| Author | Message | ||
| mike 308 (Concorde)
New member Username: Concorde Post Number: 43 Registered: 8-2002 |
I just contacted your guy... I may have him do mine if I decide to ship the parts. | ||
| Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 436 Registered: 3-2002 |
Nice Job! Should have been that way from the first! | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2745 Registered: 2-2001 |
Very nice Mike. After seeing Paul Sloan do this with his silver 308 I decided that I would do it to my red one during this engine mod process, while the car is off the road. I wasn't sure if it would look as good on the red cars, but now I can see it does. I think I'm gonna keep the GTS louvres though with mine. Cool. | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Junior Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 95 Registered: 8-2002 |
David: No, it required some molding to get that bottom part of the louvers to form an "L" shape and cover the rubber around the quarter window so it looked properly "finished". You can see closeups of the louvers at www.mlcpartners.com/ferrari/308GTSB If you're thinking about having it done, I'd send yours to the same guy that did mine, now that the "prototyping" has already been accomplished! | ||
| David Lewis (Davidlewis)
New member Username: Davidlewis Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2002 |
Mike - I love that GTB look! I have the same paint scheme on my dark blue '79 GTS, only the deck lid wing and the radiator louvers are blue as well. I really like your side window louvers. Was this just a "cut, sand & paint" sort of job? | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Junior Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 93 Registered: 8-2002 |
Steve, as far as the rear quarter windows, it helps a little, but the factory GTS louvers were really designed at the correct angles to give pretty good visibility anyway, though they don't look like it from the outside. | ||
| Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member Username: 91tr Post Number: 1121 Registered: 1-2001 |
Very clean. There aren't many F exterior mods that look like they could've been presented/discussed in a Pininfarina meeting -- but this is one IMO. Nice work Mike. Have the open rear windows changed your perception of the rearward visibilty? | ||
| Jens Haller (Jh280774)
Junior Member Username: Jh280774 Post Number: 99 Registered: 9-2001 |
Mike, Here in Germany most 355GTS owners seem to have a coloured top. In my opinion it just looks much better. Congratulations to your car!(Although I don�t like the US rear bumper, way too big!) Looks just perfect and gives your GTS really a better and smoother line. Wonder why not more GTS owners do it like you. Con saluti cordialissimi, Jens Haller P.S. Geez, the 308 is still a wonderful car! Design is just timeless and very classic. Definitely a car with character! | ||
| mike 308 (Concorde)
New member Username: Concorde Post Number: 41 Registered: 8-2002 |
Love it!!! | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Junior Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 91 Registered: 8-2002 |
Barry, thanks. Right, nothing is irreversible, because I still have my original parts... these louvers and targa top I had modified were taken off my next door neighbor's QV (along with a few other spares for my car) after he crashed it, before it was sold for scrap. | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Junior Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 90 Registered: 8-2002 |
Did Jim do the louvers too, or just the smooth/painted top? | ||
| Barry Wolinsky (308gtb)
Member Username: 308gtb Post Number: 306 Registered: 2-2002 |
Your 308 GTSB looks great, Mike. And you've done nothing irreversible. Barry | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 690 Registered: 3-2001 |
Jim E, where are you???? Jim's 328GTS has the GTB look too.... and it looks great! http://server.ferrarichat.com/~ferrari/ferrarichat.com/discus/cgi-bin/discus/board-profile.cgi?action=view_profile&profile=jimpo1-users | ||
| Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member Username: Irfgt Post Number: 2098 Registered: 2-2001 |
Great idea! Looks wonderful! | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Junior Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 89 Registered: 8-2002 |
My 308GTSi/QV is all dressed up for Halloween... and it's going as a GTB! I welcome opinions. I've always liked the open air feature of the GTS, but if you have to have the top on, I think most folks like the smoother lines of the GTB. Now I have the best of both worlds! Here's my 308QV GTS/GTB "hybrid" look with modified louvers and smooth painted targa. For more pictures, including closeups and credits to the guy who did the work, visit www.mlcpartners.com/ferrari/308GTSB    |