Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: Engine compartment

The engine is installed, missing just the air filter. There is a lot of underhood detail, but a lot of vague guesswork as well.



The twin air horns are a nice touch.



The steering column and box went in where they should go, in spite of a lack of any locating pins. The brake booster doesn't fit where it should go, but sits a little high; hopefully this will not interfere with the body installation.



The engine went in OK, but the fuel pump, which I had attached to a fuel line and fed in with the engine, also interferes with the steering box.



View from the front shows the dual coils on the firewall and the wiring and plumbing.



The battery and heater air supply tube are nicely done and fit well.



I know, it sounds like a lot of griping. But these are expensive kits, and the good ones are really very nice. It's almost as if there are two levels of detail within the MFH catalog. The 250 GT Lusso, as well as the 250 GT SWB I have on the shelf, are good kits but require a lot of work to do well, because you are fixing sloppy instructions and poor fit. In retrospect the Abarth 1300 I built some time ago (below) is in the same boat.



On the other end of the scale, there are the Porsches (908/03 and 917), the TZ1 described recently, and the 250 LM I have in the stash. These also require a lot of work to do well, but this is due to the extraordinary level of detail and fit, and the effort is therefore far more rewarding.

So there you have it: two tiers in the MFH range, and it helps to understand this when deciding what to shell out for.

908/03 chassis

TZ1 chassis