I know i may get killed for this but... 308 to 288GTO conversion?

Welcome to the board!

Don't worry, you're not the first with that crazy idea. I had it myself once. Not that it's completely gone, but building one from scratch is very expensive and to some point a sacrilege.

Starting with one that had accident damage and needs some front or rear replaced is better. The best way though would be to buy one that is already made and improve on it (they're almost all wrong in some way).

Some pointers for your research:
- check out the archives, Bert has even made his very own version of it
- http://www.berlinettamotorcars.com/GTOstylebodyparts.htm
- http://italianauto.com/page2.html
- Norwood from TX does the build out including stretching the chassis and reversing the engine

Good luck and do some research. It costs more than you probably think it does and in the end you have a really hot car that doesn't live up to the expectations its looks suggest.

 

As stated above:
Bert Kanters: 308 GTS to 288GTO/GTS
WWW.ferrari308.tk
Jurgen

 

There is a $9500 project chassis at Italian Auto that is in the link above.

I've even considered building a race car off of it, but Spicy would prefer a non racer for the street...