2nd person would put steel clips to hold the pressure plate closed. 6 or 8 bolts later clutch out in 10 minutes new one fitted, job done. :)

Can't tell you how relieved I am to hear you call it a pressure plate. Years ago my parents took their manual trans hyundai elantra into the dealership to have the clutch replaced under warranty and my dad being curious wanted to see how bad the clutch disk was and the mechanic took him back in the shop to show him and called the pressure plate a "clutch cover"

I remember 8 years ago when he got this car and starter working on the interior. I somehow went back on this channel in end of 2022 to find he is now working on the clutch. 👏🏻

You just blew my mind, change a clutch without removing the trans!?!?! Cool shizle

Daniel-san is such a win for the wizardry... I love the ferrari, and i'm happy to see it screaming on the dyno again

Daniel son is an amazing man for sure. What a great expert to have in the Wizards shop.

A 55 amp alternator? With the added fuel injection, I would advise you to try to shop a higher output Bosch unit that will fit. This can be done, but it takes a little research.

To use an Americanism.... Props to Daniel San! As a fully trained old school mechanic, I cannot get over Daniel San's attention to detail!Another Muricanism! Awesome young Dude! You struck GOLD there Dave having him on your team... and yet so young but with SSSSOOOOO much experience! No wonder you attract such good customers with guys like Daniel San ,Magic Mike and yourself Bad Wizard,lol

A trip down memory lane for me! I had a 1988 Ferrari 328 GTS as a daily driver. It looks almost identical to the 308 except it was 3.2 liter, 4-valve with fuel injection from the factory. I could change the clutch and timing belts through the wheel wells in the 328 also. It was a practical car and it was my daily driver and I loved leaving it covered in dust and dirt - people got so upset.

I loved Daniel's response when Wizard makes a dumb suggestion, 'Wizard's dumb suggestion, Daniel: No Wizard, bad wizard'...

Glad you showed the old clutch next to the one. Unreal how worn out it is. Love these projects D.Wize!

These 308 videos are my favourite. If you can, keep this one. The rest of your fleet can go😊

Daniel is the guy. I love watching the two of you working together

Can’t wait to see a “first drive” on this when it’s done!

1:18 weeezard you knew what you were doing in this one

The gear set for transferring power from the clutch to the transmission looks a bit like the setup in a quick change rear end.

If you soak the old oil filter in paint remover, you'll find that it is a Fram, Bosch or Mahle with a different parts number from the Ferrari Filter. Found that out in 1983 by leaving a Ferrari filter in the parts washer. It was a Fram. Ferrari makes you pay for paint job with the horse.

Check the expansion tank, the underside of the top goes rusty on the inside. They were hard to find & £7-900 when I was looking back in 2008, I`m sure they`d be more so on your side of the pond, a decade on.

Since I didn't hear from Mrs. Wizard I want to say on her behalf that I can't wait for her to take her car out on its first test drive. :) Happy to see Daniel on camera, as well as the other staff. Wishing you continued success.

Can't wait to see you and Mrs Wizard enjoy driving your Ferrari! Thanks for posting.

I love this car, so happy to see you both saving it and updating a few things as well. Bad Wizard, that was funny.

God this car is gorgeous, please don't just flip it once its fixed. Would love to see it loved, driven and cared for, for years to come

Love seeing you give credit to your amazing techs.

Wizard: It makes me so happy to see that you’ve found so much success, both with your business and in your RU-vid/personal endeavors. Its been really fun watching along on the Ferrari and the yacht, looking forward to seeing this old gal back on the streets!

Please reface the flywheel. A light skim will do wonders!

Nice Update on Mrs Wizard's car.😁

I'm sure you are aware of him, Scott at Ratarossa is a great source of Ferrari info and parts. He has worked with Samcrac and others. Maybe he can point you where to find the missing 308 parts. Good luck with the build. Who knows, you might need "his and hers" 308's with Mrs. Wizard. Enjoy the channel and keep it up.

I had a early 80s Datsun 310 that also had an easy to change clutch. I as a complete amateur swapped the clutch in under 2 hours.

This is the story everywhere. "I have a great guy who does X.... but he is retired, so he only does work for friends and family now." Until people are willing to pay people for quality work, the old timers are going to time out, and nobody will be there to replace them.

I have great appreciation for any man who can say, "no" to his boss!

So tempting just to slap everything together and just start driving. The project is almost there. Great work as always. !

Great to see progress on the ancient Italian machine - and great to see your employees having some camera time. Also - hope the other dude who left - soon finds a replacement. The BAD WIZARD phrase should be put on a T-shirt - along with the graphical wizard face from the intro - and a leaf of cannabis... in a Ferrari shield (instead of the horse). Here in Latvia I've seen two times stickers on old Volvos - yellow stickers formed like the ferrari shield - but instead, the text (in Ferrari font, of course) says VOLVORATI or something - and there're a moose - or an elk (god only knows the difference) instead of the prancing horse. So the final pitch for the T-shirt goes like this: Wizard's face from the intro - along with the huge glasses - in background, and in front of that - huge yellow Ferrari shield with a cannabis leaf inside - formed somewhat like a horse - and the text BAD WIZZARI in ferrari testarossa font underneath. Millions in profit in one week. Cease and desist letter from Ferrari in the next.

Been looking forward to this one Mr. & Mrs. Wizard!

I can think back to how many clutches l have changed except for the last two clutches l had them done by a workshop but the clutch on your Ferrari 308 what a breeze do easy l was thinking of to make a clutch replacement easy and Ferrari did it l am impressed and if l see a Ferrari 308 driving around l will think to myself a very easy clutch to change

Hey Dave. Nice work.

Can't wait to see this back on the road, I hope you do a full detail on it and get it looking as good as it's going to run and drive.

Stanceworks is doing the K24/turbo swap along with a LOT of other work. Personally, I'd take one of the Focus RS engine/transmission combos for a swap... It's a completely modern engine that makes 350ish hp.

Sounds like your crew is very intelligent.... I have not had any Ferrari cars yet...but dam.. those folks where thinking when they built that engine... Cool

At 8:00 the alternator is not charging, likely because the brushes and slip rings have motor oil on them. Degreasing might fix it. BUT, Don't squirt Brake Kleen in it while it's on the car running! Seems like a time/labor saver but it isn't. They don't make a flame throwing pinwheel effect everytime, but when they do it sucks. Not every lesson needs to be learned by experience.

Love that you saved this beautiful car.❤

To me that flywheel looks questionable. Looks like it's been used hard. At least get it resurfaced the clutch will work much better.

I can't wait for this project to finish. We need more Danielson camera exposure.

Looking forward to seeing the front lower valance/airdam repainted. Also, send the car to Van Go for a full paint detail as the final step in the project?

If the alternator is bad, you can DEFINITELY figure out a replacement which will be better for far less.

Daniel is a very handy ferrari mechanic to have in the shop.

Great job, looking forward to test drives

I'll betcha Mrs. Wizard's Smile Is getting Bigger & Bigger on this Restore. Lol I know mine Is. Thanks Again on This Little Cutie.

Maybe an easy job for Danielson the genius but I wouldn't even try to do those repairs on those complicated cars well done you two !

Daniel, we're counting on you to keep the 'Bad Wizard' urges under control.

You really have gold in your hands with Daniel San wizzard!!

Bad wizard, bad wizard, i'm sure Mrs Wizard was LMAOing while writing that !!

Cant wait for the dyno. I bet 255.4hp out there on a good tune, wonder how much of a difference will the injection offer, IMO it will contribute more to the torque at low revs an some midrange than to the max horsepower

Daniel, "Bad Wizard." Hilarious. Love the 308.

The 308 is one of the best video series. Now the flywheel appears to have 2 large cracks on the face or are they just each a groove. So obviously it hasn't any cracks or you would have said so but it looked like it. I am just curious. Cheers.

Danielson is such a great addition to the shop. I wonder how he likes living in Wichita compared to Florida?

Thanks Wizard I learnt the 308 is not so bad to work on always liked them.

I think everybody wants to see more of Daniel in your vids. Nice to see the employees. He seems to be real tech.

Good post, CW. Great car. Your posts haven't popped up in quite awhile. Good to see you.

Daniel is doing a great job there, you should do more videos with him where he explains some of the Ferrari stuff :) can't wait to see this 308 running on the road. Oh please film the Dyno please

May I suggest - find a local high end detailer that will dry ice clean the undercarriage, wheel wells and engine bay for you on this car if you highlight their work on your channel. It's so exciting to see an older car look new again.

Best automotive channel on youtube. Period.

Thanks for the information on getting the Engine working if possible on a Project car. 👍

Awesome progress! I think I'm as thrilled as anyone else here to see that lovely 308 coming back to life. Much appreciation for sharing this and looking forward to the road tests! Good luck sharing with Mrs. Wizard thereafter. 😉

Mrs Wizard would like to see the back of this project so she can have her car to drive

ACCESSABILITY on a ferrari who knew ? now we do . a really neat car to know intimately . a beautiful classic . keep up the good work ......THANX

Thanks Wizard & Danialson......Shoe🇺🇸

Looking forward to the next instalment of the 308

The 308 is my favorite Ferrari of all time. It may not be the best or fastest but it is so iconic and cool.

If you do need a alternator wizard the best place I've found for all my ferrari parts is Superformance, I recently bought a F40 alternator that cost about £ 325 I'm in the UK but they will ship to the US, I think you can get a new 308 alternator for about 200 dollars plus shipping, just give them a try you won't be disappointed I buy all my supercar parts from them, very helpful and good company.

One of the recent best updates. I like the new style of this.

Glad it's coming together well.Great work Danial-san.Next is the "Maliguar"?

4:24 This might be one of my favorite all-time lines on this channel.

If I'm not mistaken Saab had an even easier clutch to replace. Didn't even have to remove the bell housing if I remember correctly.

I'm falling more and more in love with this car.

This 308 GTB will be worth a hell of a lot more because of the mods done to make it more of a daily driver. A very nice car indeed. :)

Well done Mr. Wizard. You have a great team.

Love the 308 Wiz

Daniel puttn the wiz in check! Much luv! 👍😊 hey, God Bless yall.

Can't wait for that road test, Wiz

That picture of David sitting on the transmission though 😉😏

I can't stop laughing at that pic of you sitting on that driveline. Man that was funny😁. Keep up the great videos Wizard.

I'd have to be cleaning all the exposed areas in those wheel wells along with repainting while the both sides of the engine area is exposed.

Just saw Uncle Rich and I figured it out. You are going to do a Harley swap on the 308 GTB. Maybe not a power upgrade, but the noise will be higher.

That’s just lovely, easier than the clutch on my old GTI. ❤

The picture with the clutch had me dead 😂