Anyone here (Chicago FChat) interested in a 328?

Any car is a good cadidate for a 288 re-body IMO....

That car is sweeeeeeeeet.

 

Youz is right!

I have a 1948 Hudson Hornet. The body is shot but the mechanicals are great!!

Will be doing a 288 GTO rebody on the chassis next winter..........

 

Skippity, GO TO YOUR ROOM..... NOW!!!

 

Hey Bill you could buy this for me and then I'll have a real Ferrari. Then I can rebuild it with a Vette engine and some other mods and can have another half breed cruiser. No serious Frank send me the info. like how to contact and where is it. So who wnats to go on a field trip to inspect this beast.

 

Won't join you on the field trip, but I could give you tons and tons of pointers on how to do it right. I have studied this long and hard and could probably draw 288GTO plans with my eyes closed. I have pretty much every book and fotograph one possibly needs to make this look right. Heck I even have blueprints for the real engine (although that's not really required here).

Also: A 328 is a MUCH better base for a 288GTO rebody than a 308 as its interior is a LOT closer to the real thing. It needs changes, but not that many. Of course a 328 is also a better base for its superior handling, brakes and power.

 

Now this has sparked an interest in me. A Ferrari and modify it. This could be cool especially since the GTO is a cool car. I know some other thread listed the company that makes the body panels for the conversion. But then again it's not original so am I setting myself up for punishment?

 

There are basically two different companies making the body panels. They have a slightly different approach:

http://www.berlinettamotorcars.com/GTOstylebodyparts.htm

http://italianauto.com/page5.html

Personally I'd go with Berlinettamotorcars and use their front clip (not their individual fender parts). You basically replace the entire front body with one piece, very racing like.

You set yourself up for punishment, but so what? OTOH you safe a toasted pony, so you deserve some credit. And I'm sure as long as you leave that Maranello engine in there even Huskerbill would help you turn a wrench.

 

Well, you could always sell the 308...


One of the reasons I never moved forward with modding my 308 into a 288GTO was the realization that with the added fenders I couldn't get the car "through the door" so to speak. And I can't rebuild the garage.

 

Sheesh Billiam, I've been in my room for close to a year now!

Can't I finally come out and play??

Guys and girls, do you realize what doing a proper 288 GTO conversion will cost??

$100k+ and that's on the lean side!! I was going to have it done to one of my cars a few years back,and John Weinberger talked me out of it.

Skippity

 

NA!, come on Skippy what does some bondo and fiberglass cost? No I haven't done any research on it. I already did one f those jobs before and you know the s___ I get for it. But it would be fun and another challenge. Hey someone else besides the ladies have to play around with something different.

 

Skip's 100k figure means doing it perfect: Upgrade and turn the engine 90 degrees and lengthen the chassis.

If you leave the engine and chassis as is (which is what the two sites I mentioned below suggest) it will cost much less: About 10k for the new body, another 10k for the installation (unless done by yourself), 5k for paint and another 5k for interior mods.

 

I think that car's purpose wasn't so much to replicate the 288GTO look as to be just a pure race car. And at 530 hp they have achieved that goal. Those air scoops and the rear wing are probably required to keep the beast on the ground and alive.

 

Sir Skip!!! Hiya

We have the 21 inch monitor cleaned up and ready for you whenever you like.

Good to see ya back on FChat

$100K for a 288GTO build?....may be a deal with what is going into the GTO downstairs

 

Hi Haley.........

I'm ready to go big screen!

My vision in the good eye was getting so bad, that I couldn't even use the puter'.

I saw a retina specialist and my vision has improved.

Newspapers, books etc., my sight got so bad that I couldn't read even using a magnifying glass.

Is this the one that Fantasy Junction is advertising? http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/carintro.php?reqcardir=FE-288GTO-34555.

That's what I was talking about; not just a plastic body hung on a stock rolling chassis.

Whatever route one goes, it's best to have it done professionally. Otherwise, you'll probably end up with a misfitted, rattling piece of crap! We can't all do work like Chelle does, of course with the help of Haley and Kim!!

Haley, you girls have to come down to my place soon; its been a while.

 

I for one missed your comments and most importantly the friendship shown to my wife and I since first meeting you. I really hope to see you at some events during the summer and still offer invitations to treat you out to dinner whenever you feel up to it... just figure out how to work your damn phone old man!

RocketBoy