77 308 GTB free-style build

I picked up this 77 GTB in January that an F-chat member owned in the past. He (Dave) doesn't respond to messages and his last activity here was Sept 2023. Chassis 22331, the thread from 2012 is easily found searching that number.

Rosso Chiaro on Tan originally unless told otherwise, US spec.

Here it is when Dave sold it.

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Here it is when it arrived at my place after the subsequent owner had it cleaned up and painted.

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Most of the interior had been redone but not installed, seats, carpet, door panels etc but Im not using any of it and I'll be unloading those parts on ebay I imagine. The insulation left something to be desired. It wont have carpet in it when Im finished and the car is going on a diet among other big changes.

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The car wont remain red either I don't think. Lots of ideas, it'll be a fun build.

 

These are the seats out of it.

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Newman,

Looks like a fun project!!!

Is the carpet black? Original or new? I may be interested in the carpet

 

Back to your roots. Nice

 

Its not black, its cinnamon I believe and its new in the box.

 

Can you post a pic of the door cards as I may want to purchase them rather than chasing after leather to match my seats? Thanks

 

Paul are you making a racing style 308 ?

 

I need the fiberglass door panels so the leather will get peeled off and filed in the round filing cabinet.

 

Yes pretty much.

 

Is that a picture of the seats you want to sell?

 

I hear all the fastest 308s are blue .....and I assume you're planning for this to be among the fastest?

 

**** man, you have ALL the fun!

 

Lol, cheeky boy!

 

Damn!

I think cinnamon and yellow would make me throw up!

Thanks though!

 

Yes they're the seats out of the car. I dont need them and Im done hoarding parts.

 

It might be a blue, thats my first choice. Whatever color helps I'll do it

 

Ben will be jealous ! He always wanted one.

 

I’ve heard they are primered black with lots of unfinished welding

 

I of course approve of all this

 

Looking forward to this! Michelotto?

 

Keeping the engine or dropping in a Newman special?


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Something different, keeping the transverse layout for weight distribution and it'll remain an 8 but Im working on something already that I think is unique? We'll see. I'll let the cat out of the bag once I've overcome a couple of hurdles im in the middle of right now.

 

Definitely influenced by that look and function but not making a clone of one or a 288.

 

Knowing you're a old Ford tech support guy, my guess is a Ford/Yamaha V8 maybe. SHO ?